Are you ready to build software that solves real-world challenges on the frontlines of innovation?
? Location: Hybrid / Remote | Madrid
? Department: Engineering
⭐ Experience Level: Medior (4+ years of relevant experience)
? Reports to: Chief Science Officer, Peter den Hartog
? 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.
? Your Key Responsibilities
· 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 optimize deployment pipelines
? Education & Experience
- 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
? Why Join Antonie? ? Career Growth
Join a fast-growing company where you can develop your skills, work on high-impact projects, and contribute to sustainable agriculture.
? Competitive Compensation
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
? Ready to Apply?
Are you excited to use your skills to make a difference? We’d love to hear from you! Send your resume and a short motivation letter to our People & Culture team:
[email protected]
Want to learn more? Visit us at www.antonie.ai or follow us on LinkedIn
📌 DevOps & Backend Engineer (Madrid)
🏢 Antonie
📍 Madrid