Senior Backend Developer (m/f/d)

simpleshow; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading tech company in Berlin is seeking a motivated Senior Backend Developer (m/f/d) to enhance their innovative video-making platform. You will design and develop scalable backend applications, collaborate closely with product teams, and mentor junior developers. Ideal candidates have 4+ years of experience, strong Java and AWS skills, and a commitment to high code quality. Enjoy a hybrid work environment with flexible hours and many perks including a competitive salary and a pension plan.

Leistungen

Fair & competitive salary

Company pension plan

Urban Sports Club membership

JobRad

Open feedback culture

Regular team events

Sabbatical options

Qualifikationen

• 4+ years of experience building scalable backend applications.
• Previous leading experience is considered a plus.
• Hands-on experience with AWS or other public clouds.
• Excellent in Java and Spring / Spring Boot.
• High standards in code quality, reviews, testing, CI/CD processes.

Aufgaben

• Design and develop new features for simpleshow.com.
• Build a long-term, scalable system in an agile environment.
• Collaborate with Product Owner & QA to develop next-generation packages.
• Drive technical improvements on architectural levels.

Kenntnisse

Java (Java 11+)

Spring / Spring Boot

AWS or other public clouds

MySQL

Postgres

DynamoDB

ElasticSearch

Redis

English communication

Agile methodologies (Scrum)

Jobbeschreibung

About simpleshow

simpleshow started in 2008 as a media agency and has become the international market leader for the professional development of explainer videos. Using sophisticated storytelling methodology, the explanatory experts at simpleshow help make the increasingly complicated world understandable for everyone.

Today, simpleshow is part of D:ID, a global ecosystem of AI-powered video solutions. Over the last years, our product & engineering teams have built simpleshow.com – a web application that empowers users to create and customize explainer videos almost fully automatically based on a text script. The platform is used worldwide by enterprise clients and individual creators alike.

To take as much work as possible off our users’ shoulders, we integrate modern AI services from different providers (including OpenAI) and combine them with our own innovations. We continuously refine the user experience with usability testing and a contemporary UX/UI design system, so that creating high-quality videos feels intuitive, fast, and even a bit magical.

About the role and your tasks

We are looking for a motivated Senior Backend Developer (m/f/d) to join us. As part of this amazing team, you will contribute to the advancement of the simpleshow video maker through your ideas and knowledge. If you are curious, adaptable, and genuinely passionate about your job, we would love to get to know you!

You will join a relaxed and fun team that enjoys coding outside of the office and often meets for drinks after work. Working for the dev team of simpleshow video maker offers a great deal of freedom, allowing you to arrange your working hours to suit your needs and work remotely when necessary.

Join a team that loves what they do – from coding sessions and pair programming to the occasional after-work drink. Enjoy flexible hours, hybrid work options, and regular in-person collaboration with one day per week in our Berlin office, combining the best of remote work and on-site teamwork.

Technologically, we are always at the forefront, ensuring that our software remains future-proof and constantly expanding our individual know-how.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop new features for simpleshow.com with your team
• Build a long-term, scalable system in an agile environment
• Collaborate with Product Owner & QA to develop next-generation packages
• Help shape our roadmap with your knowledge and ideas
• Drive technical improvements on architectural & structural levels
• Take initiative for new ideas and projects
• Act as a role model and mentor, sharing your backend expertise with the team

Skills / Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience building scalable backend applications
• Previous leading experience is considered a plus
• Hands-on experience with AWS or other public clouds (deployment & configuration)
• Excellent Java (Java 11+) and Spring / Spring Boot (incl. Hibernate) skills
• Experience with MySQL, Postgres, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch, Redis
• Excellent English communication skills
• Strong in architecture and design decisions (patterns, availability, scaling)
• Value clean, maintainable, extensible code and structured architecture
• High standards in code quality, reviews, testing, CI/CD processes
• Previous mentoring experience in backend technologies
• Familiar with agile work (Scrum)

Our Tech-Stack

Backend: Stackshare Backend

Frontend: Stackshare Frontend

Benefits

We offer more than just “benefits”. With us, you’ll work on a highly innovative SaaS product that will inspire you — while having the freedom to be yourself and truly make a difference. In our trust-based, respectful work environment, you’ll have plenty of room for creativity and growth.

And here’s what’s waiting for you:

• Fair & competitive salary you can count on.
• Company pension plan to invest in your future.
• Urban Sports Club membership & JobRad for a healthy balance (plus your company laptop, of course!).
• Open feedback culture & structured feedback system
• Regular team events! We celebrate our successes together!
• Sabbatical options: taking a break is part of our culture.

If you’re looking for an exciting challenge in a growing company and want to celebrate success together, we look forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, nationality, faith, ethnic origin, age, or sexual orientation.