About the Role
Lead a small backend engineering team at a B2B communications software company, balancing hands-on technical work with people leadership. You will shape a product area's technical direction and help the team deliver reliable, customer-focused solutions.
What You'll Do
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Spend about half your time on architecture, development, code reviews, and key technical projects.
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Lead a team of 3 to 4 engineers, supporting its effectiveness, technical quality, and delivery.
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Partner with Product to understand customer problems, shape solutions, scope work, and set priorities.
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Set technical direction while enabling engineers to own decisions and develop their judgment.
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Hold regular 1:1s, provide actionable feedback, and support team members' development.
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Remove blockers, manage dependencies, and identify delivery risks early.
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Improve engineering practices and explore useful applications of AI across the software development lifecycle.
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Support hiring with technical interviews, structured feedback, and candidate conversations.
What We're Looking For
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At least 3 years of Senior or Staff Engineer experience, with recent hands-on backend engineering work.
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A backend engineering background and substantial experience with Java or another JVM language; Kotlin is a plus.
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Experience leading engineers or technical projects, including architecture decisions and delivery for production systems.
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A balance of hands-on software development and people leadership, with experience managing a small team.
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Strong communication, product judgment, and a track record of pragmatic delivery; startup experience is helpful.
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Experience with AWS and AI-assisted development is beneficial.
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Fluent English and authorization to work in Germany without visa sponsorship.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary and equity are offered. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
Hybrid role based in Berlin, Germany, with in-office work 3 days per week.
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