About this role
design, develop, and operate large-scale, distributed data systems that support media and advertising productstake full ownership of the full lifecycle of our systems, including architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, operations and continuously shape their evolutioncollaborate across teams to define data models, pipelines, and APIs that ensure reliable and high-quality data deliveryyou will collaborate closely with other engineers, data scientists, and product teams to drive improvements, introduce new ideas, and ensure technical excellencecontribute to continuous optimization and performance improvements across our platformsstay curious and proactive, explore emerging technologies, propose innovative solutions, and raise the engineering bar Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field or equivalent proven expertise through experience and impact8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with an exceptional track record of owning and delivering complex, high-impact systems at scaledeep 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 equivalentproven experience architecting and delivering resilient and performant data or application platforms, including event-driven, real-time, or multi-region systemshands-on mastery of modern data and compute paradigms, including orchestration, modeling, schema evolution, data versioning, and query optimization, independent of specific tools or vendorsstrong grounding in systems design, software lifecycle management, observability, and reliability engineeringexcellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across disciplines and provide technical guidance and mentoring through hands-on expertisestrong intrinsic motivation to explore diverse technologies and thrive in an environment that combines big data, cloud infrastructure, and modern engineering practices your personal growth is important to us: we offer trainings and learning lunches, tech conferences, a budget for workshops and much more to expand your knowledge and your skillsflexible working hours support a healthy work-life balanceour free food offer: in addition to a breakfast snack, we also offer a free lunch in our canteens30 days vacation plus 10 days working from abroadfree choice of top-notch office equipment (also for your remote work space and possibility of private usage), up-to-date hardware, software and modern office spaces that provide you with maximum flexibilitycollaboration thrives on direct exchange - we rely on 80% office presence and 20% mobile workingfrom now a permanent full- or part-time position in a modern office in the heart of Berlin: http://www.axelspringer-neubau.de/ The most frequently asked questions and their answers can be found on our FAQ page: career.axelspringer.com/en/faq
Diversity is an essential part of our corporate culture! We are looking forward to receiving all applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity.
You can find information about the representation for the severely disabled at Axel Springer here: https://career.axelspringer.com/en/rsde