Lead Backend Developer (m/f/d)

by Fernando Vilas | May 3, 2019

Lead Backend Developer

GINI | MUNICH, GERMANY

Who we are – Gini family

Gini is an established FinTech Start-Up with currently 40 passionate people. We are creating a software assistant that enhances everyone’s quality of life – by automating tedious, mindless tasks. We work in self-organized and cross-functional teams which give everyone at Gini immense autonomy and responsibility. Transparency, innovation and continuous improvement are fundamental pillars in the way we work together.

You will be joining the “Automated Accounting Academy” which tackles the pain of manual bookkeeping by offering a fully-automized solution to make Accounting beautifully simple.

Your perks

Flexible working hours and home office
An annual training budget of 2.500 € and 5 extra days off for personal and professional development
A “Steward” who helps you settle in and cares for your personal growth
Fruit, coffee, tea, cereal, snacks and loads of soda and beer
Amazing location in downtown Munich
A feedback-giving culture full of purpose and community. Check out what employees and candidates say about us on kununu and Glassdoor.

Your playing field at Gini

Your mission is to lead, mentor, and ensure quality in the backend team
You will be responsible for evolving our existing architecture depending on company needs and develop, maintain, and operate new and existing services
You will conduct code reviews and put your expertise to practice in our teams
You will have a holistic overview of the product and ensure new technologies are evaluated and tracked
You will actively support the growth of the backend team, from developing the current team members to supporting the hiring team in finding new backend talent
You will be the go-to-person for all backend topics and partner closely with other teams, such as Platform Engineering

Your profile

You have 5+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and operating Backend systems.
You have good knowledge of Java 8+ and the JVM. Python, Go, and Scala proficiency is a plus
You have a strong understanding of relational databases and architecture design
You have experience in running code in production. You build it, you run it
You have already successfully proved that you are the perfect person to guide, mentor, and develop a team
You easily connect with different personalities in English, maybe even in German as well (though everyone is welcome to join our free in-house German classes)

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