Salary: 60.000 - 98.000 € per year

Requirements:

A firm grasp of object-oriented programming, distributed systems principles and methodologies like DDD using architecture design patterns like Hexagonal, Event-Driven and Microservices.
A strong track record of using engineering best practices, including Clean Code, TDD/BDD, and deep observability.
Proven experience in critically using AI coding agents (e.g., Claude Code, Gemini Code, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate delivery without compromising code integrity or security.
5+ years of experience in building complex distributed systems in Java or/and Kotlin and Springboot/Spring AI.
Solid experience designing and implementing robust REST APIs.
Professional experience with PostgreSQL (performance and scalability) and DevOps mindset regarding CI/CD pipelines.
Experience with AWS and/or Kubernetes is a plus.
Knowledge of Python or Generative AI frameworks (Langchain, RAG pipelines) is a significant plus.
A can-do attitude with a focus on product understanding to ensure continuous improvement and successful delivery.
Strong ownership with a sense of independence and an ability to establish structures or processes to adapt to a constantly evolving domain and environment.
Effective leadership skills to guide a team of mid and senior engineers to milestone delivery by unblocking and mentoring.
Strong collaborative spirit with a commitment to knowledge sharing and mutual growth.
Clear written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities:

Directly impact your teams tech scope by working hand in hand with PM and EM to manage product technical roadmaps and dependencies to minimize technical debt.
Design, develop, and maintain high-availability, high-performance web applications that serve as the backbone of our internal operations.
Drive the teams build-it-ship-it attitude by demonstrating healthy engineering practices, writing clean, well-tested, and well-refactored code with the team, and shipping it into production as often as possible.
Implement new features and integrations with foundational models and automation systems to empower our back-office teams.
Optimize, measure, and monitor distributed systems to ensure seamless, continuous software delivery.
Role model engineering excellence through code reviews, technical documentation, and knowledge sharing in multiple ways, cultivating learning and avoiding knowledge silos in the team.
Lead initiatives to improve our company-wide engineering culture and discover ways to multiply the effectiveness of the team and the organization.
Be involved in recruitment and employer brand projects to help strengthen our engineering team.

Technologies:

AI
AWS
Backbone
CI/CD
Claude Code
Copilot
DDD
DevOps
GitHub
Support
Java
Kotlin
Kubernetes
PostgreSQL
Python
REST
Security
Spring
TDD
Web
microservices
Cloud
API
Architect
Backend
Spring Boot

More:

At N26, we have reimagined banking for todays digital world, focusing on technology and design to build the global banking platform the world loves to use. We are headquartered in Berlin with offices in multiple cities across Europe, including Vienna and Barcelona, and our diverse 1,500-strong team comprises more than 80 nationalities. By joining us as a Lead Engineer, you will have the opportunity to advance your career while enjoying employee benefits such as a competitive personal development budget, work-from-home allowances, discounts for various services, and an additional day of annual leave for each year of service. We offer a high degree of autonomy, access to cutting-edge technologies, and a relocation package with visa support for those who require it. We value diverse perspectives and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

last updated 13 week of 2026

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