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Staff Software Engineer Data

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  • Level
    Senior
  • Location
    Berlin
  • Working Model
    Onsite
  • Job Field
    Data, Back End
  • Employment Type
    Full Time
  • Contract Type
    Permanent employment

Job Summary

In this role, you will develop high-performance, distributed data systems and take ownership of the entire lifecycle, including architecture, implementation, and optimization of platforms that support digital media and advertising.

Job Technologies

Your role in the team

  • Design, develop, and operate large-scale, distributed data systems that support media and advertising products.
  • Take full ownership of the full lifecycle of our systems, including architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, operations and continuously shape their evolution.
  • Collaborate across teams to define data models, pipelines, and APIs that ensure reliable and high-quality data delivery.
  • You will collaborate closely with other engineers, data scientists, and product teams to drive improvements, introduce new ideas, and ensure technical excellence.
  • Contribute to continuous optimization and performance improvements across our platforms.
  • Stay curious and proactive, explore emerging technologies, propose innovative solutions, and raise the engineering bar.

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Our expectations of you

Education

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field or equivalent proven expertise through experience and impact.

Qualifications

  • Deep proficiency in at least two modern programming languages and ecosystems (e.g., one strongly typed, one dynamic or functional).
  • Demonstrated ability to independently design, evolve, and operate distributed systems and large-scale microservice architectures in cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, Azure, or equivalent.
  • Hands-on mastery of modern data and compute paradigms, including orchestration, modeling, schema evolution, data versioning, and query optimization, independent of specific tools or vendors.
  • Strong grounding in systems design, software lifecycle management, observability, and reliability engineering.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across disciplines and provide technical guidance and mentoring through hands-on expertise.
  • Strong intrinsic motivation to explore diverse technologies and thrive in an environment that combines big data, cloud infrastructure, and modern engineering practices.

Experience

  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with an exceptional track record of owning and delivering complex, high-impact systems at scale.
  • Proven experience architecting and delivering resilient and performant data or application platforms, including event-driven, real-time, or multi-region systems.

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What we offer

  • You will be part of an innovative team building data-driven systems that power digital media and advertising at scale and tackle complex challenges, contributing to the design and evolution of high-performance data platforms.

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Benefits

Health, Fitness & Fun

Work-Life-Integration

Food & Drink

Higher Take-Home Pay

Topics You Will Work On

Job Locations

  • Location Berlin

    Germany

About Your Employer

Axel Springer SE

Axel Springer SE

As a leading European digital publisher, Axel Springer SE offers an impressive range of successful journalistic content and marketing portals.

Description

  • Company Size
    250+ Employees
  • Company Type
    Established Company
  • Working Model
    Full Remote, Hybrid, Onsite
  • Industry
    Media, Publishing

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  • Career Growth

    3.2
  • Culture

    3.2
  • Engineering

    3.7
  • Workingconditions

    3.6
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Staff Software Engineer Data

Location
Berlin
Working Model
Onsite
Diversity
Open for all genders
English Only
English only required

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