Constructor Labs

DevOps / Platform Engineer — Scientific Computing

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About the role

Location: Remote within Europe, with regular presence in Bremen

Direct Reports: None

Working Model: Remote / hybrid. Regular time on-site in Bremen.

Mission

Own build, deployment and infrastructure for scientific software that runs in awkward places — customer premises, restricted laboratory networks, air-gapped sites, and our own cloud. The role combines conventional cloud platform engineering with the harder problem of shipping updatable software into environments we do not control.

Responsibilities

Pillar 1 Deployment and Delivery

Own build, CI/CD and release for the platform across cloud and on-premise targets.

Build and maintain installers and update paths that work in restricted and offline environments.

Manage database migration and rollback paths for customer installations.

Success Metrics and KPIs: release frequency, failed deployments, time to patch a customer site.

Pillar 2 Infrastructure

Run the Kubernetes and GitOps side of the platform.

Own secrets management, access control and infrastructure-as-code.

Implement monitoring and log aggregation across internal and customer environments.

Integrate with Constructor's platform, identity and deployment tooling.

Success Metrics and KPIs: uptime, mean time to detect, infrastructure reproducible from code.

Pillar 3 Security and Governance

Introduce static analysis and dependency and licence scanning into the pipeline.

Own backup, recovery and continuity for the platform.

Support audit and compliance requirements from funded research and customer contracts.

Accountability: no single undocumented dependency on one person, including yourself.

Requirements

Experience

Strong AWS or equivalent, Kubernetes, and configuration management such as Ansible, at production scale.

Real experience of on-premise and offline deployment, not only cloud.

CI/CD pipeline ownership end to end

Skills & Competencies

Autonomous and proactive. You have carried infrastructure alone.

Willing to hand knowledge over rather than hold it.

Interested in the product and the science, not only the pipeline.

Clear communicator in English.

Education & Languages

Degree in computer science or engineering, or equivalent practical track record.

Fluent English.

What This Role Is (and Is Not)

This role IS

Full ownership of infrastructure for a technically unusual product.

A role where you finally get a team around you.

Exposure to a broad modern stack.

This role is NOT

A pure cloud or pure on-premise role.

A ticket-driven operations role.

A role without contact with the product.

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Likely questions

  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the DevOps / Platform Engineer — Scientific Computing role.
  2. How would you approach your first 30 days at Constructor Labs?
  3. Which of MySQL, Operations and Remote Collaboration have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. Describe a time you solved a problem without waiting to be told exactly what to do.
  5. How do you stay organised and communicate clearly when working remotely?

Prepare before the call

  • A recent example that proves your experience with MySQL, Operations and Remote Collaboration.
  • One short story with a problem, your action, and the result.
  • Two examples that show the strengths listed on your CV.
  • A clear reason why this role and company interest you.
  • Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

Ask them

  • What would success look like in the first 90 days?
  • What are the main problems this hire should help solve?
  • How does the team give feedback and measure good work?
  • What does a normal working week look like for this role?
Practice line

I am interested in the DevOps / Platform Engineer — Scientific Computing role because I can bring practical experience in MySQL, Operations and Remote Collaboration, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes Constructor Labs needs from this hire.

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