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KINEXON

Translates physical operations into digital twins.

Senior Software Engineer - Industrial IoT

Backend EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMunich, GermanyNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Completion of a university degree or comparable qualification.
  • Solid backend development experience in a compiled, strongly typed language such as C++ or Go, and openness to using Python and Node.js for some services.
  • Ability to read and learn code in other languages used in the stack.
  • Experience with Kafka, including producers and consumers, topics, partitions, schema evolution, error handling, and monitoring.
  • Strong SQL skills with PostgreSQL, including schema design, query optimization, indexing, and transactions.
  • Experience with test automation and integrating tests into continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines.
  • Containerization experience, including building and debugging Docker images and orchestration with Docker Swarm.
  • Experience writing and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines for build and test automation.
  • Solid Linux command-line skills, including process and network debugging and scripting.
  • Understanding of distributed system fundamentals, including message ordering, fault tolerance, backpressure, and eventual consistency.
  • Clear communication in English; German is optional.
  • Hands-on experience using generative AI tools for coding and curiosity about AI-driven developer productivity.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement APIs and data-processing workers within the KINEXON OS ecosystem.
  • Create and evolve backend architectures for scalability and reliability.
  • Own and plan larger coding projects, including refactoring and new features, requiring coordination across multiple teams.
  • Develop and maintain backend services in C++, Go, and Python.
  • Ensure robust automated testing and CI/CD integration in close collaboration with QA engineers.
  • Contribute to observability, performance tuning, and security improvements.
  • Collaborate with frontend, DevOps, and product teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.

Desired Qualifications

  • Kubernetes basics.
  • Frontend familiarity with Angular and TypeScript for debugging and small changes.
  • Knowledge of other publish-subscribe or in-memory solutions such as Redis, NATS, and ZeroMQ.
  • Hands-on Kubernetes deployment experience and basic Helm knowledge.
  • Experience with tracing and observability tools such as OpenTelemetry, Jaeger, Zipkin, Prometheus/Grafana, and ELK/EFK.
  • Knowledge of security basics, including secrets management and TLS in service communication.

About the Company

KINEXON

Translates physical operations into digital twins.

Kinexon builds digitalization solutions that turn physical operations into digital twins to optimize, automate, and monitor processes in manufacturing, logistics, and sports. It uses a wireless plug-and-play location system to collect real-time data from assets and people and create digital representations for smarter decisions. It operates two divisions: Kinexon Industries for plant and production managers in automotive, aerospace, intralogistics, and machinery, and Kinexon Sports & Media for sports analytics and player tracking. Revenue comes from selling solutions and services, including SAP Store offerings like Order Tracking and Process Management, with a goal to drive digital transformation and sustainability across industries.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Series A
Total funding
$146.5M
Headquarters
Munich, Germany
Founded
2012

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