Lead Engineer

Join; Wien; Ibrido; EUR 54.000 - 66.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Remote work within EU

Hybrid with Vienna office

New hardware

Modern tooling

Flexible working hours

Startup culture

VSOP after probation

Descrizione del lavoro

Calmar, built by Gateway Ventures, is looking for a technical owner to take charge of our existing platform and develop it further. You will join our in-house team, work closely with the Head of Product & Technology and our Product Designer, and help move the stack forward (Vue.js, Nuxt 3, PHP/Laravel, AWS).

You will own the architecture and backend, build new features, set up automated testing and release processes, use AI tools in development, and review code for quality and security while

Competenze

• Several years of production web applications experience with architecture, backend and operations.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, ideally AWS.
• Ability to analyze systems and explain technical decisions clearly.

Mansioni

• Own the architecture and backend, build new features and run on AWS.
• Set up and improve automated testing, code reviews, monitoring and safe release processes.
• Use AI tools in development and review resulting code for quality and security.

Conoscenze

Web application architecture

Backend development

Cloud operations

German & English communication

Strumenti

AWS

Vue.js

Nuxt 3

PHP/Laravel

Descrizione del lavoro

About Calmar

Calmar, built by Gateway Ventures, one of Europe's biggest startup investor networks, is a platform for startup financing in Europe. More than 300 funding rounds and over €32 million have already been closed through it. More than 50 investor networks use Calmar under their own brand to organise rounds, pool investments and manage holdings, connecting over 7,000 investors and founders.

We're looking for people who want to build Europe's largest startup financing platform with us.

Your role

You take technical ownership of our existing platform and develop it further yourself. Together with our current development partner, you bring the codebase, knowledge and operations into our in-house team. You work closely with our Head of Product & Technology and our Product Designer. Our stack includes Vue.js, Nuxt 3, PHP/Laravel and AWS.

What you will do

• Own the architecture and backend, build new features and run the platform on AWS.
• Set up and improve automated testing, code reviews, monitoring and safe release processes.
• Use AI tools in development and review the resulting code for quality and security.
• Support our Product Designer & Frontend Engineer with architecture and code reviews.

What you bring

• Several years of experience building production web applications, including architecture, backend and operations.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, ideally AWS.
• You get into existing systems in a structured way and can explain technical decisions clearly.
• You enjoy working hands-on, sharing your knowledge and taking responsibility for reliable software.
• Confident communication in German and English, with customers and within the team.

Nice to have

• Experience with PHP/Laravel.
• Experience with Vue.js and Nuxt.
• Experience taking over a codebase from an external agency or partner.

What we offer

• Technical ownership and real influence in building our in-house product and tech team.
• Direct access to customers and close collaboration with a small, experienced team with short decision paths.
• Modern, AI-assisted development with dedicated time for customer understanding, testing and quality.
• Flexible working hours, remote work within the EU or a hybrid setup with our office in Vienna's 1st district.
• New hardware and modern tooling.
• A friendly startup culture, regular events and a supportive team.
• Access to a large ecosystem of investors, angel networks and founders across Europe.
• The option to join our VSOP after the probation period.

The minimum salary for this full-time position is €60.000 gross per year. We are prepared to offer a higher salary depending on your qualifications and experience.