Your tasks:

• Planning, implementation, introduction and further development as well as operation of Platform-as-a-Service products, especially on the basis of cloud services (AWS), Kubernetes and Linux.
• Automation of provisioning and operating processes with the help of Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, Crossplane).
• Consulting on system architectures, administration and security concepts.
• Support for incident, problem and change management in complex cases.
• Creation of functional and technical concepts.
• Paid participation in weekly rotating on-call duty.

Your profile:

• Completed, subject-related university/university of applied sciences studies in business administration/(business) informatics or equivalent knowledge and skills acquired through many years of relevant professional experience and further training measures.
• Strong basic knowledge of IT technologies with a focus on containers, Linux, cloud (AWS), automation, networks, monitoring and logging.
• Experience in the design, implementation and operation of distributed systems.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and proficient handling of at least one scripting and/or programming language.
• Experience with Kubernetes and common tools (ArgoCD, Crossplane).
• Strong consulting skills, flexibility and communication skills at all levels.
• Fluent in English – German is a plus.

Your mission:

•     PHP, JavaScript, and MySQL are part of your skillset; with your know-how, you enjoy taking on new challenges, depending on the project and the team.
•     You enjoy developing software solutions as part of a cross-functional team.
•     You find working on and with APIs, in the context of our transformation from a monolithic system to a service-oriented architecture, exciting.
•     You like to share your knowledge with others and, together with your team colleagues, are responsible for the continuous improvement of our system architecture.

What you’ll bring to us:

• You have excellent knowledge 3+ years of object-oriented programming and database design.
• You have already gained practical experience in agile software development projects.
• Symfony or other MVC framework experience
• MySQL required and Mongo DB experience would be a plus
• You can score points with detailed knowledge of PHP (7 & 8), JavaScript, and other technologies we use.
• Clean Code and SOLID principles form the basis of every line of code you write.
• You have a degree in computer science or equivalent professional experience.
• You see your strengths above all in your distinctive analytical and conceptual skills, your assertiveness, and your team spirit.
• You are passionate about software development and like to discuss the „best“ solution.

This is what you’ll do:

• Architect, design and implement our technology platform, supporting our growth in E-commerce
• Implement product features that will help support our core business
• Implement backend services in a service-oriented architecture (API-first) in a cloud-native environment
• Fully own, i.e. develop, maintain and operate (full DevOps) your team’s tech stack
• Be a team player as part of an agile, empowered team and contribute to the development of fellow engineers
• Contribute to the improvement of our CI&CD and DevOps & SRE practices
• Taking part in recruitment processes to grow our tech team

This is what you’ll bring to us:

• Experience designing and delivering APIs and backend services meeting the highest software quality standards
• Extensive knowledge of computer science fundamentals, incl. data structures, object-oriented programming, and software design patterns (GoF and cloud-native)
• Several years of proven experience in software development and operation practices covering the full software development lifecycle, ideally in an E-commerce business
• Deep understanding of one or more out of Javascript, Golang as your primary backend programming language
• Experience with multiple databases (RDMBS, NoSQL, Redis, …) and messaging services (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS …), ideally run in a cloud (e.g. AWS)
• Understanding of the importance of well-organized codebase and documentation
• The capability of implementing unit, integration, end-to-end, and load tests
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering, Business Informatics or equivalency in relevant work experience
• You are highly self-organized and interested in taking over ownership and bringing the team to the best solution

This is what we offer:

• Always agile: We hypothesize, validate, and implement incrementally – every day. And sometimes we take a leap to the next level!
• Highly successful Business: Our award-winning products are selling in 24 markets globally and we are doubling our revenue every year (2020 even more!).
• The science: We actively engage in scientific research and employ neuroscientists to invent Tech, not resell.
• Exiting new Tech Platform coming up: Our new platform architecture is in the planning and already anticipating smart consumer devices, IoT build in cloud-native design using modern tech stacks.
• The next big thing: Now, we put the ‘Tech’ on a higher level
• Responsibility and decision-making authority from your first day
• The opportunity to work on challenging tasks that contribute to your professional growth
• Work independently and as part of a dedicated, international, and diverse team
• The opportunity to help shape our company culture

Activities:

• Supporting existing customers, i.e. answering questions about the software, helping with problems.
• Handling requests for software, also follow-up
• Development of new simulation scripts and forms as demos, which can be delivered with the software and also used for marketing purposes (programming on script level)
• Further development of the software after familiarization with the existing Delphi code (initially with low priority, but increasingly within 1-2 years)
• Contributions to marketing, such as improved descriptions and further examples for the website, LinkedIn postings, articles for journals, appearances in exhibitions, analysis of customer needs and market potential
• Together with the CEO, developing appropriate goals for the further development of the software business and implementing measures in this direction
• Contributions to efficient collaboration, e.g. setting up a cloud-based CRM instead of the previous single-user system

Requirements:

• good programming skills, ideally also in the field of numerics (for Windows PCs)
• very good knowledge of physics, ideally a physicist with a doctorate in photonics (laser, fiber optics, or similar)
• good appearance, seriousness, fluent English (German is less important)
• Experience in scientific modeling of physical processes
• Must be able to work independently in a home office

Optional

• Willingness to move to Switzerland or come to Switzerland for occasional meetings.

This is what you’ll do:

• Architect, design and implement our technology platform, supporting our growth
• Implement product features that will support our core business
• Implement modern, mobile-first web frontends using UI+UX that delights our customers
• Fully own, i.e. develop, maintain and operate (full DevOps) your team’s tech stack
• Be a team player as part of an agile, empowered team and contribute to the development of fellow engineers
• Contribute to the improvement of our cloud-based CI&CD and DevOps & SRE practices
• Taking part in recruitment processes to grow our tech team

This is what you’ll bring to us:

• Experience designing and delivering modern, reactive & responsive web frontends meeting highest software quality standards
• You gained UI/UX experience and bring knowledge of best practices for conversion optimization as well as cross-browser testing tools and A/B testing
• Extensive knowledge of computer science fundamentals, incl. data structures, object-oriented programming and software design patterns (GoF and cloud-native)
• Several years of proven experience in software development and operation practices covering the full software development lifecycle, ideally in an E-commerce business
• Deep understanding of JavaScript and/or TypeScript and HTML5 / CSS3  and CSS Preprocessors
• Experience in React.js or Vue.js (or similar frameworks/libraries), Webpack or Gulp.js
• Experience in implementing Design Systems jointly with design teams is considered a plus
• Understanding of the importance of well-organized codebase and documentation
• Capability of implementing unit, integration, end-to-end and load tests
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering, Business Informatics or equivalency in relevant work experience
• You are highly self-organized and interested in taking over ownership and bringing the team to the best solution
• Experience in legacy E-commerce stacks (i.e. Magento and PHP) is considered a plus
• You have strong analytical skills and are an open-minded and creative team player

This is what we offer:

• Responsibility and decision-making authority from your first day
• The opportunity to work on challenging tasks that contribute to your professional growth
• Work independently and as part of a dedicated, international team
• The opportunity to help shape our company culture
• Make an impact initiating new ideas
• Work with and learn from experts in diverse fields
• Get to know your team members at our exciting company events