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# Lead Developer

- **Company:** Hoffmann Group
- **Location:** Essen, Germany
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Software Quality, Continuous Integration, Data Governance, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Gitlab-ci, Data Management, Api Design, Api Management, Jenkins
- **Published:** August 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.xing.com/jobs/essen-lead-developer-156948118

## About the Role

* Mindestens 5 Jahre Berufserfahrung in der Enterprise-Softwareentwicklung mit architektonischem Schwerpunkt
 * Tiefe technische Expertise in Java, SQL und Python sowie Erfahrung mit modernen Daten- und Integrationsarchitekturen
 * Fundierte praktische Erfahrung mit CI/CD-Tools (z. B. GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Jenkins) und Cloud-Plattformen (Azure, AWS oder GCP)
 * Sehr gutes Verständnis von Master Data Management, Datenmodellierung, Data Governance und API-Management
 * Analytische, strukturierte Arbeitsweise, ausgeprägte Kommunikationsstärke sowie fließende Deutsch- und Englischkenntnisse

## Description

* Entwurf, Weiterentwicklung und Gesamtverantwortung für resiliente, skalierbare System- und Integrationsarchitekturen im Data-Umfeld
 * Übersetzung von Business-Anforderungen in robuste Architekturkonzepte und technische Spezifikationen
 * Design und Implementierung von API-first- sowie eventgetriebenen Architekturen unter Einsatz etablierter Integrationsmuster (REST, Messaging, Event Driven)
 * Fachliche Führung und Steuerung interner und externer Entwicklungsteams inkl. Mentoring und Förderung technischer Exzellenz
 * Verantwortung für Softwarequalität, CI/CD-Pipelines sowie die kontinuierliche Bewertung und Integration neuer Technologien

## About Hoffmann Group

Pioneering, precise, personal - at the Hoffmann Group, we cultivate a value-oriented company culture that enables our employees to perform at their best. True to our values, we need creative minds that are focused and precise in finding the answers to our customer' needs. For this, we rely on trust-based cooperation and respectful communication. More than 4,000 highly motivated employees in over 50 countries make the Hoffmann Group what it is today: Europe's market leader in the distribution ...
**Tech Stack:** Java, Spring, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Ansible, Groovy, JavaScript, Docker, Jenkins, Elastic Stack (ELK), C#, ASP.NET
**Industries:** Retail

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