Staff Engineer (m|w|d) - CRM Tech

idealo internet GmbH; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 110.000 - 140.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Free breakfast

Free lunch

Free beverages

Rooftop terrace

Zusammenfassung

idealo internet GmbH in Berlin is seeking a Staff Engineer to shape the CRM data and engagement platform, combining backend engineering, data engineering, and architectural leadership.

You will design cloud-native microservices, drive event-driven data flows, and mentor engineers while focusing on performance, security and reliability.

The role offers on-site work in Berlin with flexible arrangements and strong collaboration with product and data teams.

Qualifikationen

• Extensive experience building cloud-native software on AWS using Java 17+.
• Deep knowledge of data architecture, ETL and data integration.
• Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives across teams.
• Strong focus on security, reliability and CI/CD practices.

Aufgaben

• Design, implement, and evolve scalable CRM software and data flows.
• Lead technical initiatives and align engineering with business needs.
• Mentor engineers and drive architectural decisions.
• Improve observability and cloud infrastructure.

Kenntnisse

AWS

Java 17+

Spring Boot

Kafka

Event-driven architecture

Cloud-native

Data engineering

Backend engineering

Architectural leadership

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Glue

S3

MongoDB

Snowflake

Jobbeschreibung

Reliable data, resilient services and scalable architectures are at the heart of every CRM interaction at idealo. As a Staff Engineer, you'll shape the technical foundation behind identity resolution, subscriptions, data flows, and message delivery while ensuring GDPR compliance and supporting personalized user experiences.

This role combines backend engineering, data engineering and architectural leadership. You'll influence how data flows across systems, how services communicate through event‑driven architectures, and how technical decisions support idealo's long‑term CRM strategy. Working closely with Software Engineers, Data Engineers and Product Managers, you'll help define technical direction across multiple domains.

You'll work with Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, Braze, Snowflake and AWS services including Glue, Lambda and S3 in a modern cloud‑native architecture. From data ingestion and transformation to customer‑facing activation, you'll help build reliable systems that teams across idealo depend on every day. When new CRM capabilities go live, you'll see the direct impact of your work in millions of customer interactions.

The position is available in full or part‑time.

About your new role

Design, implement, maintain, and evolve reliable and scalable software systems and data flows for CRM and user engagement use cases.

Stay hands‑on by designing and developing cloud‑native microservices, event‑driven applications and backend services with a strong focus on performance, security and operational excellence.

Lead technical initiatives within and across the team to align technical solutions with business needs.

Drive continuous improvements across software development, CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, observability, and monitoring while evaluating new technologies where they add measurable value.

Mentor engineers through technical guidance, architecture discussions and code reviews, fostering a collaborative engineering culture focused on sustainable technical excellence.

Skills & Requirements

You bring extensive experience building cloud‑native software systems on AWS and designing distributed, event‑driven architectures using Java 17+, Spring Boot, Kafka and modern backend technologies.

You have deep expertise in data architecture, data warehousing, ETL processes and data integration, combined with hands‑on experience working with technologies such as Glue, S3 and MongoDB or other NoSQL databases.

You are experienced with containerization and orchestration technologies including Docker and Kubernetes, and are familiar with serverless architectures, AWS Lambda and modern CI/CD practices.

You have a strong understanding of software quality, security and reliability, including authentication, encryption, automated testing and secure software development practices.

You have a proven track record of leading complex technical initiatives, influencing architectural decisions and aligning engineering work across teams without formal people management responsibility.

You take ownership and independently drive topics forward. The confidence to speak up and challenge ideas constructively, paired with openness to diverse perspectives.

You want to further your education? We take your personal development goals seriously and, in addition to our idealo Learning Hub, eLearning offerings (e.g., Udemy), coaching & mediation, we also offer you the opportunity to benefit individually from additional learning and development budget.

And what about the office? Our office in the heart of Berlin offers free organic breakfast, excellent free lunch (vegan and vegetarian), as well as free coffee, lemonades and after‑work beer, in addition to the "standard foosball". It also has a fabulous rooftop terrace with view of the whole of Berlin where you can network with colleagues from our group of companies.

In need of additional support in any areas of your life? We offer free counseling and support in all areas of life (professional, private, family, health, etc.) in cooperation with the pme‑Familienservice .

You want full flexibility on your way to work and beyond? No problem with a job bike or Deutschlandticket- and it's environmentally friendly, too!

Want to keep yourself fit? We offer many different fitness and sports options, such as an Urban Sports or Gympass membership, to suit your personal needs.

And what else is there? Of course, success must be celebrated! In addition to team events, you can also expect big company events and other moments of organized connection with others in the company and your team throughout the year!

Location

On‑site

• Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About idealo

idealo is one of Europe's leading online comparison platforms for products. With more than 2.5 million page views per day, over 600 million product offers from around 50,000 merchants for the comparison platform, we are one of the largest e-commerce websites in Germany! In 2000, we started out with the mission of helping consumers make the best purchasing decisions. Right in the heart of Berlin, about 700 employees from almost 60 nations are supporting our users to find the best deal. idealo is majority‑owned by the transatlantic media company Axel Springer SE.

Information for applicants with severe disabilities

As an applicant with a severe disability, you can get advice from our Representative Body for Severely Disabled People (SBV) during the application process. Please inform us regarding this topic. For the inclusion of people with disabilities, our office is accessible without steps. When you start with us, we will see what else is needed!