• Build and maintain reliable, scalable backend services and product features using Kotlin or Java and modern web frameworks.
• Take ownership of features from initial user problem discovery through development, rollout, and evaluation of their impact.
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to translate ideas and user needs into high-quality shipped experiences.
• Contribute beyond the backend when needed, including web, mobile, infrastructure, and other parts of the product stack.
• Use AI coding assistants to navigate unfamiliar codebases, accelerate development, prototype solutions, and deliver well-structured changes outside your primary specialization.
• Explore user problems through prototypes, instrumentation, experimentation, and collaboration with product or customer-facing teams.
• Help evolve engineering practices toward more end-to-end, product-minded ownership and AI-enabled development.
• Contribute to reliable deployment and infrastructure practices, with opportunities to work with Kubernetes, Helm, messaging systems, and related technologies.

Requirements:

• Professional experience in backend software engineering, with a strong foundation in Kotlin or Java and experience with frameworks such as Micronaut or Spring.
• Experience developing SaaS products, ideally within an Agile and cross-functional product environment.
• A backend specialization combined with a willingness and ability to contribute to frontend, mobile, infrastructure, or other areas when required.
• Familiarity with AI-powered coding tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar tools, or a strong willingness to incorporate them into your workflow.
• Strong product mindset and ownership mentality, with a focus on understanding user problems and delivering measurable outcomes rather than simply completing technical tickets.
• Ability to work effectively with product managers, designers, engineers, and other stakeholders.
• Strong curiosity, adaptability, engineering judgment, and willingness to learn new technologies and ways of working.
• Experience working with designers, mockups, or prototypes is a plus.
• Experience with instrumentation, experimentation, A/B testing, Grafana, or Mixpanel is a plus.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes and Helm is a plus.
• Experience with PostgreSQL and messaging systems such as RabbitMQ or Apache Kafka is a plus.
• Candidates at different experience levels are welcome, including engineers early in their careers who have gained relevant experience alongside their studies.

Benefits:

• Remote-first working model with flexibility to work from home.
• Opportunities for occasional in-person collaboration through team events, workshops, and meetings in Berlin or Stuttgart, with advance notice.
• Flexibility to work remotely from other locations within the European Union.
• E-Gym-Wellpass membership covered by the employer.
• Job bike leasing.
• Relaxed, collaborative environment with highly motivated and committed colleagues.
• Strong opportunity to shape products and contribute directly to the growth of a young technology organization.
• Regular team events and culture days focused on collaboration and connection.
• Supportive environment with tools, practices, and colleagues that encourage continuous technical and product development.
• Opportunity to deepen backend expertise while growing into a product-minded, AI-enabled engineering role.