YOUR OPPORTUNITY
We are a dynamic international team developing an ultra-wideband (UWB) based Local Positioning System (LPS) to enable our advanced player and ball tracking solutions. To capture and provide precise position and motion data in the sports environment, we are developing a full-stack of software components including firmware, backend and frontend applications. Join our cross-functional team to develop and optimize our end-to-end testing environment in collaboration with your colleagues from our software and hardware departments.
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
- A solid understanding of bash and python scripting
- Knowledge of BDD frameworks, docker and C++ GoogleTest
- Some experience with electronics, soldering simple circuits
- Enthusiasm to understand and thoroughly test complex systems
- You have been working with Linux operating systems and Linux infrastructure and tooling in the past
- You are excited to dive into new software & hardware territory
- You are fluent in English or German
- You are a reliable team player willing to take on responsibility and move the team & product forward with your own solutions
- The willingness to come to the office in Munich most days
YOUR TASKS
As a Test Automation Engineer in our agile RTLS team you will
- Support all levels of automated software testing across our teams: Unit-testing, system-testing and release testing in black-box and white-box approaches,
- Maintain and shape our GitLab CI infrastructure,
- Design and improve our end-to-end system test infrastructure in collaboration with hardware developers
- Define test criteria and analyze test reports together with your colleagues
- Automate the evaluation and reporting of continuous integration test results
OUR TECH STACK
Our integration and end-to-end testing infrastructure is mainly built on top of a python BDD framework with some parts of C++ GTests. We utilize GitLab's built-in CI infrastructure to build and run all kind of automated tests, both within a Kubernetes cluster and on standalone servers. On the frontend, Cypress is our tool of choice for end-to-end testing, ensuring seamless user interactions. We manage continuous integration and deployment through GitLab pipelines, utilizing Docker and Ansible to streamline our development and deployment processes. Additionally, Bash scripting is used extensively to automate and optimize our workflows.
At KINEXON, you will meet people with a similar mindset who are passionate about innovative technologies and love to master new challenges in a team, as well as create great products.
Become part of our team and enjoy the following benefits:
- #GrowBeyondYourself – with an annual learning budget to further support your development.
- #Freetime 30 days (DE) / 20 days (US) paid vacation to refuel your energy (for full-time employees)
- #WeCare – take your time off for the family (parental leave etc.)
- #WorkingHours – Early bird or night owl - you can choose your flexible work hours.
- #FlexibleLocation – we work with a hybrid and remote model.
- #OneTeam - We enjoy spending time together at regular team and company events.
- #OnTop - further benefits selected by you out of a range of benefits that we offer (mobility, sports, vacation budget, training and more)
If you want to find out more about our benefits, you can look here and with a visit to Instagram wearekinexon you can get a look behind the scenes.
About Us
KINEXON is a global location-based technology leader that develops groundbreaking hardware and software solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT). Our vision is a world in perfect, frictionless flow. Wherever assets, people or operations are in motion, we can improve and automate the underlying processes, creating powerful results for our customers. Founded in 2012, and headquartered in Munich, Germany, KINEXON has grown to more than 300 employees across offices in Munich and Chicago.
Being a KINEXIAN means you are willing to create real impact for your team, department, and the company as a whole - all while contributing to our most valued asset, our culture.
At KINEXON we want to establish and guarantee an environment in which each person has equal opportunities and has the ability to shine and develop. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to the success of a company. Therefore our employment opportunities are open to all individuals, no matter which gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation, ability, place of origion, or socioeconomic status.
There is no better time to join than NOW. What are you waiting for? Join us on this exciting journey!
What We Do
KINEXON stands for connected and automated operations in manufacturing, logistics, sports and media organizations. Our full IoT-stack, which includes state-of-the-art cloud solutions, translates physical worlds into digital twins and provides intuitive tools to identify, optimize and automate processes. Through our leading solutions we enable our customers to achieve next-level performance, efficiency and sustainability.
360-degree connectivity also seamlessly integrates into existing IT infrastructures and allows to realize individual applications.
As a full-stack provider, KINEXON covers the entire range of sensors, cloud-software, consulting, and service. In addition, KINEXON possesses profound vertical expertise in manufacturing, logistics, professional sports, and media.
Among the clients are top international sports clubs from the NBA, NHL, NFL, Bundesliga, DEL, BBL, and HBL, globally active companies including BMW, Continental, Zalando, and Red Bull, as well as high-reach media enterprises such as Red Bull Mediahouse and Sky.
KINEXON has received several awards for its innovative solutions – for example, KINEXON won the awards for most innovative tech company in Bavaria, several IoT Awards in the US, and and "best young tech company" at the "Factory of the Year" awards, organized by A.T. Kearney and the industry journal “Die Produktion.”
KINEXON was founded by Dr. Alexander Hüttenbrink and Dr. Oliver Trinchera, former scientists of the Technical University of Munich. The headquarters in Munich, as well as the US offices in Chicago currently employ around 300 people.
