2 months ago
Berlin, GermanySenior
Responsibilities
- Own complex backend systems from design through production, including architecture, implementation, and long-term maintenance.
- Lead technical discussions, drive engineering decisions, and document trade-offs.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through reviews, pairing, and structured feedback.
- Identify and improve systemic infrastructure weaknesses with minimal direction.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and data teams on technical direction.
- Improve observability, reliability, and performance across the backend stack.
- Participate in technical interviews and help define the engineering bar.
Requirements
- 7+ years of backend engineering experience with ownership of critical production systems.
- Deep expertise in Java and Spring Boot, plus strong familiarity with Python.
- Experience designing distributed systems, including event-driven architecture, microservices, and data pipelines.
- Strong command of PostgreSQL and experience with cloud-native infrastructure on AWS.
- Experience handling hypergrowth or scale challenges.
- Ability to mentor engineers, operate autonomously, shape requirements, and work effectively in ambiguity.
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