DevOps Engineer (f/m/d) - Core Platform Team - Potsdam, Berlin or 100% remote within Germany

Hi there!

Get the opportunity to learn new things and implement your own ideas while working with an international and passionate team of professionals. Do you value data privacy and security and are interested in cryptography?

Would you like to contribute to a digital health solution that has a meaningful impact on healthcare and science?

Core Platform Team

The Core Platform Team at Data4Life is responsible for the implementation, maintenance and operations of a diverse set of services. We are covering the complete stack from infrastructure automation (k8s, postgres, etc) to core platform microservices. The team is composed of engineers with different focus, knowledge and skills in a cross-functional manner with a big opportunity to learn.

For strengthening the team we are looking for a DevOps Engineer with strong interest to learn and being involved in projects and tasks throughout the whole stack.

Your future role

• Operations and improvements to our end-to-end encrypted health data platform that comprises several microservices for user management, OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect-based authentication and authorization, data storage, cryptographic key management, email / SMS notifications and API gateway
• Improve Developer Experience, tweak and maintain CI/CD pipelines
• Continuous measurement and optimization of the platform with a view to stability and reliability, as well as cost
• Active participation in our agile architecture and software development activities (planning, code reviews, etc.)
• Work together with other engineering departments to contribute infrastructure and knowledge to the projects

What you need to succeed

• You have a degree in software engineering, computer science, or a related field
• You have at least 2 years of relevant working experience as a software engineer / Site Reliability Engineer, ideally operating a complex micro service architecture
• You are familiar with at least one programming language and willing to learn Go quickly
• Ideally, you have good knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL and Redis), experience with cryptography algorithms, or authentication schemes like OAuth 2.0
• You understand software as a tool for problem solving and are able to make pragmatic choices
• You re passionate about exploring and working with new technologies
• You re well-organized and flourish in an agile and remote work environment
• You value your peers insights and feedback and enjoy a creative and innovative exchange to come up with the best possible solution
• You re open to participate in our on-call duty shifts
• You already live in Germany or looking to relocate to Germany
• You re fluent in English in speech and writing

Why you will love working with us

• Actively contribute to developing digital health solutions with a direct impact on the health and quality of life of others
• Nonprofit work with a purpose: With us, you will find a fulfilling and meaningful task in a nonprofit environment that will advance our society
• A diverse team of professionals from over 30 countries working together from 4 locations (Potsdam, Berlin, Singapore and Barcelona).
• Free professional German classes
• Mobility support in the form of a monthly ticket (depending on your contract and location)
• Real Work-Life-Balance with flexible working hours, 30 days of paid vacation and various remote work models (100% remote, hybrid, 100% office)
• The option to work abroad remotely up to 2 months per year in GDPR compliant countries depending on your role and responsibilities
• Numerous discounts, thanks to our partner Corporate benefits , for retailers, travel and much more
• Regular knowledge transfer through all hands , town halls and Knowledge4Life events
• Several employee driven initiatives, every new colleague is welcome to participate in (for example the Climate initiative or Diversity, Equality & Inclusion )
• An extensive and detailed on-boarding program to make your start at Data4Life as efficient and smooth as possible

Good to know

• We welcome diverse candidates and are happy to support adjustments if needed, please just let us know and we ll be happy to accommodate.
• The contract is indefinite
• You can work remotely, but only within Germany
• Please enclose your complete documents (CV, references, salary expectations and earliest possible starting date) with your application