Senior SRE (m/f/x)

Job description

Join our VERBI Team as Senior SRE (m/f/x)! We are VERBI Software GmbH , the family-owned company behind MAXQDA , the number one software for qualitative and mixed methods data analysis, founded in 2001. In addition to MAXQDA, we are continuously advancing our cloud and AI technologies — including our new product, MAXQDA Tailwind . Our mission is to provide researchers, universities, and organizations with innovative and intuitive tools to help them achieve great things with their projects. We are looking for a Senior SRE/ Senior DevOps Engineer / Senior Platform Engineer (m/f/x) to take ownership of our infrastructure and drive reliability, scalability, and modernization . Our platform is AWS-centric (~90%), complemented by 1&1 hosting and a small on-premise bare-metal setup. The role is hands-on, focused on resolving infrastructure issues, applying SRE principles, and evolving toward cloud-native best practices. Tasks Own and improve infrastructure across AWS, hosted, and on-prem environments, Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve stability, performance, and security issues, Design and implement scalable, fault-tolerant, and secure architectures, Apply SRE practices (SLIs/SLOs, incident management, automation etc.), Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code, Improve observability (monitoring, logging, alerting) and operational excellence, Collaborate closely with engineering teams and act as a technical mentor. Requirements 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or SRE roles Strong hands-on experience with AWS and production systems Solid understanding of Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, containers, and Linux Deep knowledge of SRE principles and operating reliable distributed systems Proven ability to modernize legacy infrastructure pragmatically and safely Experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, and Prometheus/Grafana Understanding of cost optimization and security best practices Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python or Go preferred) Nice to have: Experience with hybrid or on-premise infrastructure, Knowledge of compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, etc.). You do not have to match our job profile 100%. What is more important is that you fit in with us as a company, and that you have a desire to contribute your ideas and develop as a professional. Benefits Modern office near Berlin central station Hybri…