Staff Engineer – Manufacturing Systems & Reliability (f/m/d)

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential construction technology company based in Richen, Baden-Württemberg. Our talent team is seeking a Staff Engineer to join their Manufacturing Systems & Reliability function, working at the intersection of digital systems and physical production operations.

As a Staff Engineer in this role, you will lead technical initiatives across multiple teams, ensuring software systems powering large-scale manufacturing remain reliable, maintainable, and operationally excellent. You will work in a hybrid infrastructure environment combining cloud and on-premise systems, bringing an SRE mindset to monitor, maintain, and improve uptime, latency, and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Design and build core manufacturing software and own integrations connecting digital systems to physical machines and vendor platforms
• Lead technical initiatives ensuring reliability and operational soundness in logistics and manufacturing-heavy domains
• Manage complex software deployments at scale across hybrid infrastructure (cloud and on-premise)
• Apply Site Reliability Engineering practices to maintain software uptime, manage reliable updates, and optimize system efficiency
• Bridge digital product delivery with physical manufacturing systems, including assessing vendors for integration fitness and negotiating API changes with equipment vendors
• Mentor engineers across multiple teams and drive improvements in system-wide architecture, codebase quality, and operational excellence including incident handling
• Define, monitor, and evolve SLAs/SLOs and critical KPIs such as OEE for production systems

What We're Looking For

• Experienced software engineer with strong background in Site Reliability Engineering or operations
• Practical experience across modern software development areas: infrastructure, observability, testing, deployment pipelines, quality assurance, and scaling
• Track record operating and supporting large-scale software systems in both cloud and on-premise environments
• Experience in companies with strong operational cultures, ideally in logistics or manufacturing, with understanding of commercial impact of system downtime
• Comfort owning integrations with external systems and ability to shape and negotiate vendor or machine APIs toward maintainable, scalable interfaces
• Experience mentoring and guiding engineers at various levels
• Proficiency with most of the following technologies:
  • Kotlin / SpringBoot
  • Kubernetes
  • Linux
  • PostgreSQL
  • TimeFold / Camunda / BPMN / Optimization
  • Python / Bash (plus)
  • OPC-UA / PLC / SPS (plus)
• Cloud operations experience (Azure experience is a bonus)
• Familiarity with monitoring and alerting practices for production systems
• Experience defining and working with SLAs/SLOs is a bonus
• Willingness to travel within Germany for team events and manufacturing site visits

How We Work With You

Candidates apply directly through Get A Job.ai. Our recruiting team will conduct an initial screening to understand your background and interest. Once we confirm a strong match, we will submit your profile to our client for consideration. Please do not contact the client organization directly, as all communications are managed through our team to ensure a smooth process.

Location and Work Arrangement

This position is based in Richen, Baden-Württemberg, with flexibility for remote work within Germany. The role requires occasional travel for in-person collaboration and manufacturing site visits.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process based on experience and qualifications.

Equal Opportunity

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