Hybrid Senior Software Engineer – Lead

at EMIL Group

• Job title: Senior Software Engineer – Lead
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Tech skills: Angular, AWS, Docker, GRPC, JavaScript, Jenkins, Microservices, MySQL, Node.js, Postgres, React, TypeScript, Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Berlin, Germany

About the role

• Senior Software Engineer developing highly scalable microservices architecture using AWS container technologies. Working in a dynamic team to improve software best practices and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• We leverage AWS container technologies to build highly scalable, fault-tolerant microservices architecture.
• We utilize gRPC to design services that are fast enough for high-performance, create interfaces that can evolve over time without breaking existing components and reuse the same communications primitives across a broad platform.
• Design flexible and extensible architectures for new features, components and services
• Develop new features and continue to improve existing ones
• Provide code review feedback to other software engineers, considering both style and implementation
• Improve our infrastructure built on AWS

Requirements

• High quality standards, self-initiative and willingness to take on responsibility
• More than 8 years of experience (as an orientation)
• High expertise in Golang and/or Node.js/Typescript
• Experience with React, Angular 2+ or similar frameworks
• Core frontend skills like HTML, CSS and Javascript
• Familiar with Docker, Jenkins, Microservices, MySQL, PostgreSQL
• Support a culture of knowledge sharing and software best practices
• Hands-on mentality and strong communication skills
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize effectively
• Team player and ‘can-do’ attitude and mentoring mindset towards fellow developers
• Interested in working cross-functionally with other teams
• Proficient skills in written and spoken English, ideally basic German
• Beneficial: Entrepreneurial thinking and interest in financial technology and insurances

Benefits

• An attractive salary package based on your experience, qualifications and responsibilities
• A remote-friendly working model with occasional trips to our Berlin office
• 30 days of holiday leave, plus extra half-days off on 24 and 31 December
• A personal training budget of at least €500, or more if necessary, which we will invest together in your further development
• Exciting opportunities for internal development through a fixed role development model, fixed feedback cycles and performance reviews.
• A company subsidy for Urban Sports Club membership to support your well-being outside of work
• A generously subsidised company pension scheme, which we use to work together to make optimal provisions for your future
• A VSOP programme that lets you benefit from the company's success additionally
• We provide you with modern hardware; you decide whether you want Windows or iOS
• With weekly company lunches and a well-stocked snack bar, everything you need for a quick bite to eat is right there
• Three times a year, we invite you to Homecoming Week, either in Berlin or at off-site locations in nature / warmer countries