Developer creating modern web applications for DATAGROUP, a leading German IT service provider. Engaging in exciting projects with flexible work arrangements in a supportive environment.
About the role
- Senior Engineer owning backend outcomes across services for PlayOn’s HQ web application. Designing APIs, enhancing reliability, and leading platform modernization in a collaborative environment.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and operate APIs and services that power HQ web experiences.
- Work primarily in Java while collaborating across services written in Go, TypeScript, and Python.
- Build and evolve event-driven workflows with reliable publishing/consumption, schema discipline, and safe rollout patterns.
- Partner with frontend engineers to translate product requirements into clean, scalable API designs.
- Contribute to architectural decisions, RFCs, and pragmatic modernization of service boundaries and data models.
- Strengthen CI/CD and deployment safety using AWS, EKS, and a GitOps approach.
- Identify and eliminate bottlenecks through performance tuning, load testing, and data-driven scaling.
- Mentor engineers and lead contractors through high-signal code reviews, clear standards, and scoped technical direction.
- Participate in interviews, refine coding standards, and strengthen our engineering culture.
Requirements
- 5–8 years of professional software engineering experience, including designing and maintaining backend systems at scale.
- Strong skills in Java and familiarity with PostgreSQL or other relational databases.
- Experience with event-driven architecture and data fan-out technologies like Kafka.
- Experience with AWS services such as EKS, RDS, S3, SQS/SNS, and related cloud-native tooling.
- Deep understanding of API design, microservices architecture, and distributed systems.
- Solid understanding of observability, monitoring, alerting, and incident management.
- Strong delivery mindset with comfort owning systems through build, release, and production health.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills—you thrive in cross-functional environments with product, design, and platform teams.
- A passion for reliable systems, clean code, and mentoring others.
- Golang experience is a plus, along with familiarity with TypeScript or Python services.
- Familiarity with modern data pipelines and orchestration tools (where relevant to HQ) is a plus.
Benefits
- Multiple medical insurance plans to choose from
- Dental, vision life and disability insurance
- Employee Emergency Fund
- Company equity (stock options)
- Open PTO policy
- 401K plan with company match
- Hybrid/flexible work environment
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