Software Engineering (Working Student)

• Feature Development: You work on new features and improvements for our bot protection platform
• Backend Development: You support the development of APIs and services in Go or TypeScript
• Data Analysis: You help analyze large data sets to identify bot patterns
• Testing & Debugging: You write tests and assist with troubleshooting
• Documentation: You create technical documentation for internal tools and processes
• Code Reviews: You participate in code reviews and learn from experienced developers
• Infrastructure: Optionally, you can work on Terraform, monitoring (OpenTelemetry), or databases (Postgres, Clickhouse, Redis)

What we offer

• Hands-on experience in a real production environment handling millions of requests
• Insight into modern backend technologies and cloud infrastructure (EU-owned stack)
• Working with an experienced engineering team
• Independent projects and direct collaboration with the team
• Flexible work schedule
• Small, focused team with flat hierarchies
• Office in Munich-West/Wörthsee by the lake
• Fair compensation, MacBook, coffee, and team events

Do you have experience in TypeScript?, * Studies: Computer Science, Business Informatics, or Cybersecurity

• Communication: Excellent English written and verbal skills
• Programming: Experience with at least one modern programming language (Go, TypeScript, Python, Java, Rust, C++, etc.)
• Basics: Understanding of web technologies, APIs, and databases
• Work Style: Self-organized, eager to learn, and problem-solving oriented
• Nice-to-have: German language skills, experience with Go, TypeScript, SQL, Git, or Linux
• Bonus: Interest in data science, bot detection, or IT security

Pulled from the full job description

• Flexible schedule

Friendly Captcha is a cybersecurity startup from Munich, Germany. We protect over 25 million websites and apps from spam and bots - fully automated in the background, without requiring users to solve annoying tasks. Our solution is accessible and privacy-friendly in compliance with GDPR/CCPA. We were honored with the German Founders Award 2023 for our innovative technology., We are Friendly Captcha - a leading cybersecurity SaaS company from Germany. Our mission: bot protection that makes the internet safer and more accessible. Unlike traditional CAPTCHAs, our solution is completely invisible to users - no more clicking on traffic lights or cars. Fully bootstrapped, profitable, and developed according to the highest German data protection standards, we protect millions of requests daily for thousands of organizations worldwide. With our team in Munich West / Woerthsee, we're working toward a vision: a safe internet that is accessible to all humans.