Job Description

Qargo is a cloud-based (SAAS) Transport Management Platform, we are a scale-up based in London and Ghent (Belgium) and rapidly expanding across Europe. The platform is an ‘all-in-one system’ doing everything from initial order entries to final invoicing, optimising planning and has a built in AI feature automating lengthy manual tasks. It is designed to help modern logistics operations run more efficiently, whilst increasing businesses profitability and sustainability. We’re looking for a DevOps/Cloud Engineer to join our team in Ghent If you're passionate about cloud engineering, scalability, database optimization, and security, and want to be part of an exciting journey to transform the transport industry, this is the opportunity for you!

In this role you’ll:

✅ Take ownership of cloud engineering and setup, ensuring the scalability, performance, and reliability of our services and databases.

✅ Optimize databases, including PostgreSQL and Firestore, to enhance performance and efficiency.

✅ Develop and refine monitoring strategies and tools to continuously improve the performance and reliability of our environments both on the application and infrastructure level.

✅ Develop and maintain backup strategies to ensure data integrity and availability.

✅ Collaborate with cross-functional teams, sharing your expertise and contributing to technical decisions and solutions.

✅ Implement and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to enable automated building, testing, and deployment of applications and infrastructure.

✅ Utilise and configure testing frameworks to ensure the reliability and quality of our software and systems.

What we are looking for

✅ A degree in Computer Science engineering, or relevant industry experience.

✅ Strong experience in cloud-native systems design, architecture, and implementation.

✅ Working experience with cloud services, preferably with Google Cloud.

✅ Proficiency in modern backend technologies and web frameworks, preferably in Python.

✅ Expertise in SQL and/or NoSQL database operations.

✅ Elasticsearch experience is a plus.

✅ Familiarity with Git in a professional environment and a working knowledge of DevOps practices.

✅ Excellent problem-solving skills, a collaborative mindset, and effective communication abilities.

✅ A passion for software engineering, product development, and continuous learning.

We we offer

✅ A competitive salary package with great benefits

✅ A role with a lot of responsibility, ownership and impact

✅ The possibility to grow with us and make your ambitions come true

✅ A modern and green office in Ghent/heart of London.

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