Senior / Staff Software Engineering - Payments & Entitlements

• own and evolve the technical foundation of our Premium Services domain across acquisition, retention, offering, checkout, payment, entitlement, and partner integrations
• design, build, and operate scalable backend services using Node.js, TypeScript, AWS, serverless architectures, and high-availability web systems
• challenge existing systems and drive well-founded improvements that reduce complexity, optimize costs, increase reliability, or unlock new revenue opportunities
• identify and improve technical and business processes across payment flows, entitlement logic, checkout experiences, partner integrations, and operations
• work closely with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to turn premium, payment, and entitlement requirements into pragmatic technical solutions
• design and improve APIs, service architectures, event-driven communication patterns, and integration flows across our multi-brand premium ecosystem
• build and operate AWS infrastructure with Terraform, CI/CD, observability, and strong production ownership, including hands-on troubleshooting and mentoring

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with strong expertise in backend engineering, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures
• strong hands-on production experience with Node.js and TypeScript, ideally in high-traffic, business-critical environments
• deep experience with AWS, serverless architectures, Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, CI/CD, observability, and incident resolution
• solid understanding of modern web challenges such as caching, cookies, session handling, performance, resilience, and peak load scenarios
• experience operating and evolving subscription, payment, checkout, entitlement, acquisition, retention, or partner integration products
• strong analytical mindset with the ability to question existing solutions, identify inefficiencies, and turn improvements into measurable impact
• pragmatic, hands-on approach with strong English communication skills, confident AI tool usage, and interest in Rust where it adds value

Interest in Rust where it adds value

• trainings and learning lunches
• tech conferences
• budget for workshops
• discounted public transport ticket or JobRad leasing
• bicycle garage (incl. regular bicycle service)
• childcare facilities or two modern in-house kindergartens
• 30 days vacation plus 10 days work from abroad
• free breakfast snack
• free lunch in our canteens
• guidance on the administrative side of relocation and visa processes through our relocation agency