Lead Backend Engineer - All Personio Locations

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to drive innovation and technical excellence. This role involves leading complex projects, mentoring team members, and contributing to the technical strategy within a dynamic environment. With a focus on event-driven architectures and modern cloud technologies, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of HR technology. Join a diverse and inclusive team that values your contributions and offers opportunities for professional growth. If you're ready to make an impact and elevate your career, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

28 days paid vacation

Flexible working with hybrid model

Annual personal development budget

Generous family leave

Mental health support

Sabbatical options

Impact Days for personal projects

Regular company events

Flat hierarchies

Short decision-making processes

Qualifications

• Mastery of event-driven architectures and event-sourcing.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver larger projects with high uncertainty and risk.
• Promote best practices for reliable and performant solutions.

Skills

Event-driven architectures

Event-sourcing (Kafka preferred)

Domain-driven design

Containerization (Docker preferred)

Orchestration (Kubernetes preferred)

Cloud environment (AWS preferred)

Testing strategies

Technical strategy development

Mentoring and coaching

Strong communication skills

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

AWS

Job description

Lead Backend Engineer - All Personio Locations, London

Client:

Personio

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

-

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

f19132e21980

Job Views:

15

Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

Job Description:

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

This position is office-based with a hybrid working policy in our European offices - Munich, Berlin, Madrid, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Dublin, and London.

Note: Hiring location is subject to headcount needs.

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, high-quality products. Be empowered to take ownership of your areas and make an impact on your team, our product, and our customers.

As a Lead Engineer, you will be a key contributor in a mission-based team within the Personio Engineering organization, leading complex projects. All Lead Engineers are hands-on coders responsible for the team's technical strategy. You will also act as a multiplier, elevating your team's technical expertise or diving deep into complex challenges—your technical leadership is crucial!

Work abroad opportunities are available across different areas and products. In your first interview, we can explore these challenges to find the most exciting fit for you. Check our career page for more details.

Role Responsibilities: What you'll do

1. Take responsibility for delivering larger projects with high uncertainty and risk, applying pragmatic estimation, scoping, and planning.
2. Promote best practices to solve complex challenges by building reliable, performant, and elegant solutions.
3. Own the technical output and standards for the team, ensuring engineering and operational excellence.
4. Contribute to defining and executing the team's strategy, considering technical perspectives.
5. Provide effective feedback, share knowledge, and mentor team members to foster growth.
6. Drive team initiatives and support colleagues proactively.
7. Communicate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders and leadership, tailored to the audience.

Role Requirements: What you need to succeed

1. Mastery of event-driven architectures, event-sourcing (Kafka preferred), and domain-driven design.
2. Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker and Kubernetes preferred) in a cloud environment (AWS preferred).
3. Proficiency in various testing strategies (testing pyramid).
4. Experience in developing technical strategy and translating it into actionable plans.
5. A proven track record of mentoring and coaching teammates to enhance their technical abilities.
6. Strong written and spoken communication skills.

Why Personio

Personio is an equal opportunities employer committed to an inclusive culture where everyone feels welcomed and supported. We value diversity and believe it makes us stronger. Our workplace is inclusive and fosters your development regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, education level, or race.

Additional benefits include:

• Competitive reward package with salary, benefits, and pre-IPO equity, reevaluated annually.
• 28 days paid vacation, plus additional days after 2 and 4 years.
• Impact Days for personal projects and company initiatives.
• Generous family leave, child support, mental health support, and sabbatical options.
• Flexible working with a hybrid model (remote and in-office).
• Annual personal development budget for professional growth.
• Regular company and team events.
• Flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes.

About us

We are transforming HR technology to improve how millions experience work daily. With over 10,000 customers and 2,000 employees globally, we're moving fast, challenging norms, and supporting our people’s careers.

Our principles include exceeding customer expectations, delivering results, elevating one another, challenging positively, and creating momentum.

Note: If you are not a passport holder of the country for this vacancy, a work permit may be required. Check our Blog for more info.

Applications should be made via the 'Apply now' button. Do not provide bank or payment details.

Created on 26/04/2025 by TN United Kingdom