GO Cloud Software Engineer (m/f/d)

Company Overview

Schwarz Digits creates the technological foundation for digital sovereignty in Europe. As the IT and digital division of the Schwarz Group, we develop and manage the IT infrastructures for the retail divisions Lidl and Kaufland, as well as Schwarz Production and PreZero. At the same time, we operate as an independent provider in the external market to support companies across Europe in their digital transformation. We bundle our core services in the areas of Cloud, Cyber Security, Data & AI, Communication, and Workspace.

At STACKIT, we are developing the digital future. We are looking for a passionate Software Engineer for our cloud network services software development team. You’ve come to the right place if you love complex, distributed systems and want to help shape the 'software-defined' world from the ground up. You will build the services that provide our customers with fully automated and scalable network features in the cloud.

The Impact You Will Create

• Development: You design, develop, and operate the control planes for our cloud network services (e.g., Load Balancer, WAF, CDN, VPN, API Gateway).
• APIs: You design and implement robust, scalable, and customer-friendly REST APIs for our network products.
• Automation: You develop software for the complete automation of provisioning, configuration, and management of our network services.
• Architecture: You work on the architecture of distributed systems and ensure their high availability, scalability, and performance.
• Quality: You ensure code quality through reviews, unit and integration tests, and further develop our CI/CD pipelines.
• Operations: You support the operation of the self-developed services (DevOps approach) and analyze and resolve complex software issues.
• Collaboration: You work in an agile team, proactively share your knowledge, and write code that stands out for its maintainability and good documentation.

Experience And Skills You Will Need

• Programming Languages: You are an expert in at least one modern programming language, ideally Go.
• Cloud-Native: You have solid experience with cloud technologies such as Kubernetes, containers (Docker), and microservice architectures.
• System Design: You have a deep understanding of distributed systems, API design (REST, gRPC), and databases (SQL/NoSQL).
• DevOps: You embody the DevOps culture and have experience with CI/CD (e.g., GitLab CI, ArgoCD) and monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
• You are a team player and feel at home in an agile team.
• Networking Interest: You bring a good basic understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS) or have a strong interest in delving into the domain of "Cloud Networking". Deep BGP knowledge is not a prerequisite.
• Languages: You have good English skills.
• Education/Training: You have a degree in computer science, a comparable qualification, or are a talented career changer with relevant professional experience.

Our Offer

• 25 days annual leave + 1 day annual leave after 5 years in the company
• Meal tickets
• Additional health insurance
• A good work life balance with flexible working time
• A pleasant and diverse environment with regular events, team buildings and stimulating activities
• A huge array of tools & technologies available on the spot and ready for a steady personal development
• Variety of opportunities with one of the strongest and largest retail companies in the world
• You will be part of an international team composed of people from different countries and backgrounds
• Onboarding and support/mentoring