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We are looking for a Fullstack Engineer, 1-year contract to join our Berlin office!
As a Fullstack Engineer, your mission will be to shape the future of language learning in a flexible and stimulating environment. You’ll collaborate with motivated colleagues, dive into different disciplines, broaden your expertise, and share your knowledge.
We are at the heart of Babbel, developing the learning content architecture and the tools our editors use to create engaging learning experiences. Our topics include event-driven microservice architectures, content modeling, content delivery, and CMS customization. Our primary stack: TypeScript and Node.js.
You will:
- Learn a lot!
- Design and improve our software architecture
- Take ownership of your work and contribute to impactful projects
- Develop and maintain reliable, high-quality software solutions across the tech stack
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and deliver robust, scalable applications
- Partner with our content editors to bring their vision to life
- Share your unique insights and learn from others
- Contribute to our culture of testing, learning, and innovation
- Engage in pair programming, code reviews, and discussions to foster collaboration and growth
You have:
- Proven experience in aligning technical strategies with business goals and delivering projects on time
- A strong sense for good API design and experience with Typescript, Node.js, React
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues
- Willingness to learn new things and step outside your comfort zone
- Experience in testing and ensuring high standards of quality
- Experience with monitoring system health and performance
- A product-focused mindset and a sense of accountability
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Fluency in written and spoken English
Nice to have:
- Experience with Golang or Ruby on Rails
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform)
- Experience with event-driven, distributed architecture
- Experience with AWS services (e.g., Lambda, Kinesis)
Please note that our company’s operating language is English, so you will need to be able to work in English.
Some perks of becoming a Babbelonian:
- Enjoy 30 vacation days. Plus family and life situation counseling.
- Set up the right schedule for you with flexible working hours and enjoy Jobbatical (up to 3 months working inside the EU and the UK), plus work from our fully equipped office with nap, faith and family rooms.
- Learn and grow with the internal learning opportunities, and use a yearly learning & development budget for external training. Learn languages with Babbel for free with your full access to Babbel.
- Take advantage of your mobility benefits options and a discounted Urban Sports Club membership.
- Be part of our DE&I Community Networks (such as FLINTA in Tech, and Queer Collective), attend cultural and regular social events.
Diversity at Babbel
As part of our ongoing journey towards building a diverse, equitable and inclusive company, we welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in tech. We are a learning company, inside and out, and we encourage you to apply even if you do not fit all the technical requirements - all candidates are assessed based on skills, qualifications and on our business needs. Please state your pronouns in your application, and let us know if you’d like to be addressed by a name other than the one appearing on your official documents. If you have a disability or special need, feel welcome to inform us, so that we can provide you with the proper assistance in the application process.
