Team Lead / Software Architect (m/f/d) Backend for our newest product Explorer

About this job

CHECK24 is growing dynamically and regularly creates new start-ups. And right now, is one of these exciting phases: 

You can help build a new CHECK24 product right from the start, be part of the leadership team, take on responsibility, contribute innovative ideas and grow the qualifications of your team. To join us, experience and attitude are more important to us than the classic IT career path. 

We look forward to your application as Team Lead / Software Architect (m/f/d) Backend for our newest product at CHECK24 Vergleichsportal Explorer GmbH in Erfurt.

Your Qualifications

• You have 2+ years of professional software development experience in a senior position.
• You are experienced in leading an international development team.
• You have proficient knowledge in object-oriented software development, Golang, PHP and RDBMS like MySQL.
• You strive for best-in-class development practices and clean code.
• You are quality aware and work independently and solution-oriented.
• You act as a skilled problem solver, give and embrace feedback.
• You are a motivating player within your team and inspire others to top performance.
• You have strong written and spoken command of English (C1) and ideally some basic German communication skills.

Your Responsibilities

• You are part of the leadership team together with the Managing Director / PO and the frontend teamlead.
• You conceptualize the overall technical architecture, consisting of backend, database, caches etc. and drive technical discussions with the different stakeholders.
• Your team and you develop the backend for an entirely new product within a greenfield approach.
• You take responsibility and ownership for the product and features your team creates and collaborate closely with product management.
• You ensure well-structured, reusable, and documented code, design automated release processes (CI/CD) and emphasize automated testing to ensure robustness and high quality of the product.
• You take responsibility for your team, recruit, and coach your team members to shape a high-performance team.

Your Benefits

• Modern working: A flexible working hours model with a home office arrangement ("4+1")
• Your development is important for us: Individual development and training opportunities through our strong and sustainable growth. We also support you with internal and external professional training as well as regular feedback sessions to identify and develop your strengths and potential
• We value your commitment: Permanent employment-contract with an attractive and performance-oriented salary package, including annual bonuses for special achievements. Vouchers for numerous CHECK24 products, company-subsidized bicycle rental, a corporate-subsidized pension scheme and a subsidized VMT ticket are on top
• Your ideas are important to us and are implemented quickly: Independent, agile work with the contribution of your own ideas in small teams with a strong team spirit. Short decision processes are a matter of course for us
• We equip you: Ergonomic workstation with modern equipment, including a MacBook, two additional monitors and height-adjustable desks from the first day of work
• Here you can feel comfortable: Our extensive range of drinks and fresh fruit keep you energized. Three times a week, we serve free, varied lunches
• We are also a great team outside of work: Numerous events to celebrate and network, as well as our legendary summer and Christmas parties