About the Role

• We are looking for a forward-thinking Senior Software Engineer (m/f/d) to build the technological backbone of our Computer Vision Team.
• You act as the infrastructure architect behind our systems, ensuring our distributed microservices, fast REST APIs, and databases scale seamlessly under heavy production loads. For you, code is not just a means to an end, but the tool to generate real business value.
• You love to look beyond the IDE, understand the business model, and pour this knowledge into scalable, clean software architectures. If you live Clean Architecture, confidently scale distributed systems, and enjoy collaborating directly with stakeholders on the best solutions, you are our perfect match!

The impact you will create: 

• Cloud & Microservices Architecture: You design and implement future-proof, microservices-based backend architectures according to strict principles of Clean Code and Clean Architecture.
• Databases & Scaling: You design efficient database access and develop clever retention strategies for our image data and metadata, ensuring seamless scaling under high load.
• API Development: You design and develop fast, reliable REST APIs with FastAPI to optimally connect our services with each other and with external systems.
• Infrastructure & DevOps: You package applications into Docker containers and confidently operate and scale them within our Kubernetes environment.
• Business & Stakeholder Alignment: You are the primary local interface for regular exchange with international customers and stakeholders, translating business goals into sustainable software products.
• Local Team Guidance & Mentoring: You act as a technical lead, helping to structurally build, guide, and mentor future mid- and junior-level engineers as our team grows.

Experience and skills you will need: (Must-Haves)

• Professional Experience: You are an experienced Senior Software Engineer with a proven track record of designing complex, data-intensive backend and microservice architectures.
• Programming & APIs: Excellent programming skills in Python and confidence in interface development with FastAPI.
• Database Scaling: You know exactly how to keep relational and non-relational databases performant and scalable under high load.
• Containers & Orchestration: Confidently, practically proven handling of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Leadership Drive & Communication: Pronounced communication and collaboration strength. You have proven experience or a strong natural drive to mentor engineers, question processes, and guide a local technical team.