We are looking for new colleagues to join our fast-growing Simon-Kucher Engine team as Tech Lead/Lead Software Engineer!

Simon-Kucher is at the forefront of innovation in our space, inventing business models, algorithms, solutions, and methodologies for unlocking better growth of our clients. And Simon-Kucher Engine’s digital end-to-end solutions deliver sustained top-line impact for our clients. Are you interested in working in a team of digital evangelists with a can-do attitude? Want to experience the dynamics of agile processes in open-minded teams? How about getting creative in a startup atmosphere with a steep development curve and flat hierarchies? And most importantly, do you want to make a difference? Then you've come to the right place.

This is a remote or hybrid position with flexible time split between working in our Berlin office and remote working.

What makes us special:

• Become part of a unique entrepreneurial team. Think independently, use your initiative, and take some risks. Entrepreneurship is a powerful force that drives the growth not only of our firm but our clients and people.
• Unlock the power of opportunity. Advance your career in a thriving company that creates positive impact. We invest in your professional development every step of the way.
• Enjoy balance and flexible working. Be empowered to do your best work – we offer flexible and hybrid working, sabbaticals, and paid time off.
• Prioritize your health and wellbeing. No matter where you live, we offer a competitive suite of health benefits to help keep you and your loved ones safe.
• Invest in your future. Our Employee Bonus Opportunity Program ensures that when our firm grows, you benefit from this growth.
• Work in a values-driven culture. At Simon-Kucher, our vision is to become the world's leading growth specialist. Our values guide the way we do business and communicate our distinctiveness. They sum up what we stand for, influence our culture, and drive how and why we do things.

How you will create an impact:

• Building reliable software solutions: You take technical responsibility for one of our product lines in the pricing domain and design, build and operate reliable, secure, and high-performing software solutions. You also lead estimation, design and implementation of new features and projects from a technical perspective.
• Hands-On development: You actively contribute to coding in a high-output environment.
• Drive architecture and technical vision: You manage technical debt and develop a long-term tech strategy and roadmap for the software solutions under your responsibility.
• Operational excellence: You demonstrate operational excellence throughout the product lifecycle, driving continuous improvement and enhancing monitoring, observability, and team productivity.
• Collaborate across teams: You will closely collaborate with product management and product delivery to drive success for our products.
• Mentorship and team development: You provide mentorship and coaching to engineers; foster knowledge sharing and establish technical standards. You contribute to team growth through participation in hiring and on-boarding processes.

Your profile:

• You have a bachelor’s or master's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Business Information Systems or a related field.
• You enjoy translating business needs into digital solutions.
• You are already working in a technical leadership role and are an expert in designing, building, and running highly available, multi-tenant SaaS solutions.
• You are hands-on and have experience with Java and frameworks like Spring Boot.
• You have experience in data-driven applications across various domains, including data ingestion, processing, storage, and online analytical processing, and you are proficient in technologies in these fields.
• Frontend skills (JavaScript/TypeScript) are a plus, Python skills are a double plus.
• You have experience hosting in cloud environments and working closely with DevOps teams.
• You are fluent in English (additional languages like German are an advantage).

Please remember to submit your application in English. Other applications will not be considered. The candidate should have an EU work permit, we do not offer visa for this position.