Offer summary

Qualifications:

Strong background in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) or operations., Practical experience with modern software development including infrastructure, observability, testing, deployment pipelines, and scaling., Experience operating large-scale software systems in cloud and on-premise environments., Proficiency with technologies such as Kotlin, SpringBoot, Kubernetes, Linux, PostgreSQL, and cloud platforms like Azure..

Key responsibilities:

Lead initiatives to ensure software system reliability and operational excellence.

Manage complex software deployments in hybrid cloud and on-premise environments.

Apply SRE principles to monitor, maintain, and improve software uptime and efficiency.

Mentor engineers and improve system architecture and operational practices.

Job description

About The Company
GROPYUS creates sustainable, affordable, and aspirational buildings for everyone through modular construction and setting a new standard in smart living.

About the Role

You will be part of a highly collaborative product team working at the core of our manufacturing facility transforming digital models into physical elements at scale. Product Teams at GROPYUS own what they build, including underlying infrastructure, build pipelines, automated testing, release and rollout management, monitoring, and support. You will be trusted to solve problems efficiently and effectively building on top of a solid architecture and operational foundation and will be encouraged to seek out under-attended topics and assume responsibility for them both within your product area as well as across product areas.

As a Staff Engineer, you have an impact across multiple teams within your product area. Staff Engineers effectively collaborate with other Staff Engineers and foster a culture of regular exchange and cooperation. Their ability to communicate effectively and take initiative ensures that they not only contribute to the technical success of projects, but also help drive overall growth and innovation within the company by sharing both best practices but also failures and learning from them. With your focus on and experience in SRE / operating large systems you will drive and spearhead operational excellence within your product area.

What you'll be doing

As a Staff Engineer (f/m/d) on the Product Delivery team, you will be responsible for:
Leading technical initiatives that ensure software systems are reliable, maintainable, and operationally sound, especially in logistics- and manufacturing heavy domains
Working in a hybrid infrastructure environment (cloud and on-prem), managing complex software deployments at scale
Bringing a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) mindset to monitor, maintain, and mprove software uptime including reliable updates, latency, and efficiency
Acting as a bridge between digital product delivery & physical logistics and manufacturing systems, ensuring both are aligned and integrated
Mentoring engineers across multiple teams and improving system-wide architecture, a maintainable and sound codebase and operational excellence incl. incident handling
Helping define, monitor and evolve SLAs/SLOs as well as other important KPIs like e.g. OEE for critical systems

What you bring

You are an experienced software engineer with a strong background in Site Reliability Engineering or operations
You possess practical experience in all key areas of modern software development, including infrastructure, observability, testing, deployment pipelines incl. quality assurance, and scaling
You’ve operated and supported large-scale software systems in cloud and non-cloud environments (on-premise)
You’ve worked in companies with strong operational cultures, ideally in logistics or manufacturing – understanding the commercial impact of system downtime
You have experience mentoring and guiding engineers at various levels
You are proficient with most of the following technologies Kotlin / SpringBoot
- Kubernetes
- Linux
- PostgreSQL
- OptaPlanner / Camunda / BPMN / Optimization
- Python / Bash is a plus
- OPC-UA / PLC / SPS is a plus

You bring Cloud Operations experience
Experience with Azure is a bonus
You’re familiar with monitoring and alerting practices for production systems
Experience with defining and working with SLAs/SLOs is a bonus
You are willing to travel within Germany for in-person team events as well visiting our manufacturing location

What we offer

An unlimited contract with 30 vacation days.

Flexible, hybrid work: You can work from home or come into the office on the schedule that works best for you. Feel like traveling and working from another location? No problem. Tune into meetings and work from abroad for up to 40 days per year. In addition, flex hours allow you to prioritize important moments in your day.

Attractive perks and benefits: We offer a company pension scheme, language courses (English/German), and employee discounts with selected sustainable brands. Furthermore, our external partners in mental health support you in strengthening your mental health through anonymous private/group sessions.

Virtual Shares Program: Participate in the success of GROPYUS through our Virtual Share Program.

Ownership: You can truly make your mark with your work and contributions – on all our organizational levels. Find your solutions, drive and test them.

The chance to be part of something big: Our mission is to rethink an entire industry. Join us in reinventing construction and fostering sustainable, affordable living.

A diverse and enriching work environment: Become a valued member of a wonderfully diverse team of individuals from over 50 countries. At GROPYUS we value inclusion above all, ensuring that everyone feels they belong – no matter their background. In this way, our differences become strengths that help us grow as a team.