Senior Software Engineer (all genders) | Berlin, hybrid or remote

Aroundhome; Germany (OH); Hybrid; USD 81,424 - 116,320; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Flexibility

Annual training budget

Discounted membership at Urban Sports Club

Job summary

Aroundhome is looking for an experienced Senior Engineer to enhance the partner journey. This role involves optimizing the digital experience from initial registration to active partnership while working in a supportive and people-first engineering culture.

You'll collaborate with various teams to ensure quality, mentor teammates, and drive innovation through modern technologies. With flexible working options from home or our Berlin office, Aroundhome emphasizes employee growth and well-being.

Qualifications

• Experienced senior-level engineer with deep knowledge of Go and/or Ruby.
• Product engineering mindset with an ability to understand diverse business needs.
• Expert knowledge of microservice architectures and agile cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve web-based applications in an AI-assisted environment.
• Modernize architecture by assessing and implementing new technologies.
• Collaborate closely with product managers and driving overall team exchange.

Skills

Go

Ruby

Microservice architectures

Cloud environments

Agile methodologies

Job description

At Aroundhome, we connect homeowners with trusted local partners — and you can help us make that experience even better.

We’re looking for a Senior Engineer to join one of our cross‑functional, domain teams focused on the partner journey.

In this role, you’ll shape how new partners experience Aroundhome from the very beginning. You will drive optimization by building a frictionless, digital journey, bridging the gap between initial registration and active partnership.

You’ll join a distributed, people‑first engineering culture that values curiosity, autonomy, and continuous learning — and where your ideas directly impact both our users and the evolution of our technology and platform.

Responsibilities

• Play a leading role in designing, building, and evolving our web‑based applications in an AI‑assisted environment that supports our business model.
• Directly contribute to modernizing our architecture, stay on top of the latest development trends, and drive innovation by assessing and implementing new technologies and features.
• Collaborate closely with product managers and engineering colleagues, taking initiative and driving overall team exchange to deliver features that solve real pain points of our users.
• Mentor and empower teammates through pair programming, code reviews, and knowledge sharing, contributing to a culture of learning and growth.
• Take ownership of the entire development lifecycle — from testing to go‑live; eliminate potential blind spots by implementing and improving observability best practices and actionable alerting.
• Care about long‑term stability and maintainability, knowing that development does not end after the release.
• Champion quality and maintainability through clean, test‑driven code and a mindset of continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Very experienced senior‑level engineer with deep knowledge of Go and/or Ruby, staying up to date on new technologies.
• Product engineering mindset, easily understands diverse business needs, and turns them into valuable features for users.
• Expert knowledge of microservice architectures and experience working in cloud environments within agile, cross‑functional teams; comfortable with migrating legacy services.
• Strives for quality and applies clean‑code principles when implementing new features and modernizing existing services.
• Strong getting‑things‑done mindset, proactive communication, and collaborative spirit.
• Team‑player who enjoys sharing knowledge and experiences, appreciates open feedback culture.Leverages AI to accelerate understanding and development of codebase, uncover business insights, and drive overall productivity gains.

Benefits

Hybrid Work // Stay flexible: Decide freely whether you want to work from our office in Berlin, from home throughout Germany, or fully remote from Portugal. Additionally, we offer the possibility to work up to 30 days per year from selected EU countries.

Room to grow // Stay curious: In regular/annual feedback meetings, you design your own personal development path together with your team lead. We also offer monthly Tech Talks, an annual training budget, as well as workshops to seek new input for your personal development.

Mental & physical health // Stay healthy & active: We care about your well‑being and support your health with a discounted membership at Urban Sports Club. Our partner “Fürstenberg Institute” is available to you and your family members with advice and support for mental health & coaching.

Taking responsibility // We #care: We care for our planet and the people who are living on it. We promote environmentally friendly behavior, collaborate with JobRad, offer a discounted BVG ticket, and support social projects in Berlin through an annual Social Day.

Team spirit // Stay connected: We celebrate our Company Day once a month in our office at Potsdamer Platz, bringing everyone together in person for shared lunch and dinner. We also provide a comprehensive update of our C‑Board and focus on community and idea exchange.