Our team mission, as one of five teams in our Inventory Tribe, is to deliver a unified, consistent filtering and search experience for users and services across SAP LeanIX. As a Backend Engineer, you are not only an individual contributor, but also support your team with a strong customer-centric mindset and a drive to take on ownership over product capabilities and technical components. Two-week sprints based on Scrum help our team to self-organise and continuously improve the way we work. WHY SHOULD YOU CARE ? Empowering Work Environment : We've invested heavily in creating an environment that fosters growth and provides open access to leadership, transparent communication, and opportunities for personal development. Complex Engineering Challenges : We're tackling hard engineering problems at a large scale, requiring creativity and strong engineering expertise. Empowered Product Teams : You're not just executing a roadmap; you're solving real problems. We value and reward outcomes, not just output. Ownership and Autonomy : We build it, we run it! We ensure our customers can rely on our features. This means we value resilience, automation, and proactive problem-solving. Continuous Improvement : We prioritize ongoing learning, collaboration, and sharing knowledge. We strive to continuously improve our products by validating and measuring user interactions. Work-Life Balance : We believe a well-rested and well-rounded individual makes the best engineer. We support remote or on-site work and offer flexible working hours to adapt your job to your life. WHAT IS WAITING FOR YOU? Implementation of scalable and secure backend services in Kotlin/Java Design and implementation of state-of-the-art search related data structures and algorithms Design and implementation of state-of-the-art GraphQL APIs Taking over ownership and driving topics that you are passionate about and that contribute to our product vision Passionate colleagues who are looking forward to share knowledge ( see our blog !) and learn from you Shape the way we work. You know a technology that will improve our daily work or our product? Bring it on! WHAT IS OUR STACK? Backend JVM microservices with latest Kotlin Frontends built with latest Angular Infrastructure based on Azure ecosystem Kubernetes and Docker API technologies with GraphQL Databases and Search with SAP HANA Cloud, Redis, PostgreSQL Event-driven architecture Modern CI/CD toolchains with Github Actions, Feature Toggling Monitoring and Alerting with Azure, Instana Product Usage Tracking with Amplitude, Azure Log Analytics And many other tools WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR? You should apply if you are someone who likes to: Collaborate with Product Management & UI/UX teams as part of a Product team. Be guided by engineering values : they aren’t just some pretty word on a blog post. We live by them and challenge ourselves with them. Share knowledge and make people around him/her grow through active mentorship, pair programming, code reviews or knowledge sharing sessions. Be in the driver seat by being proactive and taking ownership. Frequently get out of its comfort zone : we grow at a fast pace and evolve frequently. Do it right the first time : we believe quality iterative development brings velocity, not the other way around. We live by the value to produce outcome and not output. Additionally: Standard role: 2 years, Senior role: 4 years of working experience. Proficiency in working with Kotlin and Java. Hands-on experience with SAP HANA Cloud, especially in writing and optimizing SQL queries for performance and search Familiarity with query profiling, indexing strategies, and performance diagnostics in SAP HANA Cloud Experience with building and running scalable backend services is advantageous. Practical experience in development and deployment of ML, AI based features is a plus Familiarity with modern tools and practices. Open communication style, strong spoken and written communication skills in English Ability and willingness to work on-site in one of our engineering offices at least 20% of your time. Kindly note: We are only accepting applications from candidates based in Germany.