Senior Full‑Stack Engineer (m/f/d) at Axel Springer News Media National

Berlin, , Germany -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

10 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

10 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Full-Stack Engineering, Web Applications, Distributed Systems, Frontend Development, Backend Services, Cloud Platforms, Containerization, DevOps, AI Technologies, Machine Learning, Code Reviews, Communication Skills, Agile Mindset, Problem Solving, Team Collaboration, Technical Mentorship

Industry

technology;Information and Media

Description

Company Description Axel Springer is Europe’s leading digital publisher and a global media and technology company headquartered in Berlin. With renowned brands such as BILD, POLITICO Germany, WELT und BUSINESS INSIDER Germany, we reach millions of users worldwide. We combine the reach of an established industry leader with the agility of a startup, constantly driving innovation to transform journalism for the digital age. Our corporate strategy places AI at the center: “Digital is the new print. AI is the new digital.” This vision reflects our belief that the fusion of artificial intelligence and human creativity will shape the future of media. Our National Media & Tech division is the central tech hub that ensures our journalism is supported by state-of-the-art technology, positioning our brands to thrive in the digital age. We believe in the future of journalism as a business model and invest in forward-looking technologies. Our five essentials are the values that unite us and guide us in our commitment to freedom. You will work at the heart of our central tech team to build innovative solutions in areas like personalized news delivery, newsroom automation, and AI-powered product features – projects that are critical to Axel Springer’s future. If you are passionate about cutting-edge technology and excited to shape the next chapter of digital journalism, this is the role for you. Job Description design, build, and operate AI-powered features across the entire stack – from frontend to scalable microservices implement intelligent content personalization, newsroom automation, and generative journalism tools lead impactful special projects, from rapid prototypes to full-scale systems, with strong influence on technical direction and strategic outcomes work in cross-functional teams (engineering, product, editorial) and own projects from concept to production manage infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines (cloud, containers) to ensure stable and performant systems explore and apply cutting-edge AI/ML technologies (e.g. LLMs, recommendation systems, RAG architectures, multimodal AI) mentor colleagues, conduct code reviews, and foster technical excellence across the team translate complex AI/tech topics into clear language for technical and non-technical stakeholders Qualifications 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience with significant experience building modern web applications and distributed systems you should feel equally comfortable developing well-crafted front-end UIs (e.g. in React or similar) and scalable back-end services/APIs in Golang and Python proficient in cloud platforms (AWS or similar), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and DevOps practices strong interest and preferably hands-on experience in AI/ML technologies (API integration, models, RAG systems, or recommendation engines) and experience with AI development tools like Cursor, Cline, Claude Code is a plus bring a polyglot mindset and a high degree of adaptability and curiosity – you learn quickly, adapt easily, and are not afraid to venture outside your comfort zone solution-oriented mindset and a “just do it” mentality is key – you prefer shipping value over chasing perfection and are confident, driven, and open to try new things excellent communication skills in English and ability to work closely with non-technical stakeholders agile mindset, comfortable with ambiguity, and eager to bring startup energy to a fast-moving environment Additional Information your personal growth is important to us: we offer trainings and learning lunches, tech conferences, a budget for workshops and much more to expand your knowledge and your skills flexible working hours support a healthy work-life balance our free food offer: in addition to a breakfast snack, we also offer a free lunch in our canteens 30 days vacation plus 10 days working from abroad free choice of top-notch office equipment (also for your remote work space and private usage), up-to-date hardware, software and modern office spaces that provide you with maximum flexibility - no matter where you are working we offer guidance on the administrative side of relocation and visa processes through our relocation agency collaboration thrives on direct exchange - we rely on 80% office presence and 20% mobile working from now a permanent full- or part-time position in a modern office in the heart of Berlin: http://www.axelspringer-neubau.de/ The most frequently asked questions and their answers can be found on our FAQ page: career.axelspringer.com/en/faq Diversity is an essential part of our corporate culture! We are looking forward to receiving all applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity. You can find information about the representation for the severely disabled at Axel Springer here: https://career.axelspringer.com/en/rsde

Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate AI-powered features across the entire stack, from frontend to scalable microservices. Lead impactful special projects and work in cross-functional teams to own projects from concept to production.