Staff Backend Engineer (d/f/m) | Hybrid or Remote in Germany, UK, Ireland, The N

The Role: How you'll make an impact at Personio

Role Responsibilities: What you'll do

• Lead high-impact and large-scale technical projects across the tribe and domains
• Continuously raise the bar for engineering at Personio by role modelling and mentoring engineers across the tribe and interviewing and hiring new talent
• Drive high-performing teams and maximize collaboration between these teams
• Proactively seek out new areas/common problems to be tackled by your tribe
• Contribute to knowledge sharing internally and tech branding through blogging and representing Personio at conferences & tech events

• We are a product company whose teams are organized in a mission-based cross-functional fashion. You will work with other Engineers, Designers, Product Managers & Domain Leaders within and outside of your product area
• Our components are built with Kotlin, JVM, and Golang for the backend. All our components are dockerized and deployed on Kubernetes on AWS
• Our development and deployment processes are fully automated
• We have a “you built it, you run it” culture

Role Requirements: What you need to succeed

• Previous experience as a Staff Engineer or Principal
• Exceptional experience:
  • Designing, developing, and operating business-critical distributed systems at scale
  • Building a technical strategy and driving it across multiple teams
  • Working with workflows, process automation, and software product development
• Outstanding communication skills to provide technical guidance and leadership
• Ability to navigate technical debates and drive technical alignment
• Proven experience in hiring, mentoring, and developing engineering talent
• Passion for enabling others and being a force multiplier
• Willingness to work hands-on as a developer focused on complex problems with high-impact

Why Personio

Personio is an equal opportunities employer, committed to building an integrative culture where everyone feels welcomed and supported. We embrace uniqueness and understand that our diverse, values-driven culture makes us stronger. We are proud to have an inclusive workplace environment that will foster your development no matter your gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, education level, or race.

Aside from our people, culture, and mission, check out some of the other benefits that make Personio a great place to work:

• Receive a competitive reward package – reevaluated each year – that includes salary, benefits, and pre-IPO equity
• Enjoy 28 days of paid vacation, plus an additional day after 2 and 4 years (because we love what we do, but we also love vacation!)
• Make an impact on the environment and society with 2 (fully paid) Impact Days – one for an individual project of your choice and one for a company-wide initiative
• Receive generous family leave, child support, mental health support, and sabbatical opportunities with PersonioCares
• Find your best way to work with our office-led, remote-friendly PersonioFlex! Most teams offer a roughly 50% remote, 50% in-office working framework
• Invest in your development with an annual personal development budget to use on professional memberships, external certifications, conferences, and more
• Connect with your fellow Personios at regular company and team events like All Company Culture Week and local year-end celebrations
• Engage in a high-impact working environment with flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes