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title: 'Expert Site Reliability Engineer - Edge Infrastructure (f/m/d) at Orbem'
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# Expert Site Reliability Engineer - Edge Infrastructure (f/m/d) at Orbem

- **Company:** Orbem
- **Location:** Munich, Germany
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-28
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/orbem/4c2e5878-0145-4c6e-a500-284f15a00fa4

## Job description

We see the potential inside everything and everyone. Starting with you. Orbem uses AI to industrialize MRI, delivering non-invasive insight into everything from fruits to eggs to the human body. We are transforming what is becoming the world's largest biological dataset into actionable intelligence to reduce waste, increase quality, and accelerate the shift toward a more sustainable and healthier future. Headquartered and founded in Munich, Germany, with an office now in Houston, Texas, our world-class team is scaling inside-out technology to transform how humanity sees and understands biological matter. Help us see what's possible. Join us.

## Your Role

Orbem’s AI-powered MRI systems run on edge infrastructure deployed directly at customer sites, such as hatcheries and food processing plants. As an Expert Site Reliability Engineer, you will own the reliability, availability, and performance of this growing global fleet. You are the team’s deepest technical authority on the on-premise platform, setting architecture and standards through hands-on expertise. You will own the hardware, network, operating system, and Kubernetes layers that power teams like Data, Machine Learning, and Software.

## Your Day-to-Day

As an Individual Contributor on the expert track, your responsibilities center entirely on deep technical ownership and execution: Edge Infrastructure Ownership

- Own the reliability and lifecycle of our edge racks: server hardware, network equipment, custom Linux-based OS, and the GPU-enabled Kubernetes layer running our AI classification services.
- Design and improve automation for provisioning our growing fleet (50+ edge clusters and counting) using tools like Terraform, BMC/IPMI, and router APIs.
- Maintain the secure network connecting edge deployments to our central cloud, and the tooling that enables safe software delivery to the fleet.

Reliability & Incident Management

- Participate in the rotation of support on weekdays and own triage and resolution for escalated production issues.
- Lead post-incident reviews and turn findings into lasting, automated fixes.
- Define and monitor SLOs/SLIs/SLAs for physical edge systems running unattended in the field.
- Extend our observability stack (Prometheus, custom hardware exporters, Grafana, Datadog) to catch issues proactively, often before customers notice.

Architecture, Collaboration & Craft

- Set technical direction for edge infrastructure projects and contribute to technical planning and ticket writing.
- Mentor fellow engineers through pairing, design/code reviews, and knowledge sharing, raising the technical bar without formal management authority.
- Act as the top-level technical escalation point, personally helping resolve the most complex support and production issues.
- Collaborate with stakeholders (with the eventual support of a Product Manager) to gather requirements and manage technical alignment.
- Automate away repetitive manual work, applying the same rigor to internal tooling as to a customer-facing product.

## Your Experience and Skills

- Container Orchestration: Super proficient in maintaining Kubernetes on edge machines.
- Programming: Fluency in at least one modern language, such as Golang or Python.
- Monitoring: Deep understanding of concepts and tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
- Terraform is a native language to you.
- Linux & Server Expertise: Deep proficiency in Linux-based systems and experience with server hardware, including components like RAID controllers BIOS, and Booting.
- DevOps: Good understanding of release systems and proficiency with GitOps tools like Argo CD.
- Security Management: Proficient in security concepts like certificate management (issuing, lifecycles, etc.) and secure network tunnels (e.g., IPSec/VPN).

What Makes You Stand Out

- Holistic Data Center Engineering Expertise: Deep understanding of how to deal with low-level hardware like routers, switches, servers, BIOS, and TPM modules .
- Bare-Metal Automation: Proven experience designing and implementing automation for bare-metal infrastructure provisioning.
- Modern Kubernetes & CI/CD Architect: Moves beyond basic deployments to architecting sophisticated, automated, and resilient delivery pipelines using cutting-edge GitOps and Kubernetes-native tooling.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Mastery: Expert-level proficiency with Terraform to build version-controlled, repeatable, and scalable environments.

Behavioral competencies

- Strategic Thinker: You develop a clear vision and roadmap for the edge platform, considering its long-term health, scalability, and usability.
- Strong Communicator: You build strong relationships with development teams and other stakeholders, communicate changes clearly, and secure buy-in.
- High Ownership: You take end-to-end ownership of your technical output, including reliability, documentation, and continuous improvement.
- Data-Driven: You use metrics on uptime, incidents, and support requests to prioritize the work that delivers the most value.
- Customer-Focused: You keep developer and end-customer experience front of mind in your planning and execution.

Fit to Our Values

- We Own Every Challenge: we enjoy complexity and thrive under uncertainty.
- We Strive for Better: we seize any opportunity for growth and challenge the status quo. We are constantly learning and improving.
- We Imagine New Frontiers: we think beyond “doable” and “reasonable”. We design a sustainable and healthy future together.

