Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, GovTech & AI

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Create full-stack features and comprehensive internal tools, guiding them from initial idea through architecture, implementation, testing, and deployment.

• Develop intuitive UI/UX designs while executing the necessary backend engineering tasks.

• Rapidly produce MVPs and evolve features for production readiness.

• Design and implement LLM-based functionalities and agentic workflows, integrating them seamlessly into products.

• Employ prompt and context engineering, RAG, tool invocation, and structured model outputs.

• Make architectural choices and model decisions, establishing suitable evaluation methods.

• Ensure dependable operations through the implementation of guardrails, logging, and monitoring systems.

• Enhance quality, runtime efficiency, and cost-effectiveness based on quantifiable outcomes.

• Contribute to the architecture of the platform, focusing on services, data models, and security measures.

• Share the responsibility for deployment, CI/CD processes, and monitoring tasks.

• Maintain security, performance, cost efficiency, and stability within production environments.

• Collaborate closely with founders and clients.

• Translate user requirements into technical solutions and articulate clear user stories.

• Participate in prioritization efforts and make practical technical decisions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Multiple years of experience in professional full-stack product development; a minimum of four years is recommended.

• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and contemporary frontend frameworks, preferably Svelte or Vue.

• In-depth knowledge of modern backend technologies like Node.js or Django.

• Experience with relational databases, ideally PostgreSQL, including schema design and basics of performance optimization.

• Practical experience in developing and managing LLM-based applications, encompassing RAG, tool invocation, and structured model outputs.

• Capacity to independently design and integrate AI workflows, refining them through systematic evaluation and error analysis.

• Methodical, trustworthy work ethic and effective communication skills.

• Openness to taking ownership and sharing your ideas.

• Interest in grasping the administrative processes and systems utilized by public authorities.

• Ability to prioritize tasks independently and make decisions in a nascent environment with minimal established procedures.

• Proficient documentation skills, including architecture notes, ADRs, and onboarding materials.

• Excellent proficiency in both German and English.

🏝️ Benefits

• Permanent employment contract.

• 40 hours of work per week.

• 25 days of annual leave.

• Remote-first work environment.

• Option to utilize offices located in Garching.

• Opportunities for professional and personal growth through practical experience, regular feedback, and project ownership.

• Pathways for technical specialization, increased responsibility, or leadership positions.

• Coverage of travel expenses for in-person meetings.

• Availability of bonuses.

• Potential for employee equity participation.