Lead Engineer

Lead Engineer

Lead Engineer

We are a growing company based in Berlin that offers its employees the chance to develop a revolutionary procure tech product. Founded in 2021 with 10+ employees, Hivebuy is a process optimization solution for small and medium-sized companies that supports them in budgeting, requesting, and ordering articles and services for their business while benefiting from better purchasing conditions.  

We at Hivebuy believe that trust and independence is the biggest key to developing an innovative and highly profitable business. Therefore we count on entrepreneurial thinking and purpose-driven mentalities.

We’re looking for a german-speaking Lead Engineer that reports to the CTO in Germany, preferably Berlin. As a Lead Engineer at Hivebuy, you should be able to prioritize well, communicate clearly, work across multiple facets of the project and juggle multiple responsibilities at the same time.  If you have a strong analytic capability coupled with a passion for creating innovative solutions and looking to grow your career in a fast-paced environment, this could be your opportunity to come on board with us.

Responsibilities:

• Working with cutting-edge technologies in an agile environment
• Taking ownership of important technical and architectural aspects and continuously working to improve them
• Participating in discussions pertaining to solution design and architecture
• Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments, and clear code
• Remain current on new technologies and available vendor packages, evaluate and make recommendations as necessary
• Assist in task planning, estimation, scheduling, and staffing
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers
• Grow engineering teams by interviewing, recruiting, and hiring
• Stay on the leading edge of development practices
• Work in close partnership with cross-functional teams and management

Requirements:

• 4+ years of developing backend services in Python (preferable Django REST API)
• Fluent with functional, imperative, and object-oriented languages such as Python (preferable Django REST API), vue.js
• Experienced working in an agile environment
• Experience with mission-critical 24*7 systems
• Experience in modern backend architecture patterns
• Experience with git workflow strategies and code reviews
• Experience working with continuous integration and deployment tools
• Experience working in remote setups and distributed teams and a strong preference for this working model 
• Experience with AWS is a bonus
• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, identify tasks, provides estimates, and meets production deadlines
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team
• Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment in the performance of duties
• Fluent in German

Why Should You Apply?

• Develop a completely new product from scratch
• Remote work option but also an office in the heart of Berlin (where we offer you a variety of drinks & snacks, communal cooking & lunch).
• We offer you trust-based working hours and you decide yourself whether you want to work in the office or remotely
• We trust you with a high degree of personal responsibility through varied and challenging tasks.
• We work together as equals throughout the team and offer flat hierarchies and short communication channels.