Senior Backend Engineer (d/f/m)

Kleinanzeigen is the leading online classifieds market in Germany. An average of more than 50 million ads are available in numerous categories - from children's supplies to electronics to real estate. With more than 36 million users per month, Kleinanzeigen has the widest reach of all online selling platforms in the country. Most of the items traded on Kleinanzeigen are second-hand. In this way, users make an active contribution to sustainability. The Kleinanzeigen market allows companies the opportunity to easily offer their services online. Kleinanzeigen was launched in September 2009 as eBay Kleinanzeigen. Since June 2021, the company has been part of Adevinta, a leading global provider of online classified ads. In May 2023, the name was changed to Kleinanzeigen.

Kleinanzeigen is part of Adevinta: a global online classifieds specialist and sustainability leader with 25+ products in 10 countries.

What you’ll do & Who you are

We are looking for a passionate new team member to join us as a Senior Backend Engineer (d/f/m), Trust and Safety.

This is your opportunity to improve the experience of millions of users and have an impact by building a platform that enables sustainable trade for everyone. You will develop services for our trust and safety domain to prevent fraud and safeguard our users.

You will be part of a cross-functional team including members from Product, Customer Service, Analytics, and Engineering with the mission "to make our platform a safer place to trade".

This is a hybrid role, and our office is based in Berlin. You will report directly to the Tech Lead - Trust & Safety.

Your tasks and responsibilities

1. You will work together with Product and Design to develop the future of a safe and trusted kleinanzeigen.de platform.
2. You will keep the platform's architecture clean, stable, and scalable.
3. You will handle up to 60k requests per second while the platform is still growing.
4. You will promote your own ideas for code, process, and product improvements.
5. You ensure quality and maintainability by improving build and test systems.
6. You bring in your own perspective of how our users' problems can be solved.

Minimum Requirements

1. Bachelor or Master's degree in computer science or related field (or equivalent experience).
2. At least 8+ years of programming experience in Java backend development.
3. Knowledge of Core Java APIs, Spring Framework, and Spring Boot. Proficiency in Kotlin is a plus.
4. Experience with RDBMS or NoSQL (e.g. MySQL, Cassandra, Elasticsearch).
5. You have a passion for writing clean code and an eye for simplicity and pragmatism.
6. You are familiar with operating microservices on public clouds (e.g. k8s and AWS).
7. Knowledge of event-driven systems (Kafka) and distributed computing.
8. Deep understanding of object-oriented and domain-driven design.
9. Experience with continuous learning and knowledge sharing.
10. Believer in collaboration and a DevOps mindset.
11. True team player mentality, with excellent collaboration skills.
12. Business (fluent) in English, German is a plus.

Life at Adevinta

Life at Adevinta comes with its perks! Our Adevintans enjoy the following benefits:

1. An attractive Base Salary.
2. Participation in our Short-Term Incentive plan (annual bonus).
3. Work From Anywhere: Enjoy up to 20 days a year of working from anywhere! Just make sure you have an internet connection.
4. A 24/7 Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, because we care.
5. Win together, lose together is one of our key behaviours. At Adevinta, you will find a collaborative environment with an opportunity to explore your potential and grow.
6. On top of these, we also provide a range of locally relevant benefits.

Adevinta is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

If you feel like you don’t meet all of the requirements for this role but are interested, please consider applying anyway. We strongly encourage people from historically excluded groups to apply and look forward to speaking with you.

Discover your purpose at Adevinta

Be part of an organisation that is making a positive difference in the world. Together, we’re supporting the circular economy and creating a more sustainable future by helping millions of people find perfect matches on our trusted marketplaces.

Why Join Adevinta?

Our marketplaces support the circular economy, helping to reduce plastic waste, items sent to landfill, and carbon footprints all around the world. By joining Adevinta, you’ll be helping to build a more sustainable future.

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