DevOps & Backend Engineer
Summary
Build and scale AWS-based infrastructure and backend services using FastAPI, MongoDB, and Kubernetes to power AI-driven agriculture solutions.
Are you ready to build software that solves real-world challenges on the frontlines of innovation?
Experience Level: Medior (4+ years of relevant experience)
The Opportunity: A role with Real Impact
At Antonie, we combine advanced AI with deep expertise in agriculture, soil health, and sustainability to create solutions that make a real difference. We are looking for a versatile DevOps & Backend Engineer who can bridge the gap between application development and infrastructure.
Design and manage resilient AWS infrastructure using Terraform
Build and optimize high-performance backend services using FastAPI and MongoDB
Manage containerized workloads and services on AWS EKS and ECS
Design and implement continuous integration pipelines, testing infrastructure, and support
Improve scalability, performance, observability, and security of infrastructure to support rapidly increasing demands
Proactively monitor systems to identify issues and anomalies and opportunities for improvement
What You Bring
You are energetic, positive, and self-motivated. You thrive in a collaborative environment, embrace new ideas, and aren’t afraid of challenges. Above all, you take pride in your achievements and go the extra mile to deliver high-quality solutions.
- Communication: You communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, especially when documenting architectural decisions. You can translate complex infrastructure concepts into plain English
- Maintainability: You have a "leave it better than you found it" mindset when it comes to code quality and technical debt
- Problem Solving: You are able to debug complex issues across the entire stack
- Team Player: You enjoy pair programming, participating in architectural brainstorms, and giving and receiving thoughtful, constructive code reviews
- Cross-Functional Mindset: You are eager to sit down with our Data Scientists or our biologists to understand their bottlenecks while also helping fellow engineers optimizedeployment pipelines
- At least 4 years of experience with Python specifically with modern web asynchronous frameworks like FastAPI (or similar)
- Experience with testing frameworks such as Pytest
- Proficiency with MongoDB, including schema design and performance tuning
- Knowledge of MongoDB indexing strategies and aggregation pipelines for large datasets
- At least 5 years of experience with AWS (Compute, Networking, IAM). Specific experience with AWS Fargate and EKS is highly preferred
- At least 3 years of experience managing a Kubernetes cluster
- Strong knowledge of Git, GitHub, and Github Actions
- At least 3 years of experience with Terraform
- Having experience maintaining an MLFlow or similar product is a good plus
Join a fast-growing company where you can develop your skills, work on high-impact projects, and contribute to sustainable agriculture.
We offer a solid salary package, meaningful projects and a team that values innovation and collaboration.
What We Offer
A challenging role with direct impact
Of course: a competitive salary and 25 vacation days
Plenty of opportunities for personal and professional growth
Flexibility in your working hours and location
A company laptop to support your work
A monthly communication allowance and a work-from-home allowance
A dynamic and engaged international team of 25+ colleagues
A fantastic work environment based on our four Core Values: Drive our Dreams | Deliver the Best | Engage with Passion | Collaborate to Flourish