(Senior) Backend Software Engineer (m/f/d) Go – Instance
Full-time
EU/EEA
Oct 26, 2026
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About the Role
Our Hetzner Cloud team with approx. 80 employees works remotely throughout Germany as well as in our office in Munich (Unterföhring). The Instance team develops the heart of Hetzner Cloud: the platform where thousands of virtual servers are created daily. Together, the team expands core cloud products such as cloud servers, volumes, and snapshots, contributes its own ideas, and masters exciting scaling challenges to ensure our infrastructure remains reliable and scalable. The team relies on modern technologies such as Go, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, and Kafka, staying true to the motto "the right tool for the job" rather than following every hype. A sophisticated CI/CD pipeline based on GitLab, Docker, and Kubernetes enables efficient development, while automated tests and code reviews ensure security and quality. Because good tooling is crucial for the work, it is continuously improved. This position includes an on-call rotation to maintain services and can be performed remotely within Germany. The annual gross salary for this position is planned between 68,000 and 101,000 EUR. The exact classification depends on professional experience and the scope of responsibility. Our stack in keywords: Go, PostgreSQL, Docker, and Kafka. Your responsibilities: You will further develop and expand our cloud products (Cloud Servers, Volumes, and Snapshots); you will work with a collaborative team.