VSHN, pronounced like “vision,” is Switzerland's leading partner for enabling Dev Ops, cloud-native development, and agile IT operations. We empower software teams with self-service products like APPUi O and Application Catalog, as well as tailored solutions built on our Managed Open Shift product and standardized building blocks leveraging Git Ops, CI/CD, VM-based services, and various support and operations subscriptions. Most of these services are provided as managed services by VSHN, ensuring applications are testable, deployable, scalable, and operable in any cloud or on-premise environment.

Your new role: Junior Kubernetes Services Engineer

As a Junior Kubernetes Services Engineer in our Application Catalog (App Cat) Team at VSHN, named Schedar, you will assist in engineering and maintaining our App Cat services. You’ll work on requirements engineering, consulting, building new services, and improving existing ones.
Your key focus will be developing new App Cat services and enhancing existing ones using your knowledge of Go programming, the Kubernetes Operator SDK, and Jsonnet. Working with tools like Crossplane, you’ll gain hands-on experience in Kubernetes at a CKAD or KCNA level, as well as Linux and scripting, to contribute effectively to our Scrum Team.
In addition to development tasks, you’ll assist with operations work, including responding to alerts, resolving customer tickets, debugging issues, and communicating effectively with customers.

Responsibilities summarized

• Build and maintain services: Work with your team to develop new App Cat services and improve existing ones.
  
• Customer support: Provide timely support to customers using App Cat services.
  
• Bug fixing: Identify and resolve bugs in App Cat services.
  
• Operations: React to alerts, debug issues, and ensure reliable service delivery.
  

Company culture

As an organization, we thrive on diversity and self-management, orienting ourselves on Agile and Sociocracy 3.0 principles. We emphasize transparency, collaboration, and common goals, valuing Scrum-like workflows in our tech teams. Decisions at VSHN are made collaboratively, valuing reasoned arguments over hierarchical positions - we trust in self-responsibility in everyone, in people who share the responsibility of their team, and that decisions happen with the subject-matter experts, in our teams where we face the day-to-day challenges while getting the best possible support from the wider organization.

Read more about how VSHN is unique in our handbook - one example of how much we value Transparency and live open source as an organization.

This job is for you if

You have

• Junior-level experience in software development (especially Go).
  
• Basic knowledge of Kubernetes.
  
• Familiarity with Linux and scripting.
  
• The ability to work well in a team environment.
  
• A structured approach to working and documenting.
  
• Proficiency in English (German is a plus).
  
• A willingness to join the on-call rotation after onboarding.
  

You are

• Excited to work in a company with self-managed teams, where reasoned arguments hold sway over hierarchical mandates and your work can make a real impact.
  
• Eager to learn new skills and grow within the role.
  
• Self-organized and proactive in taking on new challenges.
  
• Passionate about understanding customer needs and transforming them into solutions that deliver value.
  

As a bonus, you have

• Experience or interest in Crossplane and Jsonnet.
  
• Basic knowledge in database technologies like Postgre SQL, Maria DB, Redis, or Rabbit MQ.
  
• A CKAD (Certified Kubernetes Application Developer) or KCNA (Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate) certificate.
  

At VSHN, we are open to hiring motivated individuals with varying levels of experience who demonstrate a strong commitment to learning and quickly applying new skills on the job. The remuneration for this role will be in line with our fixed salary policy, which applies universally across all roles.

What we offer

• VSHN offers awesome benefits and great colleagues.
  
• If you’re interested, you can grow into new roles by taking on additional responsibilities, working within other roles, or even changing teams over time.
  
• We live in a culture that enables working remotely and from home (even before COVID-19), we have mandatory on-site events a few times a year, and in general, we also enjoy meeting at the office to connect and socialize.
  
• Like all VSHNeers, you’ll receive a fixed monthly salary and phantom stock options in the company in a fully transparent salary system.
  

Does this sound interesting? Then apply now, and let’s meet for a casual (virtual) cup of coffee soon!

Please note: we don’t work with recruitment agencies, and we’re looking for people with permission to work in Switzerland (Swiss/EU citizens and Swiss residents/work visa holders).