Your role

As a (Senior) DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer (m/f/d), you will help operate and continuously improve our on-premises infrastructure and core platform services. You ensure reliability, security, and performance while working closely with Product teams.

Your responsibilities include:

  • Operating and maintaining our on-premises data centre infrastructure
  • Administering and securing Linux systems and core services
  • Supporting high-availability, monitoring, and alerting setups
  • Operating storage, networking, and mail services
  • Keeping systems up to date, secure, and compliant
  • Collaborating with internal teams and documenting systems and processes

What you bring along

  • Several years of experience in system, network, or infrastructure engineering
  • Strong Linux administration skills (RHEL / Oracle Linux preferred)
  • Solid understanding of networking, high availability, and system operations
  • Hands-on experience with automation, scripting, or infrastructure-as-code tools
  • A security-aware mindset and strong troubleshooting skills
  • Good communication skills and a collaborative working style
  • English proficiency at B2+ level

Nice to have

  • Experience with Kubernetes, container networking, or service meshes
  • Knowledge of Ceph or other distributed storage systems
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, virtualization platforms, or database clusters
  • Experience with monitoring, observability, or secret management tools
  • Relevant certifications or German language skills

Why softgarden?

Coffee and free food in the office are amazing and yes, we do have those. But let's be honest, that is not what really matters. At softgarden we strive to live an open company culture, where

  • work moves around your personal life and not the other way around
  • fair communication and feedback are not just any buzzwords
  • you are trusted with flexible working hours, home office and remote work options

But of course, we also have the other benefits, too

  • Public transportation ticket or a job bike 
  • Company pension plan
  • Access to corporate benefits
  • 30 days of vacation with a 5-day week
  • Discounted Wellpass membership
  • A present for your birthday and company anniversary
  • Modern hardware (Mac or Windows - your choice)
  • Team events, such as our winter party, free lunches, and after-work drinks
  • A great, central office in Berlin near the zoo

Does that sound like you? Then we look forward to hearing from you via the online application form.

Your contact: 
Tom Kleinschmidt
Talent Acquisition Manager

Working at softgarden means constantly rethinking recruiting. As one of the leading providers for recruiting solutions, we bring companies and applicants together, quickly and easily. With our unique softgarden feedback solution, employer branding strategies are optimised and employee evaluations are presented transparently.

Together with 180 employees, softgarden stands for an open company culture in which everyone motivates, listens and trusts. We are proud of our team cohesion and are looking for new colleagues to support our mission to modernise recruiting.