Senior/Staff Cloud Engineer (d/f/m)

• Location: Munich, Germany
• Employment Type: Full-Time, indefinite term
• Salary Range: € 95.000 - 135.000 per year gross depending on the seniority level
• Office-first work setup
• Language Requirement: C1 Level English

• Architect and Lead: Define and own the long-term cloud architecture vision, ensuring alignment with business goals while guiding the evolution of our AWS-native infrastructure from concept to production.
  
• Technical Leadership: Mentor and influence engineering teams across the organization, promoting cloud-native best practices, setting coding standards, and fostering a culture of operational excellence.
• Infrastructure as Code at Scale: Drive the design and implementation of highly automated, resilient, and secure IaC frameworks to ensure rapid deployment and minimal downtime.
• End-to-End Platform Ownership: Oversee the full architecture of the platform—data ingestion, data processing, control systems, and user-facing applications—ensuring performance, maintainability, and extensibility.
• Security and Compliance Leadership: Champion best-in-class security practices and ensure compliance with critical infrastructure and regulatory requirements, embedding security deeply into every stage of the development lifecycle.
• Operational Excellence: Establish organization-wide monitoring, observability, and incident management practices that maximize system resilience and enable proactive performance improvements.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with product managers, data engineers, ML engineers and developers to align technical solutions with business priorities, bridging strategic needs with scalable cloud architectures.
• Strategic Foresight: Anticipate future technical challenges and scalability needs, identifying opportunities to reduce complexity, improve cost efficiency, and accelerate innovation across the platform.

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in cloud engineering or software engineering, with at least 3+ years of deep, hands-on expertise in AWS cloud platforms, building and scaling production-grade infrastructure. 
• Proven experience in defining and evolving cloud architecture at scale, with ownership across multiple systems, services, or platforms.
• Strong background in software engineering, with expertise in one or more programming/scripting languages (e.g., Python, Go, Bash), and ability to set coding standards for cloud-related tooling.
• Deep knowledge of AWS services such as API Gateway, DynamoDB, Lambda, IAM, ECS, EKS, CloudFormation, and the ability to select and apply the right services to complex business problems.
• Demonstrated experience supporting containerized applications and microservices architectures, including orchestration, CI/CD, and automated deployment strategies.
• Hands-on expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Pulumi, or AWS CDK), with experience implementing IaC frameworks and governance at an organizational scale.
• Strong experience in security, compliance, and operational excellence, with a track record of embedding these practices into production systems.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and mentor engineers, providing technical leadership beyond direct project contributions.
• Proven track record of delivering complex, mission-critical solutions in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to anticipate scaling and reliability challenges before they occur.
• Deep experience configuring and maintaining monitoring and alerting solutions such as Grafana or Prometheus;

• Experience in the energy sector.

• Competitive Compensation Package: Including salary, benefits, and potential for growth.
• Professional Development: Annual development budget of €3,000 for coaching, training, books, etc.
• Health & Sport Subsidy: Company-subsidized sports facility memberships.
• Public Transportation Subsidy: Monthly subsidy for your public transport ticket.
• Lunch/Dinner Allowance Vouchers: Digital meal vouchers for workdays.
• Work Equipment: Your choice of MacBook or Windows Laptop and ergonomic workplace setup.
• Regular Team Events: Knowledge sessions, afterwork hangouts, sports events, and company offsites.

Hi there!

I’m Nawojka Schmidt, Software Engineering Manager at flexa. My engineering background sits at the intersection of core software development, platform infrastructure, and data systems - giving me a broad view of how to build and scale modern technical ecosystems.

Before joining flexa, I spent 7 years as a manager in tech consulting. Working across a wide variety of industries allowed me to stay deeply hands-on across different domains. I’ve spent time designing software applications, setting up reliable platform infrastructure, and working with data pipelines. This mixed experience taught me how to look at technical challenges holistically and focus on pragmatic, production-ready engineering standards.

As a manager, I use this background to help my team bridge the gaps between software, platforms, and data. My goal is to remove roadblocks, encourage continuous learning, and build a high-trust environment where engineers have the autonomy to take ownership and solve complex problems.

At flexa, we believe that our success is built on the strength of our team. We foster a collaborative, forward-thinking environment where everyone can thrive and make a meaningful impact. We value diverse perspectives and are dedicated to solving some of the most exciting challenges in our industry.

If you're passionate about pioneering technological solutions and eager to be part of a dynamic and international team, I encourage you to explore the opportunities we offer. Together, we can drive innovation and achieve remarkable milestones.

Thank you for considering a future with us. I look forward to the possibility of working together to shape the future of technology,

•      Maria Neumeier — maria.neumeier@flexa.energy

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