Tech & Digital

Head of Backend Development - Germany

  • Location

    Cologne

  • Sector:

    Software Development

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    €60000 - €80000 per annum

  • Contact:

    Jamie Wightman

  • Contact email:

    j.wightman@ioassociates.co.uk

  • Job ref:

    BBBH61929_1623400257

  • Startdate:

    ASAP

  • Consultant:

    Jamie Wightman

Are you a strong manager, a motivating and experienced developer who can inspire, act as a role model and coach for our backend team and who is keen to take on responsibility in a fast-growing company?

Our client, a security start-up, are looking for a Head of Backend Development to oversee the future of their backend, which fuels various applications and plays a central role in their product development. Scaling, quality and security are just a few of the important aspects to consider!!

Become part of a success story!

Your tasks

  • Participation in product development from planning to operation of our e-learning, phishing simulation & self-service platform
  • Development of new and optimization of existing backend functionalities
  • Responsibility for product components and their monitoring in terms of security, performance and scaling
  • Conducting code reviews & creating documentation
  • Support in team development & development (feedback, coaching, mentoring, recruiting, etc.)
  • Management and allocation of resources
  • Conception of solutions and decomposition of complex problems
  • Disciplinary leadership of the backend team
  • Interface to other development teams
  • Active participation in agile work processes
  • Participation in the design of software architectures and the selection of modern technologies

your profile

  • You have a degree with a focus on computer science / business informatics, a comparable training or are a career changer
  • You already have experience in leading teams
  • You have strong communication skills, and you want to coach and develop your team
  • You have experience in backend development (ideally JavaScript / TypeScript / Node.js)
  • You may have already worked in a start-up or on a SaaS product
  • You are either fluent in English or German
  • You have a startup mentality, so you are ambitious, motivated and like to tackle things directly
  • You are a team player and open to an (currently only virtual) after-work drink


The tech stack!!!
JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, React, HTML5, CSS3, webpack, Jest, Cucumber, Cypress, ESLint, RESTful API, PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB, postfix, VSCode, git, GitLab CI / CD, Docker, podman, Kubernetes, Ansible, redis, RabbitMQ, Zabbix, Sentry, Elastic Stack, Grafana, Postman, Miro, Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence)

Why our client??

  • Independent work on exciting projects in the field of cyber security / IT security
  • A competitive fixed salary and the opportunity to participate in the company's development through virtual shares (VSOP)
  • Steep development opportunities in a rapidly growing company
  • Personal development opportunities and contacts through the experience of the founders from 10 years of top management consulting
  • A multicultural and cool team (currently> 140 employees) with diverse backgrounds and an insight into a fast-growing, VC-backed startup
  • Numerous team activities such as digital team sports, 3x a week social cooking, 1x a month "Friday's Bar", workshops for employee participation, regular get-togethers and tech talks
  • A cool, well-connected office in the heart of Cologne