Senior Backend & DevOps Engineer (m/f/d)

Introduction:

Are you ready to architect the backbone of smart urban mobility?

At Peter Park, we’re not just improving parking, we’re shaping the future of a smarter, more efficient city. As a Senior Backend & DevOps Engineer, you’ll be the driving force behind our resilient backend systems and robust infrastructure, designed for constant growth and scaling as they power thousands of parking lots across Europe. If you thrive on tackling complex challenges with cutting-edge technology in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, step up and help us build the intelligent infrastructure of tomorrow.

Our Objectives and your Role:

This role isn't just about executing; it's about leading and shaping our technological future. Your core responsibilities and contributions will include:

• Architectural Leadership: Develop and refine our core backend systems, serving as the definitive operating system for car parking, with direct impact on both B2B and B2C experiences.
• Platform Engineering: Lead the evolution of our Kubernetes cloud platform and CI/CD pipelines, building a robust system that improves developer experience and accelerates delivery across backend and IoT environments.
• Advanced Observability: Elevate our monitoring with Datadog, gaining crystal-clear insights to keep our systems running flawlessly.
• Scaling for Growth: Design and implement robust solutions to prepare our platform for a dramatically increasing load, ensuring we can efficiently manage thousands of parking lots across Europe as our business expands.
• Engineering Culture Catalyst: Lead by example, promoting clean, efficient code and a culture where our team constantly learns and improves.
• System Ownership & Evolution: Build profound expertise in our NodeJS and Python-based backend services on AWS and edge devices. You'll take ownership of their long-term evolution, proactively managing technical debt, and strategically evolving our architecture to meet future demands and critical SLA agreements.
• Technical Empowerment: Mentor and guide other engineers by sharing your deep knowledge of API, Python and NodeJS design patterns, advanced cloud services, and best-in-class DevOps practices to elevate the entire team.

Skills, knowledge & expertise:

• Real seniority: Not defined by years of experience but by strive for continuous improvement, direct impact on the business, and ownership.
• Deep Expertise: You have a deep expertise in one or more languages (Typescript, Javascript, Python, C++) and possess strong experience with AWS cloud services.
• Production Powerhouse: You have a proven track record with real-world production projects handling high throughput and critical systems.
• Backend Mastery: You're proficient with modern backend frameworks such as NestJS, Flask, Fastify, or FastAPI.
• Clear Communicator: Excellent written and spoken English (C1 level) is essential for our international team. German language proficiency is not required.

Technologies We Work With:

We embrace modern, cutting-edge technologies to build robust and scalable solutions.

• Backend: Event-driven microservices in Python and NodeJS (NestJS).
• Frontend: Monorepo powered by Turbo, pnpm, changesets, and Storybook, primarily using Vue.js.
• Frameworks/Libraries: Adoption of TypeScript, NestJS, BullMQ, and Prisma for backends in an opinionated monorepo approach.
• Databases: Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, S3.
• Orchestration & CI/CD: We manage our container orchestration with Kubernetes (EKS), using Keda and Karpenter for dynamic autoscaling. Our CI/CD is powered by GitLab.
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform for AWS provisioning.
• Serverless: Leveraging AWS Lambda and the Serverless framework for high-throughput endpoints.

Work Setup:

• Hours: 40 hours per week (based on trust).
• Home Office Policy: Enjoy a hybrid model with 3 days in the office / 2 days remote.
• Contract: A permanent contract for long-term stability.
• Location: Our modern office in Munich, a vibrant city in the heart of Bavaria.

What We Offer:

We believe in supporting our team with an environment that fosters growth, well-being, and a great work-life balance.

• Your Ideal Setup: MacBook (M4 Pro, 48GB Ram) and a 37-inch curved screen.
• Dynamic Culture: Enjoy a true startup atmosphere with flat hierarchies, agile teams, and a diverse, international group of colleagues.
• Flexibility: Benefit from flexible working hours and the option to work from home or our state-of-the-art Munich office with standing desks.
• Competitive Compensation: A strong competitive salary that recognizes your expertise.
• Future Planning: A solid company pension plan.
• Foodie Perks: Daily meal allowance, weekly free team lunch, a well-stocked cereal bar, and complimentary drinks.
• Health & Wellness: Job bike program and access to premium sports and fitness facilities via EGYM Wellpass or Urban Sports Club membership across Germany.
• Continuous Growth: Ample professional development opportunities to sharpen your skills.
• Language Support: German language learning opportunities.
• Exclusive Discounts: Enjoy special discounts on various branded products through Corporate Benefits.

Our Recruiting Process:

• Initial Contact: We’ll get back to you within 48 hours.
• HR Interview: Discuss your experience and expectations with our HR team.
• Live Assessment: Complete a technical exercise designed to challenge you with scenarios beyond your usual experience.
• Tech Challenge: Tackle a problem in a familiar context to demonstrate your technical skills and approach.
• Leadership Conversation: Dive deeper into the role and expectations with a member of our technical leadership.
• On-Site Meeting: Visit our Munich office, meet more of the team, and experience our culture firsthand.

Interested in joining our team? Apply now and be part of something great!

About us

Peter Park revolutionizes parking lots by digitizing them. Our mission is to replace physical barriers with cutting-edge computer vision technology, paper-based receipts with interactive touch screen terminals, and traditional payment methods with smartphone integration and cloud microservices. We aim to integrate every parking lot into the digital mobility ecosystem, offering a range of secondary services to optimize parking capacity utilization.

As of now, Peter Park operates over 500 edge devices across Europe, facilitating thousands of parking and payment transactions per hour. Our physical infrastructure relies on distributed, Python and NestJS-based backend services hosted on AWS.