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
Spend about half your time on architecture, development, code reviews, and key technical projects.
Lead a team of 3 to 4 engineers, supporting its effectiveness, technical quality, and delivery.
Partner with Product to understand customer problems, shape solutions, scope work, and set priorities.
Set technical direction while enabling engineers to own decisions and develop their judgment.
Hold regular 1:1s, provide actionable feedback, and support team members' development.
Remove blockers, manage dependencies, and identify delivery risks early.
Improve engineering practices and explore useful applications of AI across the software development lifecycle.
Support hiring with technical interviews, structured feedback, and candidate conversations.
What We're Looking For
At least 3 years of Senior or Staff Engineer experience, with recent hands-on backend engineering work.
A backend engineering background and substantial experience with Java or another JVM language; Kotlin is a plus.
Experience leading engineers or technical projects, including architecture decisions and delivery for production systems.
A balance of hands-on software development and people leadership, with experience managing a small team.
Strong communication, product judgment, and a track record of pragmatic delivery; startup experience is helpful.
Experience with AWS and AI-assisted development is beneficial.
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.