Working Student – DevOps & Automation Engineering (m/f/d)

Germany, Munich (HQ)

Full-time

Intern / Student

About the role

Agile Robots AG is transforming advanced robotics research into reliable industrial solutions. Our Robot Group develops the full software stack for our robotic systems, from low-level system integration, real-time communication, Linux-based platform services, and hardware abstraction layers up to developer tooling and user-facing interfaces.

We are looking for a motivated Junior DevOps / Automation Engineer as a Working Student to join our Platform Team. In this role, you will support the development of internal automation, CI/CD workflows, monitoring services, tool integrations, and lightweight dashboards that help our engineering teams work more efficiently and reliably.
This role is intended for a student who wants to gain hands-on experience with real internal systems, not only theoretical coursework. You will work closely with experienced Platform and DevOps engineers and contribute to practical tools used by developers, testers, and platform teams.

Your Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain automation scripts and small internal tools using Python, JavaScript/Node.js, Bash, or similar technologies
Support and improve CI/CD workflows for building, testing, packaging, and deploying internal software components and tools
Build webhook-based integrations between CI/CD systems, collaboration tools, monitoring systems, and internal services
Develop lightweight backend services or web dashboards that collect, normalize, and present status information from internal systems, devices, or APIs
Work with Linux-based environments, including command-line tools, file systems, processes, permissions, services, environment variables, logging, and basic troubleshooting
Use Docker and containerized environments to package, run, and test internal services and tools
Interact with REST APIs, handle JSON data, authentication tokens, webhooks, and event-driven workflows
Contribute to observability and status monitoring by collecting system information and making it visible to engineers through dashboards or internal documentation platforms
Document technical designs, operational procedures, decisions, and runbooks clearly for the team
Collaborate closely with Platform, DevOps, software engineering, QA, and integration teams
Learn and apply production-minded engineering practices around reliability, maintainability, automation, and clear ownership

Essential Skills

Current enrollment as a student in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical field, with eligibility to work as a Werkstudent in Germany
Basic but practical understanding of Linux, including command-line usage, file systems, processes, permissions, and shell commands
Practical experience with Git and basic conflict resolution
PA reliable working style, clear communication, and the ability to ask questions early when requirements or technical details are unclear. programming or scripting experience in at least one of the following: Python, JavaScript/Node.js, Bash, or a comparable language
Basic understanding of HTTP and REST APIs, including requests, responses, JSON, status codes, and simple authentication mechanisms such as tokens or API keys
Familiarity with containers, especially Docker concepts such as images, containers, ports, volumes, and environment variables
Some exposure to CI/CD systems such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar tools through university projects, personal projects, internships, open source, or lab work
Ability to write clear documentation in English for technical users
Curiosity, willingness to learn, and motivation to work on real engineering problems in a production-minded environment

Beneficial Skills

Experience with webhooks, event-driven integrations, or automation between development tools
Familiarity with backend frameworks (FastAPI, Flask, Express) and basic frontend skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
Basic knowledge of Linux system administration, services (systemd, Nginx), and messaging/pub-sub systems (MQTT, etc.)
Experience with documentation platforms, testing frameworks, and monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, pytest, Jest)
Exposure to DevOps, automation, containerization, or related projects, with interest in robotics, embedded systems, or industrial automation

What we offer

A dynamic high-tech startup combined with financial soundness and world-class investors
Challenging tasks and projects
Great working environment in an interdisciplinary, international team
Room for creativity and personal development

About us

Agile Robots SE is an international high-tech company based in Munich, Germany with a production site in Kaufbeuren and more than 2300 employees worldwide. Our mission is to bridge the gap between artificial intelligence and robotics by developing systems that combine state-of-the-art force-moment-sensing and world-leading image-processing technology. This unique combination of technologies allows us to provide user-friendly and affordable robotic solutions that enable intelligent precision assembly.

This is made possible by our employees, who bring out the best in each and every day with creativity and enthusiasm. Become part of this team and shape the future of robotics with us!

We are proud of our diversity and welcome your application regardless of gender and sexual identity, nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, or disability.