Senior Platform Engineer (f/m/x)

bonial helps you save time, money and paper!

We are a digital advertising partner for offline businesses - we support retailers in their marketing activities and help them find a new audience. Would you like to join and be a part of digitalisation of retail?

Bonial is part of Axel Springer SE and is disrupting the retail landscape as the leading "Drive to Store" partner in Germany and France. Through our platforms "kaufDA" and "MeinProspekt" in Germany, and “Bonial” in France, we connect millions of users with their favorite shops and brands—driving real impact every single day.
We are in the midst of an exciting growth phase, scaling fast and transforming the way people discover retail. At Bonial, we thrive in a high-performance, fast-paced environment fueled by motivated, results-driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference. If you’re looking to be part of a dynamic team that’s shaping the future of retail, we’d love to meet you.

bonial welcomes both full- and part-timers!

Our team:

We are a midsized department of friendly open-source enthusiasts. Outside of coffee chats, we focus on IaC, automation, and continuously improving the systems that serve millions of users. We build the platform that lets our development teams manage cloud infrastructure, automate critical processes, and keep shared systems like CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes clusters, and central metrics/logging infrastructure running smoothly.

Who are we looking for:

You think in terms of golden paths and self-service, not one-off favors, and you'd rather build the tool that fixes the problem for everyone than fix it manually for the fifth team this month. You have opinions about YAML indentation, a healthy suspicion of anything configured by hand in a console, and you get a little too excited when a Terraform plan comes back clean on the first try. You're early-to-mid career — maybe coming from a Dev, DevOps, or Systems Engineering role — but you already think in systems, not tickets, and you're hungry to go deeper into the platform side of things.

What you will be doing:

• Join the Platform Engineering team within Digital Enablement (alongside Cloud Infra, Security, and IT-Ops)

• Work closely with your department and with the engineering teams you support

• Get hands-on daily with AWS, Kubernetes, Backstage, GitHub, and AI-assisted engineering tools

• Improve developer experience — help teams upgrade their stack and pipelines, contribute to shared libraries, and strengthen testing and staging setups

• Think about the next iteration of CI/CD or driving innovation on other topics

What we call required:

• Hands-on experience in a Dev, DevOps, or Systems Engineering role, with exposure to AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD tools, and Terraform/CloudFormation — we're not expecting mastery, just a real foundation to build on

• Strong problem-solving instincts, adaptability, and a willingness to take ownership without being asked twice

• Strong communication skills — English required, German a plus

• An ability to weigh developer experience, setup complexity, and company requirements against each other, rather than optimizing for just one

• Some knowledge of application and infrastructure security

What we call desired:

• Broader exposure to CI/CD and a solid understanding of the full SDLC

• Some software development chops (Java, Python, or Golang preferred)

• Experience with observability tools

• A genuine passion for Infrastructure- and Configuration-as-Code, and a healthy aversion to Click-Ops

• Knowledge of GoatOps 🐐

What We Offer:

High growth story - Bonial is a high-growth and dynamic company with continuous potential into the future. We are a leading player and a driving force in an industry that is undergoing a massive and a once-in-a-lifetime shift from print to digital.

Innovation & tech - we are a high-tech company focused on innovative technology, leveraging AI and other tools to maximize productivity and efficiency. We leverage these tools to continually enhance the performance of our company and our people, while driving results for our customers and users.

Exciting environment for professional development - strong support for your professional development, backed-up by a feedback culture to help you identify your strengths and opportunities.

Diversity - proud to be an equal opportunity workplace where we aim to enable everyone to show up as their full selves. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and to being a safe space regardless of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender, gender identity or gender expression.

Wellbeing - we believe mental health is as important as being fit. That's why we're giving you free access to nilo.health, a mental health app. In terms of physical training, other than our awesome gym in the office, we also cover part of the subscription to the Urban Sports Club. We can also offer you a corporate pension scheme so you don't have to worry about your retirement.

Sustainability - together with our Green team, we offer you the opportunity to engage in projects that promote sustainability, environmental development and the impact that we make on our planet.

Flexibility - Currently, we have a policy that allows for up to 20% mobile work, which can be conducted from anywhere within Germany, and the option to work from abroad. Additionally, we offer 28 days of holiday. You also get an extra day for each calendar year (up to 30 days) as well as other occasions (moving, working on a social project, etc).*

Modern office - Zen Rooms where employees can pray, relax or simply have some quiet time; fully equipped gym in the office, and a roof terrace for amazing social events.

Free lunch – whenever you’re at the office, we offer you different lunch options – and it’s all on us! Enjoy your lunch at a nearby restaurant that partners with us! Hot and cold drinks, fruit, regular varied and healthy breakfasts and other snacks at the office are, of course, always available for free for our employees.*

Social Culture – which encourages people to start conversations, build relationships and participate together in the community through regular team events.

Visa Sponsorship – we provide visa sponsorship for those of you who are eager to join us from outside of Germany.

Partner for retail - we empower retailers to reach their customers in the most efficient and effective way possible. We see ourselves as a critical business partner for retail, and as highlighted in our Company Vision, we “Enrich local shopping for everyone. Everyday.”

As part of the Axel Springer Group, we also align with the Axel Springer Essentials.

If you think you could fit the bill, we'd love to hear from you!

You can check out our bonial_people Instagram or read more about bonial culture and tech on Medium.

*as per our current Works Agreements