Hybrid DevOps Engineer – Hybrid Backend

at Auterion

• Job title: DevOps Engineer – Hybrid Backend
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Docker, EC2, JavaScript, Node.js, Postgres, Prometheus, Python, Rust, Terraform, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Zurich, Switzerland

About the role

• DevOps Engineer managing AWS infrastructure while contributing to backend code in Node.js and Python. Join Auterion building AI-powered software for autonomous systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, migrate, and scale our AWS infrastructure using Terraform and best practices for EC2, ECS, and data storage.
• Maintain and optimize our build/deploy pipelines using GoCD and GitHub Actions to ensure seamless delivery of our polyglot services (Node, Python, Rust, C++).
• Manage Docker images and orchestration on ECS to ensure consistent environments from dev to production.
• Implement and monitor metrics, logs, and alerts using Datadog. Proactively analyze traffic patterns to prevent issues before they impact users.
• Take ownership of infrastructure compliance standards, specifically maintaining requirements for SOC2.
• Analyze usage patterns and implement strategies to reduce AWS infrastructure costs without sacrificing performance.
• Assist the development team by writing and maintaining backend features in Node.js (TypeScript) and Python.
• Clean up, upgrade, and refactor existing services to reduce technical debt.
• Maintain and improve integrations with 3rd party services.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in a DevOps or SRE role.
• Strong proficiency with AWS core services (EC2, ECS, ECR, RDS, IAM).
• Production experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Solid experience with Docker and container orchestration.
• Coding Proficiency: You must be comfortable reading and writing production code in Node.js/TypeScript or Python.
• Experience building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines is a must (GoCD and GitHub Actions preferred).
• Experience with monitoring tools (Datadog, New Relic, or Prometheus).
• Experience navigating a polyglot environment (C++ or Rust build processes) is a plus.
• Knowledge of Database administration (Postgres) using ORMs (Prisma) is a plus.
• Experience handling infrastructure SOC2 compliance requirements is a plus.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Stock Options
• Generous holiday allowance
• Company pension plan
• Car parking
• Enhanced maternity & paternity leave
• Mental health and wellbeing support
• Learning and development opportunities