Lead Backend Engineer

vor 2 Wochen

Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland Smartbroker AG Vollzeit
Your mission

As a Lead Backend Engineer, you will play a key role in evolving our core backend platform. You will shape the technical roadmap, take ownership of architectural decisions, and lead a growing team of backend engineers. Together, we will elevate performance, scalability, and developer productivity to the next level.

  • Define the technical vision for our backend architecture and set clear priorities in close collaboration with product and engineering stakeholders.
  • Take technical and functional leadership of one or more backend teams, acting as mentor, coach, and sparring partner.
  • Ensure robust, maintainable, and high-performance services that operate reliably under production load in a microservices or modular domain architecture.
  • Support the team in selecting, introducing, and continuously improving backend technologies, CI/CD pipelines, observability solutions, and testing strategies.
  • Work closely with frontend, mobile, DevOps, and product teams to deliver end-to-end solutions that create real value for our customers.
Über die Smartbroker GruppeYour profile
  • Several years of experience as a backend engineer with strong expertise in relevant programming languages and technologies (e.g. Java, Kotlin, or comparable stacks).
  • Proven experience in technically leading and mentoring software engineering teams.
  • Deep understanding of scalable microservices architectures, messaging patterns, databases (SQL/NoSQL), and cloud platforms.
  • Hands-on experience owning and documenting architectural decisions in complex systems.
  • An agile mindset, high quality standards, and a proactive, solution-oriented approach.
  • Strong communication skills in English and/or German is a plus.
WE OFFER
  • A modern work environment in an established, fast-growing FinTech company.
  • Hybrid work model with flexibility between our Berlin office and remote work.
  • Competitive compensation and performance-based bonuses.
  • Training budgets, access to tech conferences, and ample room for professional and personal growth.
  • A strong, collaborative team culture with open and transparent feedback.
  • Modern technical infrastructure and tools that enable you to work efficiently and effectively.
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