Are you ready to build software that solves real-world challenges on the frontlines of innovation?

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Location

: Hybrid / Remote | Giesbeek (Arnhem Area)

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Department

: Engineering

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Experience Level:

Medior (4+ years of relevant experience)

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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: people@antonie.ai

Want to learn more? Visit us at www.antonie.ai or follow us on LinkedIn

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