## What We Offer

International Environment:

- Join a team with 40+ nationalities across 5 continents, all driven by a shared purpose: shedding light on the world’s toughest challenges.

Comprehensive Benefits:

- Stock Options: Share in Orbem’s success.
- Relocation Support: Seamless support for your move to Germany.
- Learning & Development: €1,750 annual budget for personal growth.
- Fitness Membership: Access to Urban Sports Club or Wellpass.
- Childcare Reimbursement: Support for Kita/Kindergarten fees.
- Deutschland Ticket: Monthly subsidy towards public transportation costs.

Work-Life Integration:

- Flexible Hours & Home Office: Work when and where it suits you.
- WFH Perks: Get €185 to upgrade your home office + an external monitor on us!
- 30 Days Paid Leave: Plenty of time to recharge.
- Personal Leave: Flexibility for life’s important moments.
- Work From Anywhere: Experience new cultures and environments for up to 60 days per year.

Make a Difference: Join an ambitious, fast-growing team working on breakthrough technology. In our scale-up environment, you'll have the freedom to lead your projects and make an impact. We provide a platform for you to explore, innovate, and define your vision for the future. At Orbem, we're committed to helping you discover your strengths, and while we aim to teach you, we also want to learn from you. Your Team: You'll become part of our diverse and international team. Learn more about the team members, their work, and challenges here: https://orbem.ai/company/

At Orbem, we're committed to building a smart, diverse team, and we recognize that self-doubt can prevent talented individuals from applying. If you feel you don't meet every requirement, we'd love to hear from you anyway!

## About Orbem

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Orbem uses AI-powered MRI technology to provide non-invasive, inside-out biological insights for the food and health industries, reducing waste and improving sustainability.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: Munich, Germany & Houston, USA
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Agriculture (food production, hatcheries, fruit/nut processing) and Healthcare (diagnostics)
- **Target customers**: B2B – hatcheries, food processors, packers, and health systems
- **Mission / purpose**: “Reveal the hidden knowledge inside biology” to cut waste, combat hunger, strengthen sustainability, and enhance animal welfare and human health.

## Products & Services
- **[Genus Focus](https://www.orbem.ai/)**: AI-powered MRI system for in-ovo sexing of chicken embryos – non-invasive, works across all breeds, eliminates the need for culling male chicks. (Hardware + SaaS)
- **[Fruit Inspection](https://www.orbem.ai/)**: Non-destructive detection of internal defects (e.g., browning in avocados) before packing. (Hardware + SaaS)
- **[Nut Inspection](https://www.orbem.ai/)**: Detection of deformation, discoloration, dehydration, and other internal quality issues. (Hardware + SaaS)
- **[Health Scanning](https://www.orbem.ai/)**: Industrial-scale MRI aimed at proactive, preventive health monitoring for humans. (Hardware + SaaS)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric (Total Funding)**: Cumulative ~€95M+ (seed, Series A, Series B, and equity-free grants) – latest round: €55.5M Series B (2025)
- **Notable Investors**: Innovation Industries, Supernova Invest, 83North, La Famiglia (General Catalyst), The Venture Collective, Possible Ventures
- **Growth Signals**: Over 200 team members (2025); 40+ nationalities; expanded into France (2023), Germany & Netherlands (2024), and new markets Norway, Switzerland, USA (2025); selected for EIC funding; non-invasive in-ovo sexing gaining regulatory and industry traction.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unique deep-tech moat**: Proprietary combination of high-speed MRI and AI that works on living biological materials without damage.
- **Versatile across species and produce**: The only non-invasive technology that works for all chicken breeds and can be adapted to fruits, nuts, and human health.
- **Sustainability impact**: Directly addresses massive food waste (1.25B tonnes lost post-harvest) and animal welfare issues, creating strong ESG/regulatory tailwinds.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling its industrial MRI platform from food applications into human health diagnostics.
- Expanding geographical presence (recent entry into Norway, Switzerland, USA).
- Increasing throughput and automation to meet large hatchery and food processing demand.
- Building a world-class, interdisciplinary team to accelerate product development.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: International team of 40+ nationalities, human‑centered, transparent communication, distributed leadership, and a flat hierarchy.
- **Work policy**: Flexible hours, home office option, and up to 30 days paid leave. Work from anywhere policy (within certain limits).
- **Perks**: Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP), €1,750 annual personal growth budget, medical/dental/vision insurance (75%/50% coverage), 401(k) with 100% match up to 5% (US), parental leave (12 weeks partially paid), visa and relocation support, and company events.
- **Impact**: Team members become shareholders and contribute directly to solving global food waste and health challenges.

## Sources
1. [orbem.ai](https://www.orbem.ai/)
2. [orbem.ai/careers](https://www.orbem.ai/careers)
3. [orbem.ai/company](https://www.orbem.ai/company)
4. [orbem.ai/about](https://www.orbem.ai/about)
5. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/orbem)

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