IT Teamleiter – Platform, Kotlin, AI & DevOps
Trust In SODA · Hamburg, Germany
About this role
The candidate will lead and develop a product-oriented backend engineering team focused on core B2B platform services. Responsibilities include making architectural decisions, writing hands-on code, and owning microservices based on the 'You build it, you run it' principle. The role involves working closely with Product Management and internal stakeholders to align APIs and architecture across multiple teams. The technical environment includes Kotlin, Spring Boot, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and Kafka. The position also involves driving AI-assisted development and new engineering approaches within the team.
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IT Teamleiter – Platform, Kotlin, AI & DevOps
What do e-commerce, millions of daily users and some pretty ambitious tech challenges have in common? This is exactly where you come in.
Our client is an established digital e-commerce company with around 350 employees and an international focus. The business model has long been more than a classic online shop: it’s about digital products, broad reach, complex platforms and the question of how to turn a good idea into a product that really works in everyday life.
Here, the security of a successful company meets the speed of a modern tech environment. New business models are being developed, start-ups are supported and technologies are being explored that will help shape the digital business of tomorrow.
For you, this means: You won’t be handed a finished tech world that only needs to be managed. You can help shape the architecture, develop teams, use AI in meaningful ways and build things that make a visible difference.
Benefits
- 30 days of vacation plus unlimited additional vacation days
- Hybrid working and workation opportunities - typically 3 days per quarter in the office, travel expenses are covered
- €1,500 annual professional development budget
- €30 monthly mobility allowance plus bike leasing
- Company pension scheme
- EGYM WELLPASS for €25 personal contribution per month
- A high level of trust, ownership and freedom to make decisions
Your responsibilities
- Lead and develop a product-oriented backend engineering team
- Take responsibility for core B2B platform services
- Make and drive architectural decisions together with the team
- Stay hands-on, write code yourself and solve complex technical challenges
- Own microservices based on the “You build it, you run it” principle
- Develop secure, scalable and maintainable solutions with real business impact
- Work closely with Product Management and internal stakeholders
- Align APIs, interfaces and architecture across multiple teams
- Drive AI-assisted development and new engineering approaches within the team
Your profile
- Experience leading and developing engineering teams
- Empowering leadership style: trust instead of micromanagement
- Very good knowledge of Kotlin and Spring Boot
- Experience with MongoDB and/or PostgreSQL
- Confident working with microservices, Kubernetes and production systems
- Experience with REST APIs and event-driven architectures, ideally Kafka
- Interest in AI-assisted development; experience with agentic AI practices is a plus
If you’re looking for a job where “Team Lead” doesn’t mean distributing tickets and moderating meetings, but actually bringing people, technology and product together, you should take a closer look at this role.
