Platform Engineer (f/d/m)

Permanent employee, Full-time · München

YOUR ROLE
Flowers is one of the fastest-growing tech startups. We believe in digitization, automation and optimization and want to make corresponding processes accessible to the entire SME sector. Therefore, we're using AI-based breakthrough technology to help people manage their workflows in a new & modern way of working. 

We are growing and are looking for a passionate Platform Engineer (f/d/m) to join our team. As a key member of our Engineering team, you will own the developer experience and work closely with our engineers and tech leadership to shape the future of our cutting-edge platform.
YOUR MISSION
  • Design and Architect: Build and maintain scalable, resilient, and high-performance systems that support our large-scale distributed applications and microservices.

  • Automate and Optimize: Develop and implement automation tools and frameworks to streamline deployment processes, enhance monitoring, and improve incident response.

  • Ensure Reliability: Provide comprehensive observability pipelines, proactively detect and mitigate issues, and set up robust monitoring and alerting systems to ensure high service reliability and performance.

  • Enhance Security and Compliance: Implement policies, security enforcement, and compliance standards (e.g., ISO), and use tools like AWS GuardDuty and AWS Config to protect our infrastructure.

  • Collaborate and Innovate: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including development, operations, and product management, to align on technical and business goals, and drive continuous improvement and innovation in our platform.
YOUR PROFILE
  • Experienced SRE/Platform Engineer: Proven experience in site reliability engineering, platform engineering, or a similar role, with a deep understanding of observability practices and performance optimization.

  • Infrastructure as Code Expert: Proficiency with tools like Terraform, Terragrunt, and Kubernetes manifests, and a strong grasp of cloud infrastructure management, particularly AWS.

  • Container Orchestration Pro: Hands-on experience with container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes (AWS EKS), Docker, and GitOps practices using tools like Flux CD/Argo CD.

  • Security Savvy: Strong understanding of security practices, including Zero Trust, PKI, WAF, encryption, and compliance standards, with a commitment to maintaining robust security measures.

  • Programming and Scripting Skills: Excellent problem-solving skills and proficiency in programming and scripting languages such as Golang, Python, and JavaScript, with the ability to develop and contribute to internal tools and open-source projects.
WHY US?
At Flowers, you have the opportunity to take on great responsibility in one of the most important positions from the very beginning. As a venture capital-funded start-up, we offer you the best possible starting position for your next big step. Take on the challenge and help build one of the fastest-growing tech start-ups in Germany.

  • Opportunity to make your mark on a rapidly growing tech startup from the start and take on responsibility.
  • Work on cutting-edge projects that push the boundaries of technology and design.
  • Remote office within Germany and flexible working hours.
  • 30 days of vacation.
  • Your own development budget for professional and personal growth.
  • Various additional benefits (equity options (VSOP), sports offers like Urban Sports Club, etc....).
  • Free snacks & drinks.
About us

Flowers is one of the fastest-growing tech start-ups in Germany. We believe in digitization, automation and optimization and want to make corresponding processes accessible to the entire SME sector. Therefore, we're using AI-based breakthrough technology to help people manage their workflows in a new & modern way of working. Whether you are a potential customer, partner, employee, or intern, you can expect to meet people at Flowers who see the world a little differently.

The strength of Flowers is not solely our creative people, their talents, or their accomplishments, but the way each person cares for each other, for what they do, for our customers, and for the world we live in. It’s a duty of care that inspires and motivates us to do what others are not willing to do. It is something we cultivate and look for in each employee.

We bring to work a passion to achieve something great, helping companies reach the next level of organization. Our culture of care creates an environment that unleashes the very best in each one of us, helps us win, makes us friends, and protects us on our way forward.

We are united by the vision of making recurring processes of any kind insanely simple for any users. We are ambitious to achieve the goals we have set ourselves. In order for this to succeed and for each employee to become the best version of themselves, we believe in maximum self-determination, freedom and flexibility. We live and love flat hierarchies, high personal responsibility, maximum fun at work and our colleagues <3

You are interested in joining us? You're having questions?

Simply apply or just contact us:

Johannes Wandschneider

Head of People & Culture

johannes@flowers-software.de

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