Software Engineer Technical Lead (Berlin, Germany)

Software Engineer Technical Lead

Company Overview

We are Berlin Bytes, a creative software development and consulting agency. Together with Kambria, our AI transformation lever, we design, build, and scale innovative digital and AI-driven solutions. We empower businesses to not just adapt, but thrive and lead in the digital era.

Job Summary

We are seeking a hands-on Tech Lead to be the primary technical architect and implementer for our cutting-edge digital products. Bridging Berlin Bytes' engineering prowess with Kambria's human-centric AI transformation insights you will drive the entire software development lifecycle, from deeply understanding client needs and defining technical strategies, to hands-on coding and guiding solutions through rapid prototyping and market validation. You'll lead by doing: taking end-to-end technical ownership with significant autonomy, writing code, solving complex challenges, and guiding a small, agile team.

Key Responsibilities

• Hands-on Building: Lead the technical design and contribute significant direct code to cutting-edge, user-centric digital solutions and enterprise applications.
• End-to-End Technical Ownership: Take full responsibility for technical decisions, system architecture, and implementation quality.
• Client Collaboration & Technical Strategy: Work directly with clients to understand their needs, define technical requirements, and present solution approaches.
• Small Team Enablement: Direct a small, agile team (2-3 engineers) focused on rapid prototyping and market validation of new product concepts.
• Engineering Excellence & Code Quality: Lead by example in contributing high-quality, maintainable code.
• Pragmatic Technology Exploration: Continuously research, evaluate, and prototype with emerging technologies, including advancements in AI.
• Collaborative Technical Environment: Actively share deep technical knowledge and contribute to solution discussions.
• Process & Tooling Improvement: Identify and implement improvements to our development workflows, tools, and processes.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Technical Autonomy & Problem Solving: Proven ability to take full technical ownership of projects, independently identify and solve complex engineering challenges.
• Leadership & Mentorship: Proven experience leading, mentoring, or guiding software engineers.
• Programming Mastery: Deep expertise in at least one widely-adopted backend language (e.g., TypeScript, Golang, Python, Rust, C#, Java) and real-world experience with modern JavaScript/TypeScript frontend frameworks (React, Svelte, Angular, Vue).
• Backend & Data Architecture: Strong history of building high-performance, scalable APIs and proficiency in data modeling for both relational and NoSQL databases.
• Infrastructure & Security: Hands-on experience with Docker, the container orchestration ecosystem (Kubernetes, Helm), and a strong understanding of modern authentication systems and security practices (e.g., OIDC).
• Client-Facing Communication: Ability to effectively explain and present complex technical concepts to cross-functional teams and clients.
• Languages: Fluency in both German and English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Mobile: Experience in mobile app development (Flutter, Kotlin, Swift).
• Cloud & DevOps: Hands-on experience with major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP), building robust CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CDK).
• AI/ML Integration: Direct experience working with AI/ML frameworks or successfully integrating AI services/APIs into production applications.

Location

Berlin, Germany (Hybrid)

Employment Type

Full Time

Salary & Benefits

• Salary: Starts from €90k (base + bonus component).
• Office located directly at Backfabrik.
• Gym membership partial coverage.
• Subsidised BVG job ticket or Deutschlandticket.
• Company Pension scheme.
• Work MacBook Pro, Double 4k Screen Setup.
• Company Day and Party once a quarter.
• Coffee/Tea and Snacks/Fruits.
• Team lunch and breakfast once a week.
• Dog friendly office.

Application Process

General interview process consists of: One Introduction call, a Tech Deep Dive, a Tech Case Study interview.