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Senior Software Engineer

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Summary

Senior backend engineer joining a small team at a construction-technology SaaS startup in Munich: evolving system architecture, building CI/CD pipelines and testing practices, setting standards for observability and security, and mentoring as the company scales. Core stack: TypeScript/Node.js (NestJS), PostgreSQL, Next.js, Docker, AWS.

About the Role

Join a small engineering team at a growing construction technology SaaS company. You will help scale the system architecture and engineering practices while staying hands-on with product development and influencing technical direction.

What You'll Do

  • Evolve the system architecture and improve performance to support substantial growth and enterprise requirements.

  • Build and improve CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, and testing practices.

  • Develop product features hands-on wherever the team needs support.

  • Define technical standards for observability, security, and code quality.

  • Support team growth through code reviews, pair programming, architecture discussions, and mentoring.

  • Document technical decisions and clearly explain trade-offs and implications.

What We're Looking For

  • Five or more years of backend engineering experience, including experience helping a software startup scale significantly.

  • A degree in Computer Science or a related field.

  • Strong backend experience with TypeScript and Node.js; familiarity with NestJS, PostgreSQL, Next.js, Docker, and AWS is valuable.

  • Knowledge of databases, performance optimization, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and observability.

  • Experience establishing technical standards and mentoring engineers or guiding code reviews and architecture discussions.

  • A hands-on, pragmatic approach, sound technical judgment, and excellent German or English skills. German is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

Annual base salary of €90,000 to €130,000, plus equity.

Location

On-site in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

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