Kertos Intro Kertos is the fastest-growing compliance startup in Europe. Following our €14M Series A, backed by leading VCs and business angels, we are building the compliance engine for Europe – faster, smarter, and more automated than ever. With customers like Enpal, Flink, Personio, and Blacklane, leading companies trust our AI-native platform that automates compliance, scales effortlessly, and makes organizations audit-ready in record time. The market is growing by 20% every year, fueled by regulations like GDPR, NIS2, DORA, and the AI Act. We are perfectly positioned to establish Kertos as the European compliance champion. There has never been a better moment to join our team. Come shape the future of compliance in Europe with us. Your purpose at Kertos As a Fullstack Engineer at Kertos – the European Champion for Compliance Automation – you’ll play a key role in shaping our platform into a product of its own class. Collaborating closely with product, design, and engineering peers, you’ll continuously bring in your own ideas, innovate new functionalities, and refine our development processes — making a direct impact on how compliance automation evolves in Europe and beyond. OUR TEAM SETUP We work in three cross-functional product squads, each focused on one of our core internal products or solutions: Squad composition: 1 Product Manager, 1 Product Designer, 3–4 Fullstack Engineers, 1 Tech Lead Collaboration style: Flat hierarchies, shared ownership, and strong cross-functional teamwork TECH STACK Backend : Python (Django) Frontend : React.js, TypeScript Infrastructure : AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, terraform, ArgoCD, Karpenter AI : LangChain, LangGraph, Langfuse DevOps & Tools : We experiment with cutting-edge tools like Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Raycast – and encourage you to push for the best setup for your work YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES Build the European Champion for Compliance Automation: Develop and maintain Kertos as the cutting-edge category leader Work across our full tech stack – from backend APIs to frontend interfaces – ensuring smooth, secure, and scalable integrations Innovate: Bring new ideas to automate workflows, improve recommendations, and delight our users Own the process: Drive your work from concept to delivery — and see the results in real time Boost product quality: Turn feedback and usage data into meaningful improvements Shape the developer experience: Initiate projects to improve quality, delivery speed, and collaboration The skills, motivation, and mentality you should bring Degree in Computer Science, Informatics or equivalent experience Proven track record as a Software Engineer with a focus on web applications Experience with software testing and quality assurance practices Technical knowledge in parts of our stack: TypeScript (React), Python (Django / FastAPI), databases & migrations, Docker Strong problem-solving skills, ownership mindset, and a passion for building impactful products Experience with AI engineering is a nice to have Why Kertos You are Kertos: Don’t like something? Could be done better? You have the freedom to push things forward and contribute to making Kertos a great place to work Unique opportunity: Join the growing team of one of Europe’s most promising early stages companies and to work directly with our CTO Alex European funding in the millions: The EU has funded our AI research with a total of over 2 million euros Regular Feedback: We foster an open feedback culture and support your growth with regular 1-on-1 meetings Full Flexibility: Whether at the Berlin office, our Munich HQ or at your home office – we are flexible, and you'll be happy Keep growing: To boost your professional and personal growth, we provide you with a Personal Development Budget of 1.500€ per year Cutting Edge Technology: Leading VCs have invested in our vision to revolutionize how compliance measures are handled sustainably Mental Health: We've partnered with nilo to prioritize your well-being, offering personalized mental health support for all employees For Sports Enthusiasts: We subsidize your Wellpass membership for your physical fitness for a better work-life balance Steep learning curve: With us you get full responsibility from day 1, push topics forward independently and thus learn a lot Strong onboarding: No idea about compliance and its automation? No problem, we'll turn you into an expert and provide you with an onboarding buddy Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: We are a strong team that supports each other, and we also have a lot of fun together beyond work and across different locations Sounds like you are the one we’ve been looking for? Perfect, let's have a chat! Just send in your CV. We are excited to meet you soon. In case you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our People & Culture team. We're happy to answer all your questions. About us Founded in 2021 and backed by investors such as Portage, Redstone, 10x Founders, Seed Speed, and xdeck, we are on a rapid growth trajectory. Today, we are a team of over 45 ambitious talents from 15 nations, united by our mission to transform compliance from a challenge into a seamless standard. With our platform, we help companies implement regulatory requirements effortlessly, cost-effectively, and stress-free. From our offices in Berlin and Munich, we are driving this vision forward – and this is just the beginning.