Working Student DevOps

Ready for the future of automation?

At AskUI, we're on a mission to liberate humans from mundane tasks. Our AI-powered automation engine helps businesses save valuable resources locked up in repetitive manual processes, especially within legacy third-party apps that don't expose their logical structure through APIs. Join us in our quest to turn the "ordinary" into "extraordinary" and change the way businesses operate.

We are a remote-first company with a diverse, mission-driven team drawing experiences from top-tier companies like Otto, Siemens, SAP, and Crytek. Based in Karlsruhe, Germany, we practice a unique blend of lean and agile methodologies, designed to support our bold mission.

This is only made possible through close cooperation with our valued customers and the great appreciation we have for each other at AskUI.

We are looking for a Working Student - DevOps Engineer to support the development, maintenance, and optimization of our cloud infrastructure and automation pipelines.

Our office is based in Karlsruhe. As we are a remote company, you are free to work in our office, hybrid, or from anywhere in Germany.

• Assist in the development, deployment, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure using platforms such as Amazon Web Services or Azure.
• Collaborate with software development teams to automate build, test, and deployment processes using CI/CD GitHub Actions, Flux CD and ArgoCD.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability and reliability of production environments, using tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Cloudwatch
• Contribute to the development and improvement of infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Participate in the creation and maintenance of documentation related to infrastructure, processes, and best practices.
• Support automation of routine tasks to improve system efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
• Support the implementation of security best practices and compliance requirements.
• Continuously learn and apply new DevOps tools and technologies to enhance the team's capabilities.

Required:

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree program in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
• Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.
• Basic understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and their services.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and challenges.

Preferred:

• Some experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI/CD.
• Experience with Kubernetes or other orchestration tools.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Cloudwatch, Loki, …).
• Interest in security and implementing best practices for DevOps.

• Highly competitive salary
• Flexible working hours
• Choose how you want to work: Fully remote, in our office in Karlsruhe or hybrid
• Awesome team events from going to conferences together to joint workations and offsites once a year at a sunny location
• Opportunity to have a high and lasting impact on product, company and people
• A place where you are valued not only for you expertise but also as a human as part of a team where most consider each other not only to be a colleagues but friends
• Truly agile working environment where you are not confined by deadlines set by some manager
• Low level of bureaucracy: Spend most of your time actually designing and building stuff honing your skills instead of having to spend your time in nonsensical meetings and complying with out-dated, complex processes