Backend / Platform Engineer (m/f/d)

SCHWAPe transforms hidden innovation potential into scalable tech ventures. As a venture builder, we partner with medium-sized companies to build the next tech leaders. Join our fast-moving, thoughtful, and strategically scaling team as a Backend / Platform Engineer (m/f/d) in Potsdam.

• Automate testing, builds, and deployments via GitHub Actions or similar
• Improve Docker Compose setups and evaluate ECS/Fargate/Kubernetes
• Implement infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi)
• Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting (Grafana, Prometheus, Sentry)
• Optimize Gunicorn, Celery workers, PostgreSQL, Redis
• Implement rate limiting, API security, secret and access management

• Strong understanding of OOP, RESTful APIs, SOLID principles
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
• Production-level Docker & Compose expertise
• Familiarity with Flask APIs, RabbitMQ, Redis, PostgreSQL
• Performance optimization for Flask (Gunicorn, async, Celery)
• Awareness of Firebase Auth or other third-party authentication systems
• Monitoring experience (Grafana, Prometheus, Sentry)
• Growth mindset & eagerness to explore new technologies

Nice to have

• AWS (Lightsail, S3, ECS) or Google Cloud experience
• Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi)
• Automated API testing (pytest, Swagger)
• Multi-tenant application architecture knowledge
• DevOps & backend engineering bridge experience

• Key role in a fast-paced venture environment
• Collaborative culture with flat hierarchies and autonomy
• Modern infrastructure and tooling
• Flexible work arrangements & remote options (Hybrid)
• Competitive salary & 30 vacation days (full-time)

Ready to build the backbone of future tech leaders? Apply now, we look forward to hearing from you!