DevOps & Infrastructure Engineer (m/f/d)
Job Description
<h2>Your tasks</h2>
<p>We’re looking for a DevOps & Infrastructure Engineer with a strong focus on database reliability and performance to help build the backbone of our platform. You’ll manage a mix of managed services and self-hosted infrastructure, ensuring that the systems powering KoRo’s e-commerce and operations are fast, observable, and resilient.</p>
<ul>
<li>Take ownership of our database clusters (MySQL), focusing on performance tuning, query optimization, and scaling strategies to support high-traffic e-commerce events.</li>
<li>Ensure secure and scalable infrastructure using tools like Terraform, treating our database schema migrations and stateful sets with the same rigor as our application code.</li>
<li>Manage centralised logging, monitoring and alerting systems.</li>
<li>Improve CI/CD pipelines and support automated deployment strategies.</li>
<li>Collaborate with your team's engineers on topics such as environment parity, database performance and observability.</li>
<li>Identify bottlenecks and propose resilient and maintainable solutions to infrastructure challenges.</li>
<li>Manage user access, secrets and backups across environments.</li>
<li>Troubleshoot production issues, help shape, establish and participate in on-call rotations, and drive root cause resolutions.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Your profile</h2>
<ul>
<li>2–4 years experience in DevOps, infrastructure or platform engineering.</li>
<li>Hands-on experience managing relational databases (MySQL or PostgreSQL) at scale, including replication, indexing strategies, and backup verification.</li>
<li>Knowledge of Docker and containerised environments.</li>
<li>Familiarity with CI/CD systems (e.g. GitLab CI/CD and GitHub Actions).</li>
<li>Familiarity of setting up and managing centralised logging and monitoring tools (e.g. DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana and Loki).</li>
<li>Good knowledge of PHP, JavaScript and other web technologies.</li>
<li>Fluent in English.</li>
<li>Self-driven, pragmatic and good at communicating, with a strong sense of ownership.</li>
<li>Nice to have:
<ul>
<li>Ideally, you will have experience with Shopware or similar e-commerce systems.</li>
<li>Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g. Terraform or Ansible).</li>
<li>German is a plus.</li>
</ul>
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</ul>
<h2>What you can expect from us</h2>
<ul>
<li>Join a <strong>fast-growing and purpose-driven company</strong> that's shaping the future of food retail</li>
<li>Extensive <strong>onboarding</strong> to help you succeed in your role</li>
<li><strong>Flexible working hours</strong> and <strong>hybrid or fully remote</strong> work setup</li>
<li>Modern office in <strong>Berlin Schöneberg</strong> + <strong>BVG</strong> public transport ticket fully covered</li>
<li>Subsidized fitness memberships (<strong>Urban Sports Club or FitX</strong>)</li>
<li>A modern <strong>MacBook</strong> and the tools you need to do your best work</li>
<li>Well-stocked office kitchen with <strong>snacks, fruit, tea, and coffee</strong></li>
<li><strong>20% discount</strong> in the KoRo online store</li>
<li>Regular <strong>team events</strong>, from low-key lunches to epic company parties</li>
</ul>
<h2>Sounds good?</h2>
<p>Then apply via our website with <strong>your CV</strong> and a few lines about <strong>what motivates you.</strong></p>
<p>At KoRo, we’re not just looking for someone to fill a role — we’re looking for a teammate to grow with us and challenge the status quo. Let's build great things together.</p>
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Employment Type
Professional / Experienced
Category
Software Development
About KoRo Handels GmbH
Location: Berlin
Industry: Software Development