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Tech Lead - Core Systems at Leading EdTech Platform

Confidential company · Berlin · Posted Jun 3, 2026

Public summary

Join a leading digital education platform in Germany as a Tech Lead focused on core backend systems. This role involves owning and modernizing subscription infrastructure and cloud foundations, leading a small engineering team while contributing hands-on to the codebase, and pioneering AI-driven engineering practices. Work from Berlin with a hybrid setup and enjoy benefits like device allowance, transport tickets, and flexible remote work. The company supports tens of thousands of teachers with innovative digital solutions and values sustainable growth and innovation.

Location and work setup

Location
Berlin
Remote status
Hybrid
German requirement signal
No German Required Detected
Detected job language
English

Responsibilities

Lead the technical direction of core systems, including subscription infrastructure, cloud and backend services, database architecture, and data pipelines. Modernize and consolidate legacy and modern systems into a pragmatic target architecture. Manage and coach a small team while maintaining hands-on coding involvement, especially for high-impact technical challenges. Foster an AI-first engineering culture by integrating AI tools into daily development workflows.

Qualifications

Proven expertise in backend systems with strong proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js. Extensive experience in cloud platforms, specifically AWS, including infrastructure as code practices. Demonstrated leadership in managing small engineering teams while remaining deeply technical. Experience leading complex system migrations with strategies for rollout, integrity, and rollback. Familiarity with databases, networking, queues, and pipeline systems. Practical use of AI tools in engineering tasks is highly valued.

Skills

TypeScript Node.js Backend Development Cloud Infrastructure AWS Database Architecture System Migration AI Tools Infrastructure as Code Team Leadership Platform Engineering API Development