German required
Engineering
Technical Lead
Senior
Hybrid
€90k+
Summary
Technical Lead role in Berlin, focusing on end-to-end technical delivery, hands-on coding, and client interaction. Requires strong fullstack development skills, API design, data modeling, Docker, Kubernetes, and C2 level German. The company offers a hybrid work model and a competitive salary.
- Location
- Berlin
- Type
- full-time
- Level
- Senior
- Work mode
- hybrid
- Salary
- €90k+
What you will be doing
- Own technical delivery end to end: You will take responsibility for technical decisions, architecture, implementation quality, and delivery outcomes across client projects.
- Stay hands-on in the codebase: This is not a pure leadership role. You will actively build software, contribute directly to production code, and help shape solutions from the ground up.
- Work closely with clients: You will participate in client meetings, workshops, and technical discussions to understand business needs, translate them into technical requirements, and propose pragmatic solutions.
- Lead with autonomy: You will act as a technical lead in different project settings, guiding engineers, unblocking challenges, and helping the team move quickly and effectively.
- Balance engineering, architecture, and delivery: Depending on the project and phase, your focus may lean more toward solution architecture, delivery leadership, technical consulting, or hands-on implementation, but always with direct ownership of the technical outcome.
- Raise the technical bar: You will contribute to code quality, maintainability, documentation, and engineering best practices.
- Explore modern technologies: You will evaluate and apply new technologies where they create real value, including AI-related use cases when relevant.
We need you to have
Must-have
- German at C2 level
- Experience in an agency, consultancy, or client-project environment
- Previous experience as a Tech Lead or in a comparable autonomous technical leadership role
- Strong hands-on fullstack development skills
- Ability to take technical ownership and work independently
- Confident communication with clients and cross-functional teams
- Fluency in English
Strong advantage
- Strong backend experience with scalable APIs and data modeling
- Experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React, Vue, Svelte, or Angular
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Familiarity with cloud platforms and CI/CD
- Knowledge of authentication and security concepts such as OIDC
- Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into software products
Nice-to-have
- Mobile development experience
- Infrastructure as Code experience such as Terraform or CDK
- Experience in rapid prototyping or innovation-driven projects
Benefits
- Office at Backfabrik in Berlin
- Flexible home office setup with 3–4 office days per week preferred
- Full-time desk available in the office
- Occasional workations welcome
- Gym membership contribution
- Subsidized BVG job ticket or Deutschlandticket
- Company pension scheme
- MacBook Pro and dual 4K office setup
- Weekly team lunch and breakfast
- Dog-friendly office
- Quarterly company day and team event
- Coffee, tea, snacks, and fruit in the office
- 27 days holiday
- Full-time role, Berlin-based
- Salary from €90k (base, variable component), depending on experience
Technical Lead
Berlin Bytes · Berlin