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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Engineer - Client Technology - **Company:** Scalable Capital GmbH - **Location:** München, Germany (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Code Generation, Databases, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Node.Js, OAuth, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Spring-boot, Git, Kotlin, Containerization, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, AWS Fargate, Graphql, Machine Learning Operations, Restful APIs, Docker, Microservices - **Published:** July 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.de/jobad/dea5ce1ba288db8cdc7b8001adcf89e984 ## About the Role * Extensive Technical Depth: Significant experience in design and implementation of complex and highly available distributed systems (6+ years), with a mastery of Java/Kotlin, Spring Boot, Nodejs/Typescript and AWS services (ECS, Fargate, Lambda). * Proven Leadership: A track record of operating as a Staff or Principal Engineer or as a high-impact Senior Engineer within a complex, cloud-native environment. * Systems Thinking: Deep expertise in designing and operating distributed systems at scale. Capable of evaluating trade offs between different API/ architecture styles (GraphQL vs Restful vs gRPC, sync vs async) and database technologies (relation vs non relational). * Architectural Vision: Demonstrated ability to make high-stakes architectural trade-offs that balance immediate delivery with long-term maintainability. * Strategic Communication: Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders in clear, open, and concise English. * You build it, you run it mindset: Advanced experience with modern DevOps, infrastructure and security best practices. Docker, Git, and modern security protocols (JWT, OAuth2) should be part of your day to day job. Experience driving "Shift Left" security and DevOps maturity is highly desirable. * AI/ML Development Exposure: Experience in utilizing AI/ML tools or platforms to enhance software development processes, such as code generation, testing, or deployment automation. * Domain Expertise: A background in the financial industry or developing highly regulated software products is a significant advantage. * Academic Foundation: A university degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience in solving large-scale engineering problems. ## Description As a Staff Software Engineer, you will operate at a Tribe level, providing technical leadership across multiple teams. You will be a primary driver of our technical strategy and vision, ensuring that our systems are not only robust and scalable today but are architected to meet the challenges of tomorrow. You will act as a force multiplier, elevating the technical bar for the entire organization through mentorship, architectural governance, and hands-on execution of our most complex challenges., * Technical Leadership & Strategy: Partner with the Tribe leadership team to define and drive the long-term technical roadmap for the Client Technology Tribe, aligning engineering efforts with overarching business goals. * Architectural Excellence: Lead the design of complex, cross-cutting distributed systems. Ensure our microservices architecture remains resilient, scalable, and maintainable. * Force Multiplier: Mentor Senior Engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, technical rigor, and engineering excellence across multiple teams. * Innovation & Best Practices: Evaluation and adoption of cutting-edge technologies and modern software practices. You will set the standards for how our engineers deliver software by championing things like AI automation, DevOps best practices and resilient architecture * Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Management, Design, Security, and DevOps to bridge the gap between business requirements and high-performance technical execution. * Engineering Culture: Treat security and observability as first-class citizens, championing these values across the tribe's entire ecosystem. * High-Impact Execution: Ability to navigate ambiguous problem spaces, in order to lead implementations of critical "zero-to-one" projects or complex refactors that require deep technical expertise and systems thinking. ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Keeping applications secure by evolving OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100152-keeping-applications-secure-by-evolving-oauth-2-0-and-openid-connect) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) - [Docker build without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100114-docker-build-without-docker) - [Delay the AI Overlords: How OAuth and OpenFGA Can Keep Your AI Agents from Going Rogue](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1637-delay-the-ai-overlords-how-oauth-and-openfga-can-keep-your-ai-agents-from-going-rogue) ## Related Articles - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [The Biggest German Tech Companies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/424-the-biggest-german-tech-companies) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs)