STACKIT Database - PostgreSQL - Software Engineer(m/f/d)
Schwarz Dienstleistungen Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Retail · 1,001-5,000 employees
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About the role
You will design and maintain hyper-scalable PostgreSQL services using Golang and Kubernetes orchestration. Additionally, you will oversee database administration, performance optimization, and product ownership for the PostgreSQL Flex product.
What they look for
Requirements
The role requires extensive experience as a Software Engineer or Database Engineer with strong proficiency in Golang and Kubernetes. Candidates must have deep expertise in PostgreSQL database management and a visionary mindset for hyperscale environments.
Full description
Schwarz Digits creates the technological foundation for digital sovereignty in Europe. As the IT and digital division of the Schwarz Group, we develop and manage the IT infrastructures for the retail divisions Lidl and Kaufland, as well as Schwarz Production and PreZero. At the same time, we operate as an independent provider in the external market to support companies across Europe in their digital transformation. We bundle our core services in the areas of Cloud, Cyber Security, Data & AI, Communication, and Workspace.
Join us and contribute to digital sovereignty in Europe. With us, you will work at the intersection of agility and security: You will benefit from fast decision-making processes, enjoy genuine creative freedom in your projects, and be able to build upon the stable foundation of the Schwarz Group.
STACKIT Database - PostgreSQL - Software Engineer
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Your Tasks
- Hyperscale Architecture & Development: Design, develop, and maintain robust, hyper-scalable services using Golang . You will contribute to architectures that support sharding, load-balancing, and complex multi-region setups with advanced replication.- Scale through Automation: Design and implement automated PostgreSQL deployments and lifecycle management using PostgreSQL Operators in Kubernetes. Your goal is creating automation so powerful that our scale multiplies without increasing manual operational effort.
- Database Administration & Development: Oversee PostgreSQL databases at both the development and administration levels, optimizing performance, ensuring data integrity, and troubleshooting complex database challenges at a massive scale.
- Product Ownership: Take technical responsibility for the PostgreSQL Flex product, ensuring it matches or exceeds the capabilities of non-sovereign competitors to facilitate easy migrations for our customers.
- Kubernetes Orchestration: Manage deployments, resilience, and lifecycle operations of cloud applications in a sovereign Kubernetes environment.
Your Profile
- Professional Experience: Extensive experience as a Software Engineer, Cloud Developer, or Database Engineer, with a mindset geared toward hyperscale and rapid growth.
- Programming Skills: Strong, hands-on programming experience in Golang
- Cloud & Containerization: Deep understanding and practical experience with Kubernetes architecture, container orchestration, and cloud-native service operations.
- Database Expertise: Proven experience with PostgreSQL databases at development or administration level. Experience with high availability, read-only replicas, and multi-region database architectures is highly desirable.
- Operator Pattern: Hands-on experience deploying and managing PostgreSQL databases using PostgreSQL Operators in a cloud environment.
- Visionary Mindset (You thrive on challenging the status quo), Problem Solver and Team player.
- Language: Business fluent in English (German is a plus).
We look forward to receiving your application.
Sophie Barbara Noelle Nuffer · Reference no. 48369 Stiftsbergstraße 1 · 74172 Neckarsulm, Germany
