Working Student – Site Reliability Engineering

When travelers are searching for a hotel, we want the obvious choice to be trivago! By comparing prices from major booking sites, we’re making it easy for people to find hotels they want at a price they’ll love. In the lively city of Düsseldorf, we seize opportunities to learn everyday, innovate, and make an enduring mark on the travel industry. A career at trivago is a journey designed for people who crave continuous development and want to thrive in a high-performing team. Here you will find those who aren’t afraid of change but rather embrace it, turning every challenge into a pathway for growth. Join trivago, work with a great team, and grow with us!

Join us in making a difference

Are you ready to play a crucial role in shaping trivago’s financial future? Our FP&A team is at the heart of transforming company strategy into actionable financial plans and insights. As a Financial Planning Analyst, you’ll be part of a dynamic team that ensures the accuracy of our financials and empowers management with data-driven decision-making capabilities. We’re looking for an analytical mind who’s passionate about financial modelling and process improvement to help drive our continued success. If you’re excited about working with cross-functional teams and turning complex data into actionable insights, we want to hear from you!

• Continuously learn and adapt to new technologies, frameworks, and tools to enhance development capabilities.
• Participate in infrastructure automation projects and contribute to maintaining high standards of quality and documentation.
• Share insights from your academic learning, and support peers by bringing fresh perspectives to the team.
• Learn and assist in maintaining and troubleshooting system reliability and performance
• Support the team in monitoring and improving infrastructure operations
• Collaborate on automation projects to reduce manual operations
• Help implement and maintain Kubernetes clusters and service deployments
• Participate in the analysis and resolution of technical issues
• Contribute to documentation and process improvements
• What you’ll gain:
• Experience in large, real-life projects
• Mentorship from our highly talented engineers
• A network of contacts in the tech industry

• Fluency in English
• Availability to work 20 hours per week and ability to commute to campus twice a week
• Enrolled in a Master’s program in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (must maintain student status)
• Good Knowledge of Git
• Familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g. Ansible) and infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform)
• Basic knowledge of Linux systems and networking concepts
• Basic Knowledge of DevOps, deployments, infrastructure automation and CI/CD
• Comfortable working in a collaborative environment, asking questions, and seeking feedback.
• What makes you stand out:
• Problem-solving skills
• Experience with network management (e.g. DHCP)
• Experience with any monitoring tooling (InfluxDB, Grafana, ELK, etc.).