Founding Product Engineer (m/w/d) in Berlin

About Us

Our client builds cloud-native financial software that automates payroll, tax compliance, and accounting workflows for small and medium-sized enterprises across Europe.

The organisation focuses on integrating accurate regulatory logic with modern APIs to reduce manual effort and accelerate month-end processes.

The engineering team works in cross-functional squads to deliver reliable services that handle sensitive financial data under strict privacy and regulatory constraints.

Job Description

Senior Product Engineer will lead end-to-end delivery of customer-facing features across payroll, tax, and accounting products.

The role requires defining technical approaches, implementing scalable services, and collaborating with product and design to ensure features meet measurable business outcomes.

Success will be demonstrated by improved customer metrics, reduced operational load, and platform stability in production.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement user-facing features from specification through production deployment.
• Partner with Product and Design to translate requirements into pragmatic, testable solutions.
• Lead architecture and code decisions for high-impact product areas.
• Establish and maintain observability for services to ensure reliability and performance.
• Drive engineering best practices including code reviews, testing strategies, and documentation.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to a culture of technical excellence and ownership.
• Operate and improve CI/CD pipelines and release processes.
• Prioritise technical debt reduction while delivering customer value.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of software engineering experience with product development responsibility.
• Proven experience delivering end-to-end features and services in production.
• Strong collaboration skills with Product, Design, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Fluency in two or more of Type Script, Java Script, Java, or Python.
• Hands-on knowledge of testing methodologies, CI/CD, feature flags, and rollout practices.
• Familiarity with observability tools, SLOs, and incident management procedures.
• Understanding of authentication/authorization patterns and secure coding basics.
• Experience applying domain-driven design principles in complex business domains.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with performance-linked bonuses and equity options.
• Comprehensive private health insurance and wellbeing support.
• Flexible working policy with office hub in Berlin and remote collaboration days.
• Annual learning budget and paid time for professional development.
• Generous vacation allowance and paid public holidays in Germany.
• Equipment stipend and home office support.
• Commuter subsidy and company events to build cross-functional relationships.
• Other

This is a hybrid role based in Berlin with occasional travel for cross-team workshops.

The organisation is an equal opportunity employer and encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Candidates must be authorised to work in Germany or able to obtain relevant permits.