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Bertelsmann

Global media, services, and education conglomerate

Senior Backend Developer

Backend EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHamburg, GermanyNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience developing and operating backend software solutions, and experience with agile ways of working and team structures.
  • Excellent knowledge of JVM-based languages, including Java and Kotlin, and common frameworks such as Spring Boot.
  • Strong familiarity with unit testing, test automation, and common CI/CD patterns and pipelines, including ArgoCD and GitLab CI.
  • Good knowledge of persistence solutions, including MySQL, MongoDB, and AWS S3, and modern orchestration solutions such as Kubernetes.
  • Knowledge of monitoring and alerting solutions, including Datadog, Prometheus, and Grafana, and Infrastructure as Code solutions such as Terraform.
  • Very good German skills (C1) and good English skills (B2).
  • A high quality standard and a pragmatic, hands-on approach.

Responsibilities

  • Work proactively as a member of an agile, interdisciplinary development team and collaborate closely with Product, DevOps, and other stakeholders.
  • Design and implement new and enhanced services.
  • Make architectural decisions within the team in alignment with the overall architecture.
  • Take responsibility for the operation, monitoring, and stability of the services owned by the role.
  • Provide technical leadership for the implementation of individual initiatives.
  • Actively shape the team's development processes.
  • Mentor, spar with, and provide professional support to colleagues.
  • Contribute to the operation and further development of applications for content creation and delivery, including editorial interfaces, automated content preparation, import and export, standardized delivery to user clients, and monetization.

About the Company

Bertelsmann

Global media, services, and education conglomerate

Bertelsmann is a global media, services, and education group made up of eight autonomous divisions, including RTL Group, Penguin Random House, BMG, and Arvato. It operates across B2B and B2C markets, with activities in broadcasting, book publishing, music rights management, and business process outsourcing. Its products range from streaming subscriptions and printed books to logistics, CRM services, and AI-powered content and rights-management tools. The company differentiates itself through a decentralized, entrepreneur-led structure that reinvests profits into content and digital infrastructure via its Boost program, backed by private foundations and the Mohn family. It aims to grow organically and through selective acquisitions while leveraging large-scale data and cross-divisional synergies to deliver personalized content and service experiences at a global scale.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$1.4B
Headquarters
Gütersloh, Germany
Founded
1835

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