Senior Software Engineer (m/f/d) at AutoScout24
Berlin, Berlin, Germany -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

12 Jan, 27

Salary

55000.0

Posted On

14 Oct, 26

Experience

6 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Yes

Skills

Industry

Information Technology & Services;IT Consulting & System Integration

Description

What you’ll do:


  • Be part of a team of strong fullstack engineers, guiding feature development using React, TypeScript, Node.js, Java, Next.
  • Drive strategic technical decisions, ensure optimal code design standards, and promote long-term system health with the team.
  • Architect and maintain a modular monolith that’s clean, scalable, and built to last.
  • Apply an AI-first mindset to every phase of you-build-it-you-run-it: from design and coding to testing, deployment and operations.
  • Work hands-on in real product codebases (for example TypeScript/Node/Next.js or Java/Spring), using GenAI tools to accelerate development, improve quality and simplify existing systems.
  • Optimise frontend performance with a strong focus on Core Web Vitals and user experience.
  • Design backend services, in the cloud, that are efficient, observable, and production-ready.
  • Drive A/B experimentation, performance measurement, and data-informed decisions.
  • Mentor engineers across the team and foster a high-performance engineering culture.

Our Tech Stack


  • Frontend: React, TypeScript, Zustand…
  • Backend: Node.js, Java, REST APIs
  • Infrastructure: AWS (EC2, S3, SQS, etc.), CI/CD via GitHub Actions
  • Observability: Datadog
  • Other: Internal experimentation platform, analytics tooling, feature flag systems

Must haves


  • Engineering experience of 10+ years
  • Experience of leading team(s) of 5+ people in the last several years
  • Deep expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and Node.js.
  • Experience driving and applying good code design principles
  • Experience building and running high-traffic applications in a product-focused environment.
  • Demonstrated personal excellence in using GenAI coding tools (preferably Codex) to significantly improve your own development speed and quality.
  • Experience integrating LLM APIs (such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI, Vertex AI or similar) into production applications.
  • Strong understanding of frontend performance, SEO, and Core Web Vitals.
  • Comfortable working with experimentation, feature flags, and data-driven iteration.
  • Clear communicator and natural mentor, capable of guiding technical decisions and team growth.

Nice to Have


  • Solid backend knowledge in Java and distributed systems (Scala is a plus).
  • Experience in marketplace platforms or high-visibility consumer-facing products.
  • Familiarity with frontend architecture at scale: routing, state, and modular UI design.
  • Contributions to frontend or backend tooling, testing strategies, or performance profiling.


Responsibilities
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