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Junior DevOps Engineer focused on Kubernetes

About Us

Do you want to start your career in DevOps and learn how to build systems that run at scale in the real world?

At Customer First AB, we build an AI-driven contact center and case management platform for banks, municipalities, and large enterprises. Our platform runs on private Kubernetes clusters with MariaDB Galera, MaxScale, CI/CD pipelines, and a high degree of automation. You will work closely with senior developers and DevOps engineers and learn how enterprise systems are actually operated.

We are a team of over 30 people and work 100% from our office in Stockholm, as we believe in close collaboration and rapid knowledge transfer.

What We Offer

• A clear junior role with mentorship from experienced DevOps and backend developers
• Opportunity to work with Kubernetes, CI/CD, and automation in a real SaaS platform
• Insight into how to operate databases and systems at scale with high availability requirements
• An environment where drive, responsibility, and curiosity are highly valued
• Opportunity for stock options for the right candidate

About the Role

We are looking for someone who wants to become truly excellent at DevOps.

You don't need to know everything from the start. What is important is that you:

• Have the desire to learn and the courage to take responsibility
• Can think in terms of systems, architecture, and strategic patterns
• Understand the value of automation and want to automate manual work
• Can write code in Python and enjoy building tools

You will work with our Kubernetes environments, CI/CD pipelines, databases, and automation together with the team.

We believe you have

• Basic knowledge of Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Interest in CI/CD (e.g., GitHub Actions or ArgoCD)
• Experience or willingness to write scripts in Python
• Understanding of automation and why it is important in operations
• Basic understanding of databases and high availability
• Ability to think structurally about system design

Extra plus if you have tested

• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, or similar)
• Helm or Kustomize
• Node.js / TypeScript or SQL
• Monitoring and logging (Prometheus, Grafana)

Personal qualities

• Curious and solution-oriented
• Willing and brave to ask questions and test
• Enjoy working together with others in the office
• Have a long-term interest in DevOps and system architecture

If you want to learn how to build and operate a modern SaaS platform at scale, and are ready to develop quickly together with us at Customer First, we would love to hear from you.