Junior Platform Engineer

HiveMQ is the Industrial AI Platform helping enterprises move from connected devices to intelligent operations. Built on the MQTT standard and a distributed edge-to-cloud architecture, HiveMQ connects and governs industrial data in real time, enabling global leaders like Audi, BMW, Eli Lilly, and Siemens to operationalize AI and drive innovation at scale.

At HiveMQ, our culture is Effortless → Empowered → Relentless. We make the complex simple, act with confidence and ownership, and never stop pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Join us to power the future of intelligent industry.

HiveMQ’s Vision for this role

HiveMQ is seeking a Junior Platform Engineer to join our Platform Team, which plays a crucial role in supporting the company’s end-to-end operations by providing and protecting essential platform services.

As a multi-disciplinary team, the Platform Team enhances the overall efficiency of HiveMQ’s product development and cloud applications development, operations and security. In this role, you will support product development by developing and maintaining security tools and improving developer experience.

By working closely with our development teams, you will identify platform challenges and implement solutions that enable them to operate more effectively and efficiently.

You will…

• Grow and develop yourself as an engineer.
• Work closely with teams to understand their requirements and develop platform solutions that meet their needs.
• Help maintain platform infrastructure and contribute to operational stability, including basic automation and monitoring.
• Design, develop, and maintain platform tools and infrastructure, including data analysis, automation, and software development tools.
• Provide training and support to product teams to help them effectively use the security tools and infrastructure.
• Measure and report on platform performance, identifying areas for improvement and making recommendations on how to optimize operations.
• Participate in cross-functional initiatives to help drive innovation and growth within the product development organization.
• Live a culture of teamwork, quality, growth, drive to action, and excellence.

You have…

• Completed or almost completed relevant studies.
• Computer Science (CS), equivalent or adjacent.
• University (of Applied Sciences).
• Excellent English communication skills and able to work in a collaborative remote team environment.
• A pragmatic approach paired with a high sense of ownership and the ability to work as part of a team.
• Experience in networking technologies, such as routing, network performance, DNS, and VPN.
• Experience with Linux, such as terminals, SSH, Bash.
• Familiarity with Cloud products and services.