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

TN Germany; Deutschland; Hybrid; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading company in HR technology seeks a Staff Backend Engineer to lead impactful projects and drive engineering excellence. This role offers flexibility with hybrid or remote options across several countries. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in distributed systems and a passion for mentoring. Join a diverse team committed to transforming the HR landscape.

Leistungen

Competitive reward package

28 days paid vacation

Impact Days

Generous family leave

Annual personal development budget

Qualifikationen

• Experience as a Staff Engineer or Principal.
• Designing and operating distributed systems at scale.
• Outstanding communication skills for technical guidance.

Aufgaben

• Lead large-scale technical projects across teams.
• Drive collaboration and mentoring within engineering teams.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and tech branding.

Kenntnisse

Communication

Leadership

Mentoring

Problem Solving

Tools

Kotlin

Golang

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

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25.06.2025

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Job Description:

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

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

This position can be office-based, hybrid or fully remote from one of the following countries: Germany, the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands and Spain.

At Personio, your work transforms the way millions of people experience work every day. Join our Product & Technology team, where we drive our customers’ outcomes by designing, developing and delivering innovative and high-quality products. Be empowered to take ownership of your areas and make an impact on your team, our product, and our customers.

Role Responsibilities: What you'll do

Role & Responsibilities

• 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

How we work

• 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 inclusive 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.

Apart 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

About us

Bring your best. Make your mark. We’re using technology to revolutionize the way HR operates so that we can transform the way millions of people experience work every day. We move fast, challenge the status quo, and support our people as they shape their careers.

With over 10,000 customers and a team of 2,000 in eight offices around the world, now is the perfect time to join! We believe in hiring driven people who want to make an impact. So bring your best, and let’s build the future of HR technology together.

Discover our Personio Principles, that guide our mindset, behaviours, and the ways we work together:

• Exceed Customer Expectations: We anticipate, prioritize, and solve for the needs of our customers.
• Deliver Exceptional Results: We dream big and move with urgency to make great things happen.
• Elevate One Another: We work together as trusted partners to amplify our collective impact.
• Care to Challenge: We care personally and challenge directly to unlock our full potential.
• Ignite Positive Momentum: We embrace the challenge with a positive mindset and celebrate our wins together.