Team Lead Full Stack Engineering (w/m/d, 100% remote or hybrid)

lawpilots; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An innovative EdTech company based near Berlin is seeking a Team Lead for Full Stack Engineering. In this role, you will shape the technical strategy and manage a talented team, working on impactful digital training solutions. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in software development, particularly with Python, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL, and be an inspiring leader. The company offers hybrid and remote working models, competitive vacation days, and a supportive team culture.

Leistungen

Flexible working hours

Workation within Europe

28 vacation days plus one additional per year

Social engagement days

Sponsorship for sports, lunch, or transport

Meeting-free Focus Fridays

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of experience in software development, including 3 in a leadership role.
• Deep expertise in Python and proficiency in TypeScript and React.
• Expert-level capability with PostgreSQL, including optimization.

Aufgaben

• Lead architectural decisions and technology roadmap.
• Guide migration from ECS to Kubernetes and consolidate databases.
• Drive technical excellence through reviews and best practices.

Kenntnisse

Python (Django & FastAPI)

TypeScript

React

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Fluent English

Good German

Tools

Kubernetes

Helm Charts

Datadog

AI-supported tools

Jobbeschreibung

Team Lead Full Stack Engineering (w/m/d, 100% remote or hybrid)

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Do you want more than just developing software – do you want to help shape a pioneering product that truly reaches people? At lawpilots, as a Team Lead Full Stack Engineering, you will develop innovative, scalable EdTech solutions that support companies worldwide in digital training in the areas of data protection, information security, ESG, and compliance. Together with a strong, interdisciplinary team, you will guide our platform through a technological transformation and shape the technical vision behind our digital learning formats. Modern tech stack, clear ownership, real responsibility.

Ready for Take-off – Your Mission

• In your role as Tech Lead, you will work directly with our VP Engineering, Sebastian Belle, and our platform architects.
• You will be responsible for the overall technical strategy of the backstage system, including architectural decisions and the technology roadmap.
• Your perspective will be crucial in migrating our infrastructure from ECS to Kubernetes as well as in consolidating our databases from Neo4j to PostgreSQL.
• You will take the lead in modernising the frontend – moving from Bootstrap to Material UI and a consistent design system.
• With your contribution, you will drive technical excellence within your team through code reviews, best practices, and knowledge sharing.
• Together with your team, you will continuously improve system stability, performance, and scalability.
• As part of our team, you will take responsibility for executing complex migration projects in close collaboration with Cloud Ops and Product Management.

What you bring on board - Your profile

• You bring at least 8 years of experience in software development, including 3 years in a technical leadership role.
• You have deep expertise in Python (Django & FastAPI) and are proficient in working with TypeScript and React.
• PostgreSQL is more than just a database to you – you master query optimisation, data modelling, and complex queries at an expert level.
• Ideally, you already have experience with Kubernetes, Helm Charts, Datadog, as well as AI-supported tools like Claude or Cursor AI.
• You are a strong communicator, explain technical concepts clearly, and find pragmatic solutions balancing tech excellence with business value.
• You act independently and lead your team with inspiration and technical strength.
• You speak fluent English and ideally good German.

Start your journey with us

• We warmly welcome you anytime to our office near Berlin Central Station, but you can also choose a hybrid or fully remote work model.
• You can organise your working hours flexibly and, if you wish and upon agreement, make use of a workation within Europe.
• We offer 28 vacation days plus one additional day per year, up to a maximum of 30 days. On Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, our office remains closed.
• We support your social engagement and grant you two additional days off per year for this purpose.
• We subsidise sports, lunch, or public transport up to €50/month.
• Internally, we place great value on our meeting-free Focus Friday.

We are an international team that lives diversity and inclusion. Our values – Inspiring, Excellence, Ownership, Learning, and Trust – shape our collaboration every day. Your journey starts with our onboarding weeks, where you not only get to know our tools and processes but, above all, the people who will accompany you along the way. And every three months, we celebrate a special highlight: our Allhands, where the whole team gathers at the office to learn from one another, celebrate achievements, and recharge with new energy.

lawpilots GmbH is committed to creating a workplace of diversity and inclusion. Regardless of gender, ethnic or social background, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, caregiving responsibilities, or physical abilities, we explicitly encourage all qualified candidates to apply. We firmly believe that the diversity of our employees is our strength. By exchanging different perspectives and ideas, we foster an inspiring atmosphere that drives innovation and success. At lawpilots, we continuously work on creating an environment defined by respect, fairness, and equal opportunities.

We warmly invite you to become part of our dedicated team and join us in revolutionising the e-learning industry!

Our office near Berlin Central Station is very well connected and fully accessible.