Tech Lead Backend Development

About AppLike Group

applike group is the leading company building in the app economy. Our technologies + businesses to cover the full value chain of the mobile apps market.

Our companies work independently, but benefit from each others’ technologies and knowledge.

We are 4 companies (JustDice, adjoe, Sunday, justtrack) under one roof of applike group.

• justDice: We build exciting app-discovery products for mobile gamers. With >50 million users we are the global market leader, while still growing rapidly every day
• adjoe: We build new technologies and ad formats that create a competitive edge for mobile app developers
• Sunday: We create and publish extremely engaging and addictive mobile games with smart and player-friendly monetisation
• justtrack: One-stop software to automate your whole user acquisition process 

This would be inconceivable without the 3 developer teams that form the core of applike group.

We are 100 percent tech company where everybody is interested in computer science. We are always giving our best to get in touch with the newest technology in order to build the most relevant products. Our mission is to build software with the capability to distribute ads to every mobile device on earth.

Position

As Tech Lead Backend Development you will set the course by taking over technical leadership and ownership for our complete infrastructure. Furthermore you will be coaching the Backend Team.

adjoe is a leading mobile platform developing cutting-edge advertising and monetization solutions that take our app partners’ business to the next level.

Our unique ad unit “Playtime” has made us one of the fastest-growing ad platforms and top-ranking user acquisition sources for app publishers worldwide. And that’s just the start. Our vision is to serve a positive ad experience to every app user on the globe. To achieve that, we challenge the status quo by creating industry-changing technologies, ad formats, and business models.

As part of the Applike Group (financially backed by media powerhouse Bertelsmann), adjoe has access to an extensive network of industry experts and funding with a long-term growth mindset. Our advanced tech stack and modern cloud technologies (learn more here) allow us to handle billions of ad requests per day and are the foundation for our competitive advantage.

We aim to reshape the way apps operate their business. If you thrive in a tech-driven, fast-paced, and creative environment then join our ambitious team in achieving our vision!

What you will do:

• As an experienced software developer, you will be responsible for coaching your teammates as well as for the transfer of technical know-how and best practices
• You will share your fundamental knowledge about different technologies and are confident in making future decisions regarding backend architecture
• You will further develop our high performance backend (Microservice Architecture with no legacy Code) – developed in go – running on docker orchestration systems
• For you, it does matter whether an API call takes 200ms or 20ms…
• You will work on event based systems with AWS Kinesis streams, SQS, Elasticsearch, DynamoDB, Redshift, Redis and Go microservices
• You will lead a development team of 5 – 8 developers and always act as a good example regarding coding standards and code reviews

Your qualification

• You gained several years of experience as a Software Architect / Senior Software Developer
• You have an outstanding experience with PHP, Java, GO or C# applied in a professional backend environment
• You have basic knowledge of HTML5, Javascript (preferably 1 Framework like React, Vue.js, or Angular) is a Plus
• You also have basic knowledge of Go
• You are an expert in different technologies, e.g. in 2 programming languages 
• You deeply understand cloud infrastructures like AWS, AZURE or Google Cloud
• You feel comfortable with people management topics and have worked in a leading role in a fast-changing environment before

What we offer

• Reshape the way apps operate their business – by creating industry-changing technologies, ad formats, and business models with us!
• Work-Life Package: 2 remote days/week, 30 days vacation, flexible hours, kick-ass office in the center of the city, dog-friendly
• Relocation Package: Visa & legal support, relocation bonus
• Happy Belly Package: Company & team lunches, breakfast, tons of free snacks and drinks
• Physical & Mental Health Package: Gym membership, Yoga classes
• Activity Package: Regular team events, hackathons, company trips

Skip writing cover letters. Tell us about your most passionate personal project, your desired salary and your earliest possible start date. We are looking forward to your application!