As a Senior Software Engineer for our mobile app backend at idealo, you will drive the further development of our award-winning e-commerce apps.
We enable millions of users to compare prices and make better purchasing decisions on their mobile devices.
We are a fully integrated, autonomous team within the product development of our mobile apps, balancing proven technologies with innovative experiments to deliver outstanding user experiences and contribute to idealo’s mission.
We take full responsibility for the operation, technical implementation, and direction of our services—and we’re looking for strong support to keep growing.
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your new roleEnd-to-End OwnershipYou develop and operate business and web services in the AWS Cloud.Together with your team, you are responsible for the entire lifecycle of your services (YBYO): architecture, infrastructure, development, testing, security, deployment, monitoring, on-call, and maintenance.You design and develop APIs (REST/GraphQL) for our mobile apps (Android & iOS).You ensure that our services are scalable, stable, and performant—even under high load (e.g., peak events).Technical ExcellenceYou make architectural decisions for modern backend systems (e.g., microservices).You further develop our cloud infrastructure (e.g., using Terraform and Kubernetes).You ensure high software quality through testing, code reviews, and monitoring.You identify technical debt and drive its reduction.You introduce new technologies and tools and continuously improve our development processes (e.g., CI/CD, automation, AI tools).Collaboration & ImpactYou work closely with mobile engineers (iOS & Android) as well as backend colleagues.You actively contribute to technical discussions and challenge existing solutions.You share your knowledge within the team (e.g., through pair programming, code reviews, or tech talks).You explain complex technical topics in a clear and understandable way, even for non-technical stakeholders.You take responsi...