Lead Backend Engineer (m/f/d)

Introduction

Your Objectives & Role

• Drive the Backend Vision: Define and evolve the architecture of our backend systems, ensuring they are scalable, secure, and aligned with long-term product strategy.
• Align Engineering with Strategy: Act as a technical counterpart to product and business stakeholders, translating company objectives into backend initiatives with measurable impact.
• Drive End-to-End Ownership: Take accountability for backend projects from concept to delivery and beyond, setting the standard for reliability and quality across the lifecycle.
• Champion Engineering Excellence: Set the bar for clean, performant, and maintainable code; foster a culture of high standards and technical curiosity.
• Lead & Develop Engineers: Guide backend engineers through mentorship, coaching, and clear technical direction to grow the team's capabilities and autonomy.
• Architect for Scale & Resilience: Make critical decisions on system design and performance to support a growing platform with increasing complexity and scale.
• Elevate Operational Maturity: Lead improvements to monitoring, observability, and developer workflows --- ensuring backend systems are resilient and teams can ship confidently.
• Embed Security by Design: Take responsibility for backend security posture, ensuring systems meet best practices and compliance from the ground up.
• Be a Force for Innovation: Stay ahead of backend trends and emerging technologies; drive continuous improvement in how we build, scale, and operate our systems.

Your Expertise, Skills & Mindset

• Real Seniority: Not defined by years of experience but by a drive for continuous improvement, direct business impact, and ownership.
• Backend Development: Strong proficiency in Python, C++, Node.js, and backend frameworks such as NestJS, Flask, Fastify, or FastAPI.
• Cloud Expertise: Hands-on experience with AWS services like RDS, DynamoDB, S3, Lambda, EC2, and SQS.
• Infrastructure as Code: Experience with Terraform or similar tools for infrastructure automation.
• High-Throughput Systems: Strong experience in real production projects handling large-scale data flows.
• Monitoring & Observability: Proficiency in tools like Datadog, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Security & Networking: Solid understanding of networking principles, security best practices, and cloud security.
• Agile & Fast-Paced Environments: Experience in agile teams, working in dynamic, fast-growing tech environments.
• Excellent Communication: Strong English communication skills (C1+), with the ability to collaborate across teams. German proficiency is not required.

Technologies We Work With

• Event-driven backend development in Python and NestJS, following a microservice architecture
• Frontend monorepo with Turbo, pnpm, changesets, and storybook, primarily using Vue.js
• Adoption of TypeScript, NestJS, BullMQ, and Prisma for backends in an opinionated monorepo approach
• Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, S3
• Container orchestration with Kubernetes and CI/CD using GitLab
• Infrastructure provisioning on AWS using Terraform
• Leveraging the serverless framework on AWS Lambda for high-throughput endpoints

Work Setup

• Hours: 40 hours per week (based on trust)
• Home Office Policy: 3 days in the office / 2 days remote (Hybrid)
• Contract: Permanent contract
• Location: Munich

What We Offer

• MacBook (M4 Pro, 48GB Ram) and a 37-inch curved screen for your work setup
• Startup atmosphere with flat hierarchies and agile team structures
• Flexible working hours and the option to work from home or our state-of-the-art office in Munich, equipped with standing desks
• Competitive salary
• Company pension plan
• Daily meal allowance, free team lunch once a week, cereal bar, and free drinks
• Job bike and access to sports and fitness facilities through EGYM Wellpass or Urban Sports Club membership across Germany
• Professional development opportunities
• German language course
• Discounts on various branded products through our partner Corporate Benefits

Our Recruiting Process

• Initial Contact: We'll get back to you within 48 hours.
• HR Interview: Discuss your experience and expectations.
• Live Assessment: Showcase your skills in a technical challenge.
• CTO Interview: Deep dive into the role and expectations.
• On-Site Meeting: Visit our Munich office and meet the team.

About Us

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