Junior Cloud Engineer (m/f/d) · STACKIT Cloud-Accelerator Program (Start 01.04.2027)

• Your Nine-Month Plan – from day one to real everyday cloud life:
• Arriving (2–3 days): Onboarding at Schwarz Digits – arrive in peace, set up everything, and play a programming game with prizes at the kick-off.
• Get Ready (6 weeks): In numerous technical training courses, you will get everything you need for everyday cloud life – Git, HTTP Basics, Linux Basics, Docker, Golang, Kubernetes, HTTP From Scratch in Go, Microservices in Go – and much more. Taught by the best engineers of the company.
• Innovation Lab (8 weeks): You implement Long Standing Ideas of the domains in practice – using the agile methods, teamwork, and pair programming you learned in Get Ready.
• Grow Together (2 days, offsite): You present the lab results, experience team building and a hackathon, and learn your future team assignment.
• Develop & Grow (6 months): Everyday life in the expert team. You implement real projects and are systematically developed through monthly check-ins and soft-skill training courses.
• Finals: The joint, successful completion of your program – with a certificate.
• Time for further education and training so you can grow both professionally and personally.
• A network of cloud experts who accompany and support you on your way.
• From day 1 an indefinite employment contract – you are a permanent part of Schwarz Digits right from the start.

What Expects You

• Your Nine-Month Plan – from day one to real everyday cloud life:
• Arriving (2–3 days): Onboarding at Schwarz Digits – arrive in peace, set up everything, and play a programming game with prizes at the kick-off.
• Get Ready (6 weeks): In numerous technical training courses, you will get everything you need for everyday cloud life – Git, HTTP Basics, Linux Basics, Docker, Golang, Kubernetes, HTTP From Scratch in Go, Microservices in Go – and much more. Taught by the best engineers of the company.
• Innovation Lab (8 weeks): You implement Long Standing Ideas of the domains in practice – using the agile methods, teamwork, and pair programming you learned in Get Ready.
• Grow Together (2 days, offsite): You present the lab results, experience team building and a hackathon, and learn your future team assignment.
• Develop & Grow (6 months): Everyday life in the expert team. You implement real projects and are systematically developed through monthly check-ins and soft-skill training courses.
• Finals: The joint, successful completion of your program – with a certificate.
• Time for further education and training so you can grow both professionally and personally.
• A network of cloud experts who accompany and support you on your way.
• From day 1 an indefinite employment contract – you are a permanent part of Schwarz Digits right from the start.

That's You

• Must-Haves:
• You have completed a degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering (Bachelor / Master) or are a graduate of the 42 Coding School.
• You have already demonstrably implemented initial projects in software engineering – whether privately or professionally.
• You have a solid theoretical understanding of software architecture, microservices, and scaling from your studies.
• You have initial experience in developing REST APIs and know the underlying principles – such as HTTP methods and resource-based design.
• You have basic knowledge in Git, web development, and databases.
• You communicate confidently in English and can exchange ideas in technical discussions.
• You can participate on site (Bad Friedrichshall) for the first 12 weeks in the training courses / workshops.
• Nice to have:
• You have initial experience in Go and TypeScript.
• You have initial experience in Docker, Kubernetes & Observability.
• You have initial experience in Infrastructure as Code, deployment, and operation of applications.
• You are at home in the terminal.
• You communicate confidently in German.

Further Information

• Your Documents:
• CV / Resume
• Project list
• University academic transcript
• GitHub
• Our Application Process in Three Selection Steps:
• 1. Online Assessment
• 2. Telephone Interview
• 3. Selection Day
• The Schwarz Digits - STACKIT Recruiting Team assigns you one of the predefined dates. Subject to positive feedback after selection steps 1 and 2.
• Dates following invitation to the Coding Challenge on site in Bad Friedrichshall at the Schwarz Digits Campus. Expected dates: 02/12/2026; 09/12/2026; 16/12/2026; 13/01/2027; 20/01/2027; 27/01/2027; 03/02/2027; 10/02/2027; 17/02/2027; 24/02/2027; 03/03/2027; 10/03/2027; 17/03/2027.