Hybrid Lead Backend Developer – Architecture, Development

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About the role

  • Lead Backend Developer designing architectural solutions and implementing features in Go for AI-powered data platform. Focus on APIs, microservices, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

  • Design technical architecture solutions for new requirements
  • Think end-to-end: API design and versioning
  • Security by design: threat modeling
  • Coordinate with customers: clarify requirements from a technical perspective
  • Create architectural artifacts; maintain the technical roadmap and standards
  • Implement new features in Go
  • Ensure quality: code reviews, automated tests
  • Analyze incidents and implement workarounds
  • Operational responsibilities: analyze logs and tracing
  • Team enablement: mentoring and technical sparring for developers

Requirements

  • Degree in computer science or equivalent qualification
  • 5+ years of experience in backend development
  • Substantial practical experience with Go, or very strong experience in a comparable language
  • Proven experience with microservices and distributed systems
  • Kubernetes and container ecosystem (Docker, Helm)
  • CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows
  • API design (REST/gRPC, OpenAPI)
  • Observability (logs, metrics, traces)
  • Security fundamentals (authentication/authorization, OAuth2/OIDC, secret management)
  • Solid data skills (SQL, caching, queues, streams)
  • Excellent communication skills in German and English

Benefits

  • 30 days of vacation
  • Option to work remotely
  • Flexible working hours
  • Permanent employment (part-time or full-time)
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Mentoring program
  • Subsidized Deutschland-Ticket (public transport pass)
  • Modern, personalized IT equipment
  • Opportunity to participate in JobRad (company bike leasing)
  • Access to sports and leisure programs
  • Participation in the Corporate Benefits program

Job title

Lead Backend Developer – Architecture, Development

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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