(Senior) Backend / Platform Engineer (Go)

• Drive the ongoing development of the KINEXON Runtime Platform, with a strong focus on backend services and platform reliability
• Design, implement, and maintain Go-based backend services and REST APIs, primarily in a microservices architecture
• Build and maintain internal tooling and automation in Go to improve developer workflows and platform operations
• Actively contribute to the design, operation, and evolution of our container-native infrastructure (Kubernetes-based)
• Collaborate on CI/CD pipelines (GitLab), including build infrastructure, runner fleets, and deployment strategies
• Support and partially own the Kubernetes platform: deployments, scaling, debugging, networking, and security concepts
• Operate and improve our observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana, VictoriaMetrics, Sentry): dashboards, alerting, and incident response
• Work with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, optionally Ansible) to provision and manage cloud resources (AWS or Hetzner)
• Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, and planning for future backend and platform changes
• Review code changes, ensure high code quality, and mentor other engineers where appropriate
• Document architectural decisions and present new features or infrastructure improvements to internal stakeholders

• 5+ years of professional experience as a Backend, Platform, or DevOps Engineer
• Strong backend engineering background with Go/Golang, including distributed systems
• Solid hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production (deploying, debugging, operating containerized workloads)
• Good understanding of container-native ecosystems (Docker, Kubernetes, CNCF projects, OCI artifacts, SBOMs)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and build infrastructure, ideally GitLab
• Practical knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, especially Terraform (state, modules, environments)
• Experience operating or debugging cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred, Hetzner acceptable)
• Familiarity with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, VictoriaMetrics, Sentry, or similar
• Comfortable working in Linux environments and debugging issues across application, container, and network layers
• Interest or experience in AI / LLM tooling (e.g. AI-assisted coding, internal tooling, or API integration) is a plus
• Hands-on mentality, strong sense of ownership, and clear communication skills
• Fluent in English; German is a plus

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:

• #Freetime 30 days (DE) / 20 days (US) paid vacation to refuel your energy (for full-time employees)
• #WeCare - take your time off for the family (parental leave etc.)
• #WorkingHours - Early bird or night owl - you can choose your flexible work hours.
• #FlexibleLocation - we work with a hybrid and remote model.
• #OneTeam - We enjoy spending time together at regular team and company events.
• #OnTop - further benefits selected by you annually out of a range of benefits that we offer (mobility, sports, vacation budget, training budget and more)

KINEXON is a global location-based technology leader that develops groundbreaking hardware and software solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT). Our vision is to provide a real-time intelligence solution for a connected and automated world. Wherever assets, people or operations are in motion, we can improve and automate the underlying processes, creating powerful results for our customers., KINEXON manages hundreds of active customer installations all around the globe running with different configurations in heterogeneous and demanding environments. To support this growth and ensure a standardized and stable deployment we have started to develop the KINEXON Runtime Platform, a solution responsible for deploying, running and monitoring the KINEXON software stack in a containerized environment.