Staff Engineer (all genders) | Berlin, hybrid or remote

at  Aroundhome

Responsibilities
We are looking for a Staff Engineer to join one of our cross-functional engineering teams focused on expanding our core business into a platform that enables customers to complete their home renovation projects successfully and return to use our services again. Our next challenge is to build a customer account area and a new Customer Data Platform layer for more relevant e-mail marketing.

We are a freshly reoriented team of talented people focused on this domain. We have a mostly clean slate to build things right, similar to a start-up within a company environment. Our values and vision are to leverage maintainable and scalable software together with a safe team environment to get things done while measuring our customers success every step of the way.

• As Staff Engineer you are a driver for technical discussions and decision-making within your team and the teams around you by focusing on customer impact and technical quality
• You contribute strategically to the development of technical solutions that address complex business challenges, identifying areas of uncertainty while driving projects forward with simple and maintainable code
• You regularly exchange with other Staff Engineers on the overarching architecture of our tech stack
• You are a competent contact person for our product managers, give feedback as well as technical input on the user stories therefore help us to create an outstanding product
• You see yourself as a mentor who uncovers the strengths of the engineering members and you will empower them through regular feedback as well as mutual learning such as pair programming
• You take ownership of the entire development cycle from proof of concept to go-live and always support your team to break projects down into manageable steps as well as being a resource for expert-level tech knowledge
• You are up to date with current tech trends, take initiative to implement useful new technologies, and constantly improve quality by following established engineering best practices and ensure high observability of services

Skills

• You are a very experienced staff-level engineer, who has deep knowledge of Ruby, and an interest in Golang but also doesn’t shy away from working on the full stack in collaboration with our frontend engineers
• You focus on sustainable solutions that remain easy to understand as well as scalable in the long term and strive for continuous improvement
• You are enthusiastic and think both responsibly and pragmatically and distinguish with your positive and solution-oriented attitude when taking on challenges
• You strive to improve, whether this is about the code, the team, or yourself, and therefore communicate as well as collaborate proactively
• You are an absolute team player, like to share your knowledge and experience with others, and appreciate an open feedback culture. Bonus if you are passionate about sharing through our bi-weekly tech talks! ;)

What we offer
Hybrid Work // Stay flexible: Decide freely, whether you want to work from our office in Berlin, from home throughout Germany, or fully remote from Portugal. Additionally, we offer you the possibility to work up to 30 days per year from selected EU countries.
Room to grow // Stay curious: In regular/annual feedback meetings, you design your own personal development path together with your team lead. In addition, we offer bi-weekly Tech Talks, an annual training budget, free access to LinkedIn Learning as well as great workshops to seek new input and specific training for your personal development.
Mental & physical health // Stay healthy & active: We care about your well-being and support your health with a discounted membership at Urban Sports Club. In addition, our cooperation partner “Fürstenberg Institute” is available to you and your family members with advice and support when it comes to mental health & coaching.
Taking responsibility // We #care: We care for our planet and the people who are living on it. To make our world a little bit better, our ESG Team (Environmental, Social & Governance) promotes our awareness for environmentally friendly behavior. In addition, we work with JobRad, offer a discounted BVG ticket, and actively support social projects in Berlin at our annual Social Day to give something back.
Teamspirit // Stay connected: What drives us is our sense of community. That’s why we celebrate our Company Day once a month in our office at Potsdamer Platz, where everyone gets together in person. In addition to a comprehensive update of our C-Board, the main focus is on togetherness and the exchange of ideas over lunch and dinner together

Please refer the Job description for details