Senior Software and Platform Engineer

Our goal is simple: make streaming technology accessible, secure, and easy to use for every development team. By providing a seamless Kafka platform experience, we enable engineers to focus on creating innovative business solutions while we take care of the underlying complexity.

We are passionate about developer experience, automation, and continuous improvement. Success for us means helping other teams move faster, build better products, and unlock the full potential of event-driven architecture.

What you will work on

• You build and enhance self-service capabilities, tools, and templates that empower development teams to adopt event-driven architectures with ease
• You define and evolve platform standards, best practices, and reusable solution patterns for Apache Kafka and event streaming
• You design and implement automated testing and quality assurance mechanisms to ensure platform reliability and stability
• You collaborate closely with development teams to design, build, and evolve event-driven domain services and business solutions
• You continuously improve the developer experience through automation, simplification, and abstraction of infrastructure complexity

• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka and a passion for building event-driven systems
• Strong programming skills in C# or Java and a solid understanding of software engineering principles
• Experience with automated testing, including unit, integration, and end-to-end test automation
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, or PowerShell
• A collaborative mindset, strong problem-solving skills, and a passion for enabling other teams to succeed

• Financial benefits & extras: EUR 400 in meal vouchers per year, a free bank99 account, annual profit-sharing, plus savings of up to EUR 3,000 per year with “goodie - die Post Bonuswelt” (discounts on travel, shopping, sports & health as well as events & culture)
• Flexible working: Flexible working hours and the option to work from home (depending on the position)
• Holidays & recreation: Discounted holiday offers in over 40 postsozial holiday homes and partner hotels
• Employee benefits: Attractive mobile and internet tariffs from Post’s own brand “Yelllow” - also for family & friends
• Health & working environment: Holistic health promotion with a wide range of measures, plus a collegial and crisis-proof working environment

Compensation depends on experience and qualifications; however, the minimum gross annual salary is EUR 65.000 (all-in).