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In this role, you will design APIs and backend architectures, plan larger coding projects, and implement robust services in C++, Go, and Python while collaborating closely with other teams.
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Your role in the team
- Design and implement APIs and data processing workers within our KINEXON OS ecosystem.
- Create and evolve backend architectures for scalability and reliability.
- Own and plan larger coding projects (refactoring, new features) that require coordination across multiple teams.
- Develop and maintain backend services in C++, Go, and Python.
- Ensure robust automated testing and CI/CD integration in close collaboration with QA engineers.
- Contribute to observability, performance tuning, and security improvements.
- Collaborate closely with frontend, DevOps, and product teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
Our expectations of you
Education
- Completion of a university degree or comparable qualification.
Qualifications
- Comfortable reading and learning code in other languages in the stack.
- Strong SQL skills (PostgreSQL): schema design, query optimization, indexing, transactions.
- Containerization: building/debugging Docker images, orchestration with Docker Swarm; Kubernetes basics a plus.
- GitLab CI/CD: writing and maintaining pipelines, build/test automation.
- Linux: solide Kenntnisse in der Kommandozeile, Prozess- und Netzwerk-Debugging, Scripting.
- Understanding of distributed system fundamentals: message ordering, fault tolerance, backpressure, eventual consistency.
- Clear communication in English (German optional).
- Nice-to-have: Frontend familiarity (Angular/TypeScript) for debugging and small changes, Knowledge of other pub-sub or in-memory solutions (Redis, NATS, ZeroMQ), Kubernetes hands-on deployment, Helm basics, Tracing/observability tools (OpenTelemetry, Jaeger, Zipkin, Prometheus/Grafana, ELK/EFK), Security basics: secrets management, TLS in service communication.
Experience
- Solid backend development experience in a compiled, strongly typed language (e.g., C++ or Go); openness to Python & Node.js for some services.
- Experience with Kafka (producers/consumers, topics, partitions, schema evolution, error handling, monitoring).
- Experience with test automation and integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines.
- Hands-on experience using GenAI tools for coding and a strong curiosity about AI-driven developer productivity.
What we offer
- At KINEXON, you will meet people with a similar mindset who are passionate about innovative technologies and love to master new challenges in a team, as well as create great products.
- Become part of our team and enjoy the following benefits: 30 days (DE) / 20 days (US) paid vacation to refuel your energy (for full-time employees).
- Take your time off for the family (parental leave etc.).
- Early bird or night owl - you can choose your flexible work hours.
- We work with a hybrid and remote model.
- We enjoy spending time together at regular team and company events.
- Further benefits selected by you annually out of a range of benefits that we offer (mobility, sports, vacation budget, training budget and more).
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About your employer
KINEXON versorgt das Internet der Dinge mit Echtzeit-Intelligenz und -Automatisierung. Konkret orten und vernetzen wir die "Dinge" (Objekte, Personen, Prozesse) und sorgen dafür, dass sie auf dem schnellsten und intelligentesten Wege miteinander interagieren. Auf unserem Gebiet sind wir Pioniere. Unsere führenden Technologien und Produkte verändern und prägen nachhaltig die Bereiche Produktion, Logistik, Sport und Medien von morgen.
- 2012
- Established Company
- Onsite, Hybrid, Full Remote
- Internet, IT, Telecommunication
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