Trainee as DevOps Engineer

Our trainee program for aspiring DevOps Engineers provides you with condensed, practical knowledge in 4-6 months to work as an infrastructure and operations expert.

Working at makandra

This is what our trainee program offers

Practice-Oriented Training

Initially, you will practice what you've learned on trial projects. Later, you will independently work on real projects.

Fair Trainee salary

With our trainee program, we sponsor your education because you will not yet be working on our projects at the beginning. To allow you to focus on learning during the trainee program, you will receive a salary of €3000 per month.

Living and Working in Augsburg

Even as a trainee, you will already benefit from our home office policy, but you will still spend most of your time working in our office. Augsburg is a vibrant university city with a great mix of urban life, abundant nature, and reasonable living costs.

Mentoring

At the beginning of the program, you will be assigned an experienced mentor who will accompany, support, and challenge you throughout the curriculum.

Flexible working hours

We believe in working successfully as a team while ensuring the flexibility each person needs. We foster productive collaboration without rigid core hours. Our employees work together effectively in a variety of part-time arrangements.

Free food and drinks

Our full-time chef prepares 2–3 lunch dishes for all employees to choose from every day. Lunch is free of charge for everyone. All diets and allergies are catered for. Coffee, drinks, fruits and snacks are provided.

Team events

Shared experiences matter to us. That’s why we regularly organize both small and large team events.

Challenging projects

makandra specializes in complex web applications and develops them for various industries. In over 250 projects since 2009, we have created stable solutions for startups, medium-sized companies, and large corporations.

After the trainee programm

…other benefits await you, such as a large training budget, the opportunity to work abroad and a profit-sharing scheme at the end of the year. Even when the trainee program is complete, we will continue to ensure that you can develop professionally and in terms of salary.

Technology stack

What you will learn

We teach you everything you need to know as a DevOps Engineer. Among other things, we focus on the following tools and skills: Infrastructure as code, container infrastructure, logging and monitoring, cloud environments such as AWS, agile processes, CI & CD, Git and Linux.

You work your way through our curriculum independently, but have regular supervision meetings and always have room for questions. Take a look at our DevOps trainee program curriculum here.

Your profile

You bring the following qualifications

You have programming experience in at least one scripting language, good Linux skills, and understanding of IP, TCP, UDP, DNS, HTTP.
You already have some experience in a common cloud environment such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
You have fluent German and good English skills.
You have browsed through the curriculum of the trainee program and are interested in the topics covered and the technical orientation.
You possess the perseverance to successfully complete the challenging (but achievable) trainee program).
You are interested in accepting a permanent position as a DevOps Engineer with us after completing the trainee program.

Video insights:

Our trainee program

(Video is in German)

This is how we work

Our test-driven development process and close coordination with our clients ensure that our projects progress smoothly. Our daily development routine is characterized by a focus on long-term maintainability and careful evolution of our technical standards.

Open Source and Knowledge Management

We operate on Linux and utilize open-source programs. That's why we share our knowledge and code with the community. Our knowledge platform, makandra cards, is used worldwide by developers to support their work.

The DevOps trainee program offers a structured plan of the skills you need to work in the automation of infrastructures or in the roll-out of applications in the IT area.

Colleague from the makandra-team

You are never left alone and always have colleagues to turn to when in doubt.

Colleague from the makandra-team

At makandra, everyone helps each other. You are always encouraged to get involved and ask questions.

Colleague from the makandra-team

FAQs about the DevOps trainee program

Yes, the trainee program can be combined with a bachelor's or master's thesis. After the initial weeks of training, we will work together with you to find an exciting topic within our technological scope and coordinate collaboration with your university. Since its foundation, makandra GmbH has closely collaborated with universities. Many employees have started their careers with a successful thesis at our company.

The duration of the trainee program depends on your learning speed and prior knowledge. We will evaluate your progress together and adjust the timeframe if necessary. Depending on your level of knowledge, the program typically lasts 4-6 months in most cases.

No slots available

All slots in the trainee program are currently filled.
As soon as new slots become available, we will publish them on this page.