About the role

Lead DevOps Engineer at ONIQ managing multi-cloud infrastructure and data strategy. Collaborating directly with senior development team to shape architectural decisions and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

As Lead DevOps Engineer, you will be the technical owner of our multi-cloud infrastructure and data strategy.
You’ll have real decision-making authority over our cloud architecture, infrastructure roadmap, and data engineering approach as we scale to serve more Fortune 500 enterprises.
This is a hands-on leadership role. You lead through expertise rather than hierarchy: you design, build, and operate key systems yourself while setting the technical direction.
You’ll work directly with our founding and senior development team to make critical build-vs-buy decisions, define our infrastructure evolution over the coming years, and establish the foundations that enable our platform and team to scale reliably.

6+ years in software engineering, cloud infrastructure, or backend/data engineering roles, with a primary focus on Cloud Infrastructure/DevOps and Python proficiency and at least 2 years in a senior technical capacity where you made architectural decisions
Deep, hands-on expertise with Kubernetes, major cloud providers (Google Cloud, Azure, AWS), and IaC frameworks (Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi)
Strong Python skills with modern data processing libraries (e.g. Polars) and API frameworks (FastAPI, etc.). Experience with TypeScript/React or Rust is a plus, not a requirement
Track record of making significant architectural decisions and seeing them through to production at scale.
Strong sense of ownership – you care about outcomes, not just outputs, and you’re happy to roll up your sleeves.
Genuine interest in industrial manufacturing and B2B SaaS – we’re solving real problems for customers making physical products
Entrepreneurial mindset: you enjoy building foundational systems that will support company growth over years
Excellent organisational and communication skills – you can articulate complex technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

True technical ownership with decision-making authority over infrastructure strategy
Direct impact on our ability to serve manufacturing customers and scale the platform
A culture built on transparency, integrity and authenticity – we trust and respect each other and make decisions based on competence
A fast-paced, agile environment where you can take on as much responsibility as you feel ready for and actively shape our marketing and go-to-market
A team that genuinely cares about collaboration and work culture: we regularly reflect on our teamwork, invest work time into team spirit and consciously create balance in everyday work
The opportunity to contribute to fighting climate change by helping industrial manufacturers to become more efficient and to reduce their CO₂ emissions, while we are mindful of our own environmental impact as a carbon-neutral company
All the benefits that make work more pleasant: flexible hours, part-time options, remote work possibilities, regular team events and offsites, 30 days PTO, weekly yoga sessions, Deutschlandticket, Urban Sports Club and more