We are .img - cloud-native publishing platform provider.

Have you heard about “Berliner Zeitung” or “Berliner Kurier”? Well, that’s us.

We support regional newspapers to meet the challenges of the digital age: facilitate reach, engagement, and monetization of journalistic content and integrate it with analytics and AI services (i.e.: tagging, voice synthesis, content generation).

Our solution – jOS (journalistic operating system) supports newspapers for over 3 years and we boldly look for many to come.

Oh, btw .img stands for unstoppable imagination.

Tasks

Take responsibility for the growth the .jOS SaaS platform. As a Senior Back-end engineer you can contribute to the following areas:

Usage of modern back-end technologies and related system architectures (e.g., micro-services, reactive programming, serverless)
Working with AWS cloud to provide scalable solutions for millions of records and users
Integration of third-party APIs and provisioning of outbound APIs for frontends and other consumers (e.g., crawlers) while optimizing for robustness and latency
Work with DevOps processes focussing on a high degree of automation and quality (e.g., trunk-based development, infrastructure as code, multi-level test automation)
Willingness to use, learn, and adapt our current tech stack, including node.js, TypeScript, MongoDB, Apache Kafka, Redis, AWS incl. ECS, Lambda, and CloudWatch

Requirements

5+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on back-end technologies, ideally on top of a degree in computer science or a related field (e.g., mathematics, physics)
In depth understanding of cloud based, distributed systems and ability to work with a complex custom codebase
Experience with React.js, Next.js technology stacks
Passion to understand business goals and user experiences behind software systems
Collaborative approach to shared development with an ability to vocalize feedback and contributions to guide colleagues, and communicating with stakeholders
Good knowledge of English; working understanding of German is a plus

Benefits

Hybrid work model
Modern tech stack
Contemporary company culture with a high degree of autonomy and trust, close collaboration within the team, and continuous professional development
Modern office, with a view, in the centre of Berlin (Alexanderplatz) with all the usual amenities (e.g., laptop of your choice, height-adjustable desks, free coffee and drinks, team events, garage for bicycles)
We are part of “Berliner Verlag” a successful, profitable publishing group, with 80 years of tradition

Please send your application documents, a possible start date, and your expected salary – we’re happy to address any potential questions and inquiries there as well. If all goes well, you’ll hear from us within the next few days to schedule an interview.

Jobs at BV Deutsche Zeitungsholding GmbH - Berliner Verlag

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