About the Role

Job Title: Senior Full-stack Software Engineer
Location: Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Remote options available)
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Engineering

Your Responsibilities

• Build Impactful Software: Develop and deliver high-quality software solutions that efficiently address customer needs.
• Write Clean, Maintainable Code: Create well-structured, scalable, and maintainable code following best practices.
• Ensure Security & Reliability: Keep the codebase robust, tested, and secure, proactively addressing vulnerabilities.
• Optimize Performance: Profile and benchmark the codebase to identify and eliminate bottlenecks, ensuring efficiency.
• Oversee User Interface: Contribute to UI oversight, ensuring seamless and user-friendly experiences.
• Drive Operational Excellence: Implement best practices for monitoring, logging, and end-to-end testing to maintain stability and reliability.
• Mentor & Lead: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other developers, fostering collaboration and professional growth.

Growth Potential

At Cognigy, we are committed to your professional growth. This role offers significant opportunities for career development, including access to ongoing training and involvement in high-impact projects.

Requirements

About You:

• Experienced Full-Stack Developer: Several years of hands-on experience in full-stack software development, building scalable and efficient applications.
• Containerization & Debugging: Proficient in working with containers and debugging containerized applications.
• Linux Proficiency: Comfortable working in a Linux-based environment.
• Frontend Expertise: Strong experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React.js or Vue.js, including state management libraries like Redux and CSS-in-JS solutions.
• Backend Development: Skilled in building backend applications using frameworks like Node.js or Ruby on Rails.
• Design Mindset: A keen eye for good design and UI/UX principles.
• Database Knowledge: Familiarity with MongoDB or similar NoSQL databases; SQL experience is a plus.
• Real-Time Communication: Experience working with real-time communication protocols such as WebSocket or WebRTC.
• High-Quality Code & Testing: Passion for writing clean, well-structured, and thoroughly tested code.
• Adaptable & Growth-Oriented: Open to working with various programming languages and continuously learning new technologies.
• Strong Communicator: Ability to present new ideas and concepts clearly, including to management and stakