BLS AG
Bern
Software Engineer with DevOps Mindset
- 10 November 2026
- 70 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Native language), English (Intermediate)
About the job
70-100%
Together with an interdisciplinary team, you build, develop, and integrate the new platform for reliable and future-oriented passenger information. In doing so, you connect development and operations, ensuring that technology and teamwork mesh seamlessly. This is how you help shape the digital future of BLS with us.
About BLS
With almost 4000 employees, BLS is the second largest railway company in Switzerland. More than that: we are also a shipping company, a real estate firm, an international freight railway, a bus company, and we transport cars safely through the Lötschberg and Simplon. What unites us? Pride in what we do every day. Mobility has many facets for us. And many exciting jobs.
Together with an interdisciplinary team, you build, develop, and integrate the new platform for reliable and future-oriented passenger information. In doing so, you connect development and operations, ensuring that technology and teamwork mesh seamlessly. This is how you help shape the digital future of BLS with us.
Software Engineer with DevOps Mindset
What awaits you:
- Further develop new functions and interfaces for passenger information on trains and accompany the solutions into productive operation
- Continuously improve our CI/CD, build, test, deployment, and operational processes and implement meaningful automations
- Analyse and resolve disruptions, work with the team to ensure sustainable solutions, and take responsibility for the software in operation
- Plan and accompany releases, change, and maintenance work and ensure the long-term maintenance of our applications
- Collaborate with product owners, our specialist departments, other IT teams, and external partners to contribute your technical perspective from requirements to operation
What you bring with you:
- Completed education or training in computer science, software engineering, or a comparable technical background
- Several years of experience in software development and willingness to take responsibility for your solutions in productive operation
- Good knowledge of Java or another object-oriented programming language as well as experience with CI/CD and modern development tools; knowledge of containers, GitLab, or OpenShift is a plus
- A good understanding of operational requirements for productive applications and enjoyment in analysing errors to their root cause and sustainably automating recurring tasks
- A structured and pragmatic working style, strong analytical skills, and enjoyment in collaborating across team and specialist boundaries
Your benefits – what you can look forward to:
- Receive a GA 2nd class, a GA 1st class, or a half-fare travelcard
- Work where it suits you best, whether at home or in the office
- Arrange your working hours freely. We promote part-time work, top-sharing, and job-sharing
- There is the possibility to purchase five to ten additional holiday days per year and to take a sabbatical of 40 working days every seven years.
- We support your health with seasonal events and courses.
- Financial support for external training, a leadership development programme, and an exciting internal learning and course offer are available to you.
About BLS
With almost 4000 employees, BLS is the second largest railway company in Switzerland. More than that: we are also a shipping company, a real estate firm, an international freight railway, a bus company, and we transport cars safely through the Lötschberg and Simplon. What unites us? Pride in what we do every day. Mobility has many facets for us. And many exciting jobs.
We are happy to answer your questions
Manuel Kohler
Head of Customer Systems
+41 58 327 27 14
Kathrin Gehrig-Müller
HR Consultant
+41 79 351 34 81
