Senior Software Engineer (Python)
<div class="show-more-less-html__markup show-more-less-html__markup--clamp-after-5 relative overflow-hidden"> <p>For our client, we are looking for an experienced Software Engineer who operates confidently in large-scale Kubernetes environments, actively shapes complex software and platform architectures, and brings both strong hands-on expertise in Python as well as a high level of ownership and quality mindset, in order to further develop and reliably operate global Kubernetes infrastructures through automation, API design, and robust software solutions.</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Start date: asap </strong></p><p><strong>Latest Start date: 01.08.2026 / by arrangement</strong></p><p><strong>End date: 12-months contract (with the chance for extension)</strong></p><p><strong>Workload: 80-100%</strong></p><p><strong>Contract Type: Contracting</strong></p><p><strong>Location: Kaiseraugst</strong></p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Your Tasks:</strong></p><ul><li>Coding! including contributions to open source software that we use or maintain</li><li>Writing and implementing design documents (RFCs)</li><li>Documenting your creations, as well as ensuring great automated test coverage</li><li>Serving as a role model - and helping the team to follow software engineering best-practices</li></ul><p><br/></p><p><strong>Your Profile:</strong></p><ul><li>Highly motivated Software Engineer with ownership mindset</li><li>7+ years of experience in software engineering, ideally in large-scale or high-growth environments</li><li>Strong background in scalable systems and modern engineering practices</li><li>Recent hands-on experience with Python</li><li>Business domain: compute infrastructure & platforms</li><li>Experience with Kubernetes (usage, concepts, and operations)</li><li>Familiarity with public cloud environments such as AWS</li><li>Experience in test automation, ideally with pytest</li><li>Proactive, solution-oriented, and eager to take responsibility</li><li>English fluent is a MUST</li></ul><p><br/></p><p><strong>Nice to haves:</strong></p><ul><li>Interest in or experience with tools such as HashiCorp Vault, FluxCD, Kustomize, Terraform, Grafana, GitLab, Slack, and Linear</li></ul><p><br/></p><p>Sounds like a great job?</p><p>Then we look forward to receiving your complete application documents through our online application form.</p><p><br/></p> </div>