KINEXON
Technology
(Senior)Backend/PlatformEngineer(Go)(m/f/d)
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“(Senior) Backend / Platform Engineer (Go) (m/f/d) at KINEXON. Skills: Backend Engineering, Platform Engineering, Kubernetes, Go. Drive development of KINEXON Runtime Platform. Design Go-based backend services”
Industry & Context.
Debugging; Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years backend/platform/DevOps experience, Go/Golang backend engineering background, Distributed systems experience, Kubernetes production experience, Container-native ecosystems knowledge, CI/CD pipelines experience, Infrastructure as Code experience, Cloud infrastructure operating experience, Linux environments proficiency, Debugging across layers
Nice to Have
AI / LLM tooling interest/experience
What You'll Do.
Drive development of KINEXON Runtime Platform
Design Go-based backend services
Implement Go-based backend services
Maintain Go-based backend services
Build internal tooling in Go
Automate developer workflows
Automate platform operations
Contribute to container-native infrastructure design
Contribute to container-native infrastructure operation
Contribute to container-native infrastructure evolution
Collaborate on CI/CD pipelines
Support Kubernetes platform
Partially own Kubernetes platform
Operate observability stack
Improve observability stack
Provision cloud resources
Manage cloud resources
Participate in architecture discussions
Participate in design reviews
Participate in planning backend changes
Participate in planning platform changes
Ensure high code quality
Mentor other engineers
Document architectural decisions
Present infrastructure improvements
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Architecture discussions; Design reviews; Planning meetings; Code reviews; Stakeholder presentations
Communication Scope
Presentations
Process & Methodology
Agile
Full Job Description
KINEXON is a global location-based technology leader that develops groundbreaking hardware and software solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT). Our vision is to provide a real-time intelligence solution for a connected and automated world. Wherever assets, people or operations are in motion, we can improve and automate the underlying processes, creating powerful results for our customers. THE TEAM AND ITS MISSION KINEXON manages hundreds of active customer installations all around the globe running with different configurations in heterogeneous and demanding environments. To support this growth and ensure a standardized and stable deployment we have started to develop the KINEXON Runtime Platform, a solution responsible for deploying, running and monitoring the KINEXON software stack in a containerized environment. YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Drive the ongoing development of the KINEXON Runtime Platform, with a strong focus on backend services and platform reliability Design, implement, and maintain Go-based backend services and REST APIs, primarily in a microservices architecture Build and maintain internal tooling and automation in Go to improve developer workflows and platform operations Actively contribute to the design, operation, and evolution of our container-native infrastructure (Kubernetes-based) Collaborate on CI/CD pipelines (GitLab), including build infrastructure, runner fleets, and deployment strategies Support and partially own the Kubernetes platform: deployments, scaling, debugging, networking, and security concepts Operate and improve our observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana, VictoriaMetrics, Sentry): dashboards, alerting, and incident response Work with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, optionally Ansible) to provision and manage cloud resources (AWS or Hetzner) Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, and planning for future backend and platform changes Review code changes, ensure high code quality, and mentor other
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