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Senior Engineer, Backend (AdTech)

Germany, Berlin · Job Posted May 04, 2026
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We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our AdTech tribe in Berlin. You will act as a technical leader within our Adtech Domain, driving the architectural vision of our next-generation AdTech products. This platform empowers restaurants and local shops to promote themselves and reach new customers at a massive scale. You will play a pivotal role in a geographically distributed tribe of over 14 squads. While our squads move quickly with a 'we build it, we run it' principle, your role is to ensure these solutions are cohesive, scalable, and future-proof. You will bridge the gap between business goals and technical execution, optimizing the customer experience across more than 10 million orders per day.

Job Responsibility

  • You will act as a technical leader within our Adtech Domain, driving the architectural vision of our next-generation AdTech products
  • You will play a pivotal role in a geographically distributed tribe of over 14 squads
  • Ensure these solutions are cohesive, scalable, and future-proof
  • Bridge the gap between business goals and technical execution, optimizing the customer experience across more than 10 million orders per day

Requirements

  • 7+ years of software development experience, including 2+ years working with a backend language
  • Strong knowledge of microservices architecture, troubleshooting, and best practices and ability to design and optimize scalable and reliable systems, and experience setting up observability and monitoring for services
  • Hands-on experience with one or more cloud providers in professional environments
  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
  • Proficiency in working with relational and/or NoSQL databases, and in driving consensus and delivery through clear technical documentation such as ARDs or RFCs
  • Experience or curiosity to leverage AI tooling to boost your productivity

Nice to have

  • Experience with Golang
  • Experience with Redis or Elasticsearch
  • Hands on with Terraform and Helm
  • Experience with setting up and configuring CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Drone, Spinnaker)

What we offer

  • Hybrid working model with 2 days a week in Berlin campus
  • 27 days holiday with an extra day on 2nd and 3rd year of service
  • 1.000 € Educational Budget
  • Language Courses
  • Parental Support
  • Access to Udemy Business platform
  • Health Checkups
  • Meditation
  • Yoga
  • Gym & Bicycle Subsidy
  • Employee Share Purchase Plan
  • Sabbatical Bank
  • Public Transportation Ticket Discount
  • Life & Accident Insurance
  • Corporate Pension Plan
  • Digital Meal Vouchers
  • Food Vouchers
  • Corporate Discounts

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