Staff Engineer (m|w|d) - CRM Tech

<p>Reliable data, resilient services and scalable architectures are at the heart of every CRM interaction at idealo. As a <strong>Staff Engineer,</strong> you'll shape the technical foundation <span style="color:#000000">behind identity resolution, subscriptions, data flows, and message delivery while ensuring GDPR compliance and supporting personalized user experiences.</span></p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p>This role combines <strong>backend engineering, data engineering and architectural leadership</strong>. You'll influence how data flows across systems, how services communicate through event-driven architectures, and how technical decisions support idealo's long-term CRM strategy. Working closely with Software Engineers, Data Engineers and Product Managers, you'll help define technical direction across multiple domains.</p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p>You'll work with <strong>Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, Braze, Snowflake and AWS services including Glue, Lambda and S3 in a modern cloud-native architecture</strong>. From data ingestion and transformation to customer-facing activation, you'll help build reliable systems that teams across idealo depend on every day. When new CRM capabilities go live, you'll see the direct impact of your work in millions of customer interactions.</p><p>The position is available in full or part-time. </p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><h3>About your new role</h3><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW19898076 BCX8"><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW19898076 BCX8"><span style="color:#000000">Design, implement, maintain, and evolve reliable and scalable software systems and data flows for CRM and user engagement use cases. &nbsp;</span></p></li></ul><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW19898076 BCX8"><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW19898076 BCX8">Stay hands-on by designing and developing cloud-native microservices, event-driven applications and backend services with a strong focus on performance, security and operational excellence.</p></li></ul><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW19898076 BCX8"><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW19898076 BCX8">Lead technical initiatives within and across the team to align technical solutions with business needs.</p></li></ul><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW19898076 BCX8"><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW19898076 BCX8">Drive continuous improvements across software development, CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, observability, and monitoring while evaluating new technologies where they add measurable value.</p></li></ul><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW19898076 BCX8"><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW19898076 BCX8">Mentor engineers through technical guidance, architecture discussions and code reviews, fostering a collaborative engineering culture focused on sustainable technical excellence.</p></li></ul> <br> <h3 style="text-align:start;"><strong>Skills &amp; Requirements</strong></h3><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW22558523 BCX8"><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW22558523 BCX8">You bring extensive experience building cloud-native software systems on AWS and designing distributed, event-driven architectures using Java 17+, Spring Boot, Kafka and modern backend technologies.</p></li></ul><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW22558523 BCX8"><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW22558523 BCX8">You have deep expertise in data architecture, data warehousing, ETL processes and data integration, combined with hands-on experience working with technologies such as Glue, S3 and MongoDB or other NoSQL databases.</p></li></ul><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW22558523 BCX8"><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW22558523 BCX8">You are experienced with containerization and orchestration technologies including Docker and Kubernetes, and are familiar with serverless architectures, AWS Lambda and modern CI/CD practices.</p></li></ul><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW22558523 BCX8"><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW22558523 BCX8">You have a strong understanding of software quality, security and reliability, including authentication, encryption, automated testing and secure software development practices.</p></li></ul><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW22558523 BCX8"><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW22558523 BCX8">You have a proven track record of leading complex technical initiatives, influencing architectural decisions and aligning engineering work across teams without formal people management responsibility.</p></li></ul><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW22558523 BCX8"><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW22558523 BCX8">You take ownership and independently drive topics forward. The Confidence to speak up and challenge ideas constructively, paired with openness to diverse perspectives.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><h3 style="text-align:start;"><strong><span style="color:#121317">At idealo you can expect</span></strong></h3><ul><li><p><strong><span style="color:#121317">You want to further your education?</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> We take your personal development goals seriously and, in addition to our idealo Learning Hub, eLearning offerings (e.g., Udemy), coaching &amp; mediation, we also offer you the opportunity to benefit individually from additional learning and development budget.</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color:#121317">And what about the office? </span></strong><span style="color:#121317">Our office in the heart of Berlin offers free organic breakfast, excellent free lunch (vegan and vegetarian), as well as free coffee, lemonades and after-work beer, in addition to the "standard foosball". It also has a fabulous rooftop terrace with view of the whole of berlin where you can network with colleagues from our group of companies.</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color:#121317">In need of additional support in any areas of your life?</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> We offer free counseling and support in all areas of life (professional, private, family, health, etc.) in cooperation with the </span><a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://mein.familienservice.de/en/"><span style="color:#121317">pme-Familienservice</span></a><span style="color:#121317">.</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color:#121317">You want full flexibility on your way to work and beyond? </span></strong><span style="color:#121317">No problem with a job bike or Deutschlandticket&nbsp;- and it's environmentally friendly, too!</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color:#121317">Want to keep yourself fit?</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> We offer many different fitness and sports options, such as an Urban Sports or Gympass membership, to suit your personal needs.</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color:#121317">And what else is there?</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> Of course, success must be celebrated! In addition to team events, you can also expect big company events and other moments of organized connection with others in the company and your team throughout the year!</span></p></li></ul><p><span style="color:#e2e5f2">#LI-MW1</span></p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p>Find <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com">Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>