Your mission
As a Principal Engineer you will be responsible for developing and operating software in one or more of our projects according to the “you build it, you run it” principle. You strive for great solutions and work within the teams to continuously improve the architecture, software and tooling by leveraging your deep technical experience. We attach great importance to Domain Driven Design, high Coding Standards as well as Continuous Delivery and follow the DevSecOps approach.
More about the role:
You love to actively contribute and do hands-on work with the team and have an eye on the code and architecture in terms of quality, maintainability and tech debt.
You are a leader and a role model for deep tech expertise for the team and the company
You take responsibility for defining and delivering on milestones for each development cycle and the overall project.
You proactively identify project, team or technical issues and feel obliged to find solutions.
Define and follow a technical vision within the team, and know about the evolutionary characteristics of software systems.
Actively take the ownership for designing, developing, deploying and operating software solutions.
Deliver high quality software by paying strong attention to design patterns, automated tests, scalability, resilience, data security and protection.
You help the teams and each individual through mentoring, coaching and sparring.
Why us?
We offer you a lot of responsibility, varied tasks and exciting creative opportunities with a team that is driven by a mission and shares a common vision: To develop digital solutions for and with the federal administration.
You have the unique opportunity to be part of a "start-up within the government" and work in a dynamic and agile way.
Flexible arrangement for mobile working and an open-space office in the heart of Berlin - with startup-typical healthy snacks, drinks and a beautiful roof terrace.
You can choose which operating system you work with. We work with Mac, Linux and Windows computers.
Your mental health is important to us. With nilo.health we support you to take care of your well-being.
We offer you a market-oriented salary and an annual learning budget up to max. 2000€ and up to 5 free days - no matter which role or seniority level. You can also take your budget for language courses, if needed.
- You have the opportunity for a company pension plan with attractive conditions and employer subsidy.
We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment. We, therefore, welcome all applications - regardless of religion, nationality, (ethnic) origin, gender, age, ideology, sexual identity, or disability.
We only check incoming applications for their professional qualifications and the key qualifications required for the respective position.
Therefore, we ask you to refrain from including a photo of yourself in your CV, as well as information about your place of residence, age, gender, marital status, or similar.
Your contact person
Do you have any questions for us? Your contact person is Corinna Kley (corinna.kley@digitalservice.bund.de)
About us
As a federally owned limited liability company (GmbH), DigitalService is a 100% subsidiary of the federal government and works directly with federal ministries and federal agencies. We do not work for profit, but for the good cause: for a digital Germany.
We develop digital products that facilitate interaction between citizens and the administration and promote trust. To do this, we bring together interdisciplinary teams from software development, design and product management with the federal administration.
We work user-centered and iteratively develop the best possible solution. With our fellowship programs Tech4Germany and Work4Germany, we accompany the necessary change in working methods and culture.
What does the work at DigitalService look like? Exciting insights are provided in our Blog (in German).
