Staff Fullstack Engineer - On Demand Streaming (m/f/d)

Company Description

We're looking for a highly experienced Staff Fullstack Software Engineer to join our On-Demand Team and shape the future of digital content. In this role, you will be a key player in a self-organized agile team, working on the full lifecycle of on-demand audio and video content. From content ingest and encoding to AI-based metadata enrichment and delivery. Your work will directly impact millions of users by improving content discovery and access for our leading media brands, including BILD and WELT. If you have a passion for streaming technology and a proven track record in software development, DevOps and agile methodologies, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

We believe in the future of journalism as a business model and invest in forward-looking technologies. Our five essentials are the values that unite us and guide us in our commitment to freedom.

Tech Stack:

Typescript I Golang I Python I Cucumber I Kubernetes I Docker I Helm I FluxCD I Terraform I Prometheus I Grafana I AWS I Azure

Job Description

• you design, build, test, deploy and operate production services end to end in an agile, product-focused team
• you develop and evolve our microservice ecosystem, creating new services that are observable, resilient and horizontally scalable
• you raise the quality bar by writing lean, well-tested code (unit, integration, acceptance) and using BDD where it adds value
• you automate everything by codifying infrastructure and delivery (GitOps/CI/CD) to boost speed with the right guardrails
• you keep production healthy by instrumenting metrics, logs and traces, and turning incidents into learning

Qualifications

• you have 10+ years of professional experience in delivering software
• you bring depth in one or two areas: backend, data, observability, cloud and strong secondary skills across others, connecting dots across the stack
• you are hands-on across the lifecycle - from requirements and design to implementation, testing and operations
• you have significant experience in at least two of the following : Agile/Lean, BDD, DevOps/GitOps, multiple programming languages or modern UI development
• you learn fast and stay pragmatic - choosing the right tool for the job

Additional Information

•  your personal growth is important to us: we offer trainings and learning lunches, tech conferences, a budget for workshops and much more to expand your knowledge and your skills
• collaboration thrives on direct exchange – we rely on 80% office presence and 20% mobile working
• our free food offer: in addition to a breakfast snack, we also offer a free lunch in our canteens
• 30 days vacation plus 10 days work from abroad
• a wide range of health services for all aspects of life: from sports courses (Wellhub) and preventive medical checkups to professional coaching with renowned partners (PME Familienservice)
• free choice of top-notch office equipment (also for your remote work space and private usage), up-to-date hardware, software and modern office spaces
• from now a permanent full- or part-time position in a modern office in the heart of Berlin: http://www.axelspringer-neubau.de/ 

The most frequently asked questions and their answers can be found on our FAQ page: career.axelspringer.com/en/faq

Diversity is an essential part of our corporate culture! We are looking forward to receiving all applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity.

You can find information about the representation for the severely disabled at Axel Springer here: https://career.axelspringer.com/en/rsde