Lead Engineer

We are looking for you as a Lead Engineer (f/m/d)* Backend - Java You combine a deep passion for software engineering with the motivation to guide a talented engineering team to steer our customer-centric product in a future-proof manner? Apply to become part of our journey 

With the power of a globally successful brand, we at Engel & Völkers are breaking new ground and developing first-class services and creative solutions with our international colleagues. What counts for us is the best idea, not the highest title. Right from the start, you will have a lot of personal responsibility and creative freedom. Challenging tasks will provide you with individual development opportunities.

To lead one of our engineering teams on the Agent Platform at the Hamburg headquarters, we are looking for you as a full-time (40 hours) Lead Engineer (f/m/d)* Backend - Java with immediate effect. As Lead Engineer (f/m/d)* Backend, you will guide and inspire a talented engineering team, shape the technical vision of our platform, and contribute directly to delivering value to our customers.

• As Lead Engineer (f/m/d)* Backend, you will take over the strategic, technical and disciplinary responsibility for one engineering team on our Agent Platform.
• You will define and align technical goals for your team, while setting clear, measurable objectives to ensure efficient and high-quality delivery.
• Your responsibility is to lead and steer the full DevOps lifecycle of our user-centric products - starting from architecture, design and development to deployment as well as operation and optimization.
• Collaborate closely with key stakeholders across the organization, including Product Management and Design, other teams and the C-Level, to ensure alignment and efficiency.
• Act as a coach and mentor to your engineers, supporting their professional growth and helping them reach their full potential.

• You bring several years of experience in a Lead Software Engineering role with a focus on Backend Engineering in an agile environment.
• Strong experience in modern technology stacks with high complexity and scale and in developing distributed systems with high demands on performance and reliability.
• Expert knowledge in Java and Spring Boot, deep understanding of relational database design principles & knowledge of SQL (PostgreSQL preferred).
• Deep understanding of modern cloud-based backend architectures and technologies (GCP preferred).
• More than just management, you are passionate about developing people and helping them reach their full potential.
• You have excellent communication skills in English, German is a plus.

• General conditions: 30 days of vacation plus additional days off on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, a hybrid work model with 50% presence at the headquarters each month, a learning flat rate in the in-house Academy and company pension scheme.
• Health & mobility: Monthly subsidies for your sports membership or for the Urban Sports Club, a Work-Life Portal, JobRad, Deutschland-Ticket subsidy and your own Pluxee card.
• Engel & Völkers Community: Various offers and training opportunities with e-learning formats, individual support, events and company celebrations, an incentivized employee referral program and other corporate benefits.
• Offers at the headquarters: Monthly after-work events, Barista bar with a wide selection of beverages and additional snacks, massage offers, an annual health week, a weekly "juice day" with freshly pressed juices, a 24/7 kiosk, influenza vaccinations, as well as free parking and e-charging stations in our underground garage.

A passion for real estate

We have specialized in real estate services in the premium segment for over 45 years. Today, we are active in over 35 countries, on five continents and at over 1,000 locations with more than 16,600 people under the Engel & Völkers brand and embody our shared values: expertise, exclusivity and passion. 

The digitalization of the real estate industry is one of the most exciting prop-tech trends that will accompany us in the economy in the coming years. At Engel & Völkers Technology, we are playing a key role in reshaping our industry and are pioneers in digital real estate brokerage of premium residential properties. Find out more insights here on the careers page.

Apply online now & become part of our journey

Katharina Jürgens

Engel & Völkers Holding GmbH

Vancouverstraße 2a, 20457 Hamburg

Your contact person Katharina Jürgens is employed by Engel & Völkers Holding GmbH and is in charge of the application process for this position for Engel & Völkers Technology GmbH.

*With this job advertisement, we are explicitly addressing female, male and diverse potential new colleagues. We at Engel & Völkers are proud of our diversity and want to continue to promote it. We expressly welcome all applicants, regardless of their gender, age, nationality, religion or sexual orientation