Junior Cloud Engineer
Gradyent
Who We Are
A quarter of all energy in the world is consumed to heat buildings. District heating is the most significant opportunity for cities to decarbonize. Gradyent is on a mission to help cities to decarbonize faster by digitizing district heating with our digital twin. Backed by a group of top investors, we are scaling the platform globally.
We currently have a team of 120+ people and offices in Rotterdam (the Netherlands), Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, and Hungary.
What We Do
We offer a SaaS solution to create digital twins of heating networks. These digital twins, powered by AI and analytics, optimize (district) heating networks from heat sources to customers. As a result, we are transforming networks by reducing CO2 emissions and optimizing operations in terms of temperatures, pressures, costs and other metrics.
What you will do
As a Junior Cloud Engineer, you will leverage a diverse set of tools and skills to maintain, enhance, and extend our cloud infrastructure. You will be a key member of the cloud team, contributing to building CI/CD pipelines, automating processes, and designing scalable infrastructure. Your role will focus on improving our modern architecture, security, and scalability of the platform to drive efficiency and speed while ensuring stability and functionality.
You will work in a cross-functional environment, collaborating closely with internal teams such as Digital Twin, Application, and Product teams. Part of your responsibilities will include supporting these teams through troubleshooting issues, providing solutions, and ensuring seamless integration of cloud services into their workflows.
You will be part of a dynamic team of three Cloud Engineers and a Manager. Additionally, you will receive mentorship from our Senior Cloud Engineer to develop and grow in areas that align with your interests and career aspirations.
This role is the perfect opportunity to make a real impact—not only on our product but also on global energy sustainability. With a modern technology stack, an open and agile engineering culture, and a focus on innovation, we tackle exciting challenges where the best ideas always prevail in implementation decisions.
What you bring
Whether you’re a recent graduate with a passion for technology or someone who considers tech a hobby, or an experienced candidate with 1–3 years of experience in Cloud or DevOps, we’d love to hear from you.
Education: A degree in any field, or a BSc in any technology discipline.
A positive mindset and a strong drive to fix issues and unblock your teammates.
A willingness to pick up and learn new tools and technologies to solve tasks effectively.
You have definite opinions and aren’t afraid to voice them, while also being open to listening and collaborating with others.
Excitement for tackling complex technical challenges and solving problems with a logical approach.
A sense of responsibility for the quality of your work and its impact on others.
Passion for cloud technologies, Kubernetes, and containers.
A go-getter attitude, with the ability to take ownership of new fields and embrace challenges to solve complex problems.
Flexibility, curiosity, and a drive to make an impactful contribution.
Bonus Points: The following skills, tools, and experiences are nice-to-have but not hard requirements for this role. A strong curiosity and eagerness to learn are what truly matter:
Familiarity with the AWS cloud landscape.
Experience with Linux, Containers, and Kubernetes.
Proficiency in any programming language—Go, Rust, or Python is a definite plus.
Hands-on experience managing or deploying an observability stack or monitoring system.
Knowledge or experience with networking concepts.
Experience with virtual machines and virtual desktop environments.
Find yourself checking a lot of these boxes but doubting whether you should apply? At Gradyent, we support a growth mindset for our teams through all stages of their careers. If you meet some of the requirements and you share our values, we encourage you to apply. As part of our ongoing commitment to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, we’re invested in building teams with a wide variety of backgrounds, identities, and experiences.
What We Offer
A very ambitious scale-up: raised Series A from an international consortium of investors in the sustainable energy industry, approaching Series B
The opportunity to directly impact sustainability and the energy transition in a senior role.
Being part of a mission to make the world more sustainable by reducing losses in heating: the most significant opportunity for cities to decarbonise.
A competitive salary with a variable incentive (SAR) on top.
An excellent benefits package and fantastic team events.
A great scale-up dynamic with a high-performance culture while having fun (drinks, offsites, sports events).
We invest in your personal growth – the team is competent at coaching, mentoring and development, entirely focused on you (and not on completing some rusty HR process).
Get unique opportunities to shape your path in a fast-growing team.
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Do you want to join our team as our new Junior Cloud Engineer? Then we'd love to hear about you!
