SRE/ Platform Engineer – Developer Experience & AI (m/f/d)

The SRE/Platform Engineer at SIXT is responsible for building seamless developer experiences on a cutting-edge internal platform, creating smart internal tools and automation to enhance productivity, designing and maintaining scalable cloud platforms, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve workflows. This role also involves ideating and implementing AI-driven solutions that elevate our developer experience.

Candidates for the SRE/Platform Engineer position at SIXT should possess strong experience in system engineering, proficiency in Golang and Python, excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, and effective communication abilities in English. Additionally, having experience with AI agent-powered workflows is a beneficial plus.

As an SRE/Platform Engineer at SIXT, you will engage in projects that focus on enhancing developer experiences, building automation tools, creating high-performance cloud platforms, and integrating AI solutions to streamline internal processes. You will be a key player in shaping the tools that allow engineers to thrive.

The SRE/Platform Engineer role at SIXT offers a hybrid working model with flexible working hours and a casual dress code. Employees enjoy a healthy work-life balance, 28 days of vacation, an extra day off for their birthday, and one volunteer day per year.

SIXT is committed to personal growth and development, offering various training programs, attendance at external conferences, and opportunities for internal dev and tech talks, all aimed at helping SRE/Platform Engineers expand their skill sets and stay at the forefront of the industry.

When answering this question, be specific about the platforms you have worked on, the technologies you used, and the impact of your contributions on developer productivity. Highlight any challenges you faced and how you overcame them.

Discuss your methodology for identifying pain points within existing workflows and how you evaluate tools and solutions for automation. Illustrate with examples where your automation efforts made a measurable difference.

Emphasize your proficiency in Golang and Python, explaining why these languages are suited for the tasks you would face in the SRE/Platform Engineer role at SIXT. Include specific projects where you applied these skills.

Share your strategies for working effectively with cross-functional teams, such as establishing clear communication channels, setting shared goals, and leveraging collaboration tools to maintain alignment throughout the project lifecycle.

Select a challenging issue you faced in cloud infrastructure management and detail the steps you took to address it, what tools and technologies you used, and the outcome of your solution.

Discuss any projects where you’ve integrated AI solutions into developer workflows. Highlight how these implementations improved efficiency, user experience, or process outcomes.

Explain your approach to monitoring and optimizing performance in scalable platforms, including techniques like load testing, observability tools, and performance tuning methods that align with best practices.

Outline your systematic approach to troubleshooting, emphasizing diagnostics, root cause analysis, and documentation procedures while illustrating with examples from previous experiences.

Discuss how you assess the urgency and impact of tasks, and provide examples of how you have successfully juggled multiple priorities to meet tight deadlines while delivering quality work.

Share what aspects of platform engineering excite you the most, whether it's the challenge of creating impactful solutions, collaborating with talented teams, or the continuous learning that comes with the field. This demonstrates both your passion and readiness for the role.