Backend Engineer
System Engineer
Bratislava
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Job Introduction
FREQUENTIS Solutions & Services
, as a member of the Austrian Group FREQUENTIS AG, is focused on software development, system engineering and delivery of safety-critical voice communication and information systems. Our solutions are developed and distributed in the following business segments:
Air Traffic Management & Defence
(civil and military air traffic control, aeronautical information management),
Public Safety
(police, fire and rescue services, emergency medical services) and
Public Transport & Maritime
(railway and urban transport solutions, vessel traffic management).
Frequentis develops
safety‑critical communication and control‑centre solutions
that keep railway and urban transport networks running safely and efficiently, even under demanding operational conditions. With industry‑leading expertise in
operations communication, incident management, and GSM‑R dispatcher terminals
, Frequentis supports rail operators in more than 25 countries, ensuring smooth coordination and fast response when disruptions occur. As technology evolves, engineers at Frequentis help shape the future of digital, integrated, and virtualised control rooms — giving transport organisations the tools to boost performance, resilience, and passenger safety.
Your Role
We are looking for a
System Engineer
to join our
RailX team
, where you will contribute to the implementation, integration, automation and maintenance of system platforms supporting our software solutions for the public transport sector, with a focus on rail. In this role, you will work with a wide range of technologies and collaborate closely with development teams, architects and customers to ensure reliable and efficient system solutions. You will gain a deep understanding of how individual technologies interact within complex software environments and support their successful integration with external systems and customer infrastructures. As part of an experienced international team, you will help translate technical requirements into practical solutions, support software integration activities and contribute to the continuous improvement of our products and services. Join us and help shape innovative solutions that support public transportation worldwide. At Frequentis, you will work with cutting-edge technologies, collaborate with experts across different domains and benefit from flexible working arrangements, professional development opportunities and a healthy work-life balance.
Key Tasks
- Design, implement and maintain automation and infrastructure solutions using Infrastructure as Code and related technologies
- Integrate and support technical solutions across development, test and customer environments
- Maintain and continuously improve shared development and integration platforms used by RailX teams
- Support Agile teams and stakeholders in delivering reliable and scalable solutions
- Support customer deployments, test integrations and internal infrastructure environments
- Contribute to IMS and Kubernetes/OpenShift harmonization activities across products
- Create and maintain engineering documentation
- Collaborate on product readiness, release activities and continuous improvement initiatives
- Troubleshoot system issues, perform root cause analysis and prioritize corrective actions
- Cooperate with development teams, suppliers and competence centers to drive platform and architecture improvements
Key Qualifications
Technical Skills & Competencies
- Experience with Linux administration (RPM-based distributions)
- Knowledge of Kubernetes environments, preferably OpenShift
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible
- Knowledge of Git and Helm
- Understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases
- Familiarity with cloud-native architectures, containers and microservices
- Scripting skills in Bash and/or Python
- Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
- Experience working in Agile and cross-functional environments
Skills Considered An Advantage
- Experience with Jenkins and Argo CD
- Knowledge of observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana and Loki
- Basic networking and network security knowledge
- Experience with Jira
- Knowledge of Scrum or SAFe methodologies
- Experience with virtualization platforms such as ESXi or KVM
Employee Requirements
Minimum achieved education
- secondary school with an A-Levels equivalent
Education in the field
- Information Technology, Telecommunications
Language Skills
- English - Advanced (C1)
Personality Requirements And Skills
- Self-driven and comfortable working in a highly autonomous environment
- Ability to develop and implement technical solutions independently
- Strong collaboration and communication skills when working with customers, partners and internal stakeholders
- Ability to work effectively in Agile, cross-functional and international teams
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to troubleshoot complex systems and identify root causes
- Structured and detail-oriented approach to engineering documentation
Our Values
Around 2,600 employees are committed to creating a safer world with their innovative strength and technology orientation. Our culture is based on a working environment characterized by fairness and trust, mutual respect and appreciation. As an international company, we value this diversity and recruit regardless of age, gender, origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religion. We value fair and good working conditions, an optimum work-life-balance and offer all our employees equal development opportunities. In doing so, we focus on long-term working relationships in order to keep the valuable know-how of our employees stable.
Benefits
We offer an international and exciting work environment with manifold opportunities to grow both personally and professionally. Happiness and commitment of our employees is a key contributor to our success and we therefore put strong emphasis on our team spirit and a healthy work-life-balance. We are located in a modern office building with good public transportation connections, close to the city center of Bratislava.
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