Description
**Company Description**
Choose challenge. Choose pace. Choose growth.
Our Tech department is the driving force behind one of the most successful start\-ups in Europe since 2012\. Based in Berlin, we have an innovative and driven team that is using cutting\-edge technologies to redefine the used car market.
**Our offer**
* A fully remote position with flexible working hours
* Modern tech stack and well\-established development standards
* Join an international, open\-minded team that values flat hierarchies, open communication, collaboration, and high product quality.
* Learn more about how we work: https://auto1\.tech
**Job Description*** **Full Lifecycle Ownership:** Responsible for architecture, solution design, development, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of a subset of 300\+ RESTful microservices.
* **Team Leadership \& Management:** Manage a team of \~5 developers, including 1:1s, performance reviews, monitoring, and improvement.
* **Hands\-on Contribution:** Actively contribute code and complete tasks personally, not just delegate work.
* **Quality \& Best Practices:** Conduct code reviews, enforce coding/architecture best practices, and provide actionable feedback.
* **Team Growth \& Hiring:** Mentor team members, support their development, conduct developer interviews, and set an example in using AI coding assistants to improve quality and efficiency.
**Qualifications**
* **Experienced Leader:** At least 2 years leading and taking responsibility for developer teams and software projects.
* **Java Expert:** 5\+ years of modern Java programming experience, with strong focus on clean code and best practices.
* **Cloud \& Microservices:** Solid understanding of microservice architectures and AWS services (e.g., ECS, SQS/SNS, EC2, Lambda, CloudWatch).
* **Spring Proficiency:** At least 3 years hands\-on experience with Spring technologies, including Spring Boot (preferably Spring Cloud).
* **Strong Communication \& Pragmatism:** Excellent at clarifying business needs, collaborating across teams, and balancing ideal API design with practical business requirements; bonus for experience using AI coding tools.
**Additional Information** *Contact*
*Marija Dimitrova*
*At AUTO1 Group we live an open culture, believe in direct communication, and value diversity. We welcome every applicant; regardless of gender, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual identity, disability, or any other non\-merit factor.*
*\#LI\-A1*