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Senior Software Developer – Platform & Infrastructure Engineering (all genders)
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11 September 2026 (Yesterday)
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9 December 2026
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Your creative field
We are looking fortwo full-time permanent Senior Software Developer Platform & Infrastructure Engineering (all genders) to start as soon as possible. We live remote-first within Germany but you have the freedom to choose whether you want to work hybrid or completely on-site due to your proximity to one of our locations.
Youll become an integral part of a new team which is going to be responsible for the creation and maintenance of Contabos new product line. Youll be part of a new team in a green field scenario making design code and infrastructure decisions based on our product strategy and time-to-market.
Were looking for brave pragmatic risk takers who find a balance between speed and perfectionism who participate in on-call but also proactively work with the team on improving the redundancy of our systems.
Your main focus is going to creating the business logic side of our new product line which means authentication exposing infrastructure primatives such as virtual servers storage networking but also accounts project feature flags and everything else that comes with it.
As the core team youll be exposing our new product not just to our customers but other internal team who will be able to build on-top of our primatives to create more value on top like managed services.
Youll become an integral part of a new team which is going to be responsible for the creation and maintenance of Contabos new product line. Youll be part of a new team in a green field scenario making design code and infrastructure decisions based on our product strategy and time-to-market.
Were looking for brave pragmatic risk takers who find a balance between speed and perfectionism who participate in on-call but also proactively work with the team on improving the redundancy of our systems.
Your main focus is going to creating the business logic side of our new product line which means authentication exposing infrastructure primatives such as virtual servers storage networking but also accounts project feature flags and everything else that comes with it.
As the core team youll be exposing our new product not just to our customers but other internal team who will be able to build on-top of our primatives to create more value on top like managed services.
What convinces us
Your personality paired with:
Backend & API Engineering
We know that you may not currently meet all the requirements. But if you come to us with the right amount of commitment and enthusiasm we can take off together and make a big difference.
Backend & API Engineering
- Production experience with at least one modern backend language (Go Python Java or Rust)
- Experience designing and building APIs as a stable interface for infrastructure consumption
- Familiarity with IaaS provisioning stacks: OpenStack (Nova/Ironic/Octavia) KubeVirt/QEMU/libvirt Ceph LVM
- Kubernetes or comparable orchestration in production
- Virtualization platforms (KVM/OpenStack or similar)
- Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/Ansible)
- Large-scale infrastructure operations
- Solution-agnostic: evaluates build-vs-buy without defaulting to a specific stack
- Ownership that spans backend and infrastructure not one or the other
- Comfortable with on-call and production incident response
We know that you may not currently meet all the requirements. But if you come to us with the right amount of commitment and enthusiasm we can take off together and make a big difference.
Awesome Prospects
At Contabo we are constantly evolving. Our growth creates space for new ideas ownership and real impact for people who want to make a difference.
What defines us is trust direct communication and an open feedback culture. We believe the best solutions are built together and that everyone has the opportunity to contribute grow and leave their own footprint.
Additionally we offer:
- Work the way that fits your life Remote or hybrid with flexible hours for a healthy work-life balance and the same technical equipment at home as in the office
- Experience real freedom Workation across the EU and in our summer office in Mallorca
- Stay active and healthy Access to EGYM Wellpass and thousands of fitness and wellness facilities
- Enjoy exclusive perks Attractive discounts on many products and services through our corporate benefits program
- Recharge your energy 30 days of vacation plus additional days off on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve
- Give back An extra day off to get involved in social activities through our Volunteer Day
- Make an impact Take ownership and bring your ideas to life with real creative freedom
- Keep growing Individual professional and personal development opportunities in an innovative tech environment
- Feel comfortable where you work Modern conveniently located offices across our European locations
- Be part of a diverse team Work in an international environment shaped by diversity
- Create lasting memories Company events and team activities you wont forget
How to reach us
Ifyou have any questions you can reach out to Alina by phone 49 89 .
About us
Contabo - High-quality Cloud Hosting Made in Germany!
As a leading infrastructure service provider in the field of cloud instances and dedicated servers we have stood for first-class quality reliability and favorable prices since our foundation in Munich in 2003. Meanwhile more than 275000customers in over 190 countries trust our services.
We specialize in providing German quality to users worldwide focusing on the stability and security of our data centers the optimization of internal processes and excellent customer support.
Become a part of our future-oriented company which plays a significant role in the development of digital cloud hosting and support us with your ideas and commitment.
As a leading infrastructure service provider in the field of cloud instances and dedicated servers we have stood for first-class quality reliability and favorable prices since our foundation in Munich in 2003. Meanwhile more than 275000customers in over 190 countries trust our services.
We specialize in providing German quality to users worldwide focusing on the stability and security of our data centers the optimization of internal processes and excellent customer support.
Become a part of our future-oriented company which plays a significant role in the development of digital cloud hosting and support us with your ideas and commitment.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Contabo - High-quality Cloud Hosting Made in Germany! As a leading infrastructure service provider in the field of cloud instances and dedicated servers, we have stood for first-class quality, reliability and favorable prices since our foundation in Munich in 2003. Meanwhile, more tha ... View more
