Technical Lead [Backend Java and/or Typescript] (m/w/d)

Join bonify, Germany’s leading platform for credit scoring and financial management. We are on a mission to revolutionize the FinTech industry and make the credit score and financial data available and transparent for our users. We seek a talented Tech Lead to join our dynamic team in Berlin.

Founded in 2015 by industry leaders from McKinsey and Zalando, bonify has gathered substantial investment from renowned international venture capital firms such as Mosaic Ventures and Ribbit Capital, as well as visionary entrepreneurs including the founders of Zalando and Raisin. Now bonify is ready for the next step: thanks to our acquisition by SCHUFA, we are ready for further advancement, fresh ideas and limitless growth.

We have a culture focused on building great software and having the maximum impact on the world that we can and having fun while doing it.

Tasks

• Design and develop scalable software components
• Design and develop integrations with other systems at bonify and with external partners.
• Participate in an agile development team – including design, development, test automation, planning, backlog refinement and support.
• Support our production platform, including troubleshooting & bug fixes
• Support and develop software engineers by providing advice, coaching and mentoring
• Lead conversations across teams and leadership to drive and build consensus on critical topics.
• Manage priorities, trade-offs, forecast/manage risk, identify and implement solutions in team deliverables.
• Working closely with the Product Managers to refine user stories
• Own features from inception stage through production deployment and operation
• Maintain overall product quality by fixing bugs and improving performance

Requirements

• Work smart and understand how your solutions impact the goals of the business.
• Be introspective, always trying to improve yourself and the team around you.
• Participate in planning and estimation and provide input on required development tasks.
• Be a key participant in creating a ‘Zero Defects’ development culture.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Professional demeanour, team player, and a positive attitude.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7+ years software development experience in Java and/or Typescript
• Minimum of 3+ years People Management experience
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer, science, or engineering.
• Experience in engineering for developing highly available and fault tolerant software in a SaaS cloud environment. (AWS)
• Experience in designing and building scalable micro service architecture.

Tech stack:

• AWS DocDB (MongoDB NOSQL), Entity Framework.
• Web Services, REST APIs, Event Driven solutions.
• Docker, Kubernetes etc.
• JIRA, Confluence etc.
• GitLab, CI/CD.
• Terraform etc.

Benefits

As part of the bonify team, you'll have:

• The opportunity to take ownership from day one
• The chance to thrive in a dynamic and flexible startup environment.
• Access to extensive coaching and training programs through our personal development budget
• 25 vacation days
• Subsidies for BVG and UrbanSportsClub
• 1:1 language classes in both German and English.
• Flexible working hours and option for remote work

The Company is committed to the principle that no employee or job applicant shall receive unfavourable treatment on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity.

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact in the world of FinTech and embark on an exciting career journey, apply now to join bonify!

Interview process:

1. Challenge - 3 working days
2. HR get to know each other - 30 min
3. VP tech - 60 min
4. Team interview - 45 min
5. Offer