Senior Cloud Engineer

The Team:

Celonis Labs operates as an independent research and development unit within Celonis, dedicated to innovating business models and investigating new concepts and prototypes that complement the Celonis platform.
We’re innovators, researchers, concept designers… Think emerging technologies, proof of concepts, identifying upcoming trends and driving new business models to design and build the future of the Celonis platform for our customers.

We’re building a brand new tiger team to drive the productization of a super exciting Labs project. Are you a talented Senior Cloud Engineer ready to be an early joiner of this team in our Madrid location?

The Role:

As a Senior Cloud Engineer, you will bring your expertise in backend engineering to our innovative projects and continuously evolving concepts. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technology, stay on top of trends, and drive projects with an ever-increasing degree of independence. This is a unique opportunity for talented engineers to push their boundaries and think big.

Responsibilities:

• Work on the productization and the solution build-out of a highly innovative project.
• Demonstrate a strong command of cloud-native and backend technologies.
• Develop on the backend of our projects and ensure a seamless integration.
• Implement and improve test strategy to ensure high quality.
• Ensure our solutions are scalable and maintainable and perform well
• Work closely with your fellow engineers, project managers, and designers to create cohesive and efficient solutions. Collaborate with adjacent teams to drive a holistic project success.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in a technical field (e.g. Computer Science, Software Engineering) or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of experience in cloud-native backend engineering roles.
• 3+ years of experience building production-grade software with Typescript, Node.js and its ecosystem.
• Proven experience in building and running cloud-native systems on Kubernetes and AWS.
• Proficiency in API design (e.g. REST and openAPI, GraphQL or gRPC).
• Experience working with databases (e.g. relational DBs or noSQL DBs) and other storage technologies (e.g. blob storage such as AWS S3).
• Proficiency working with Docker and other containerization technologies.
• Experience working in modern software development teams (Git strategy, CI/CD, Testing, …).
• Ability to quickly learn new things without tight supervision.
• Ability to understand business problems and the needs of our users.
• Problem-solving attitude.
• Collaborative team spirit.
• Fluent in English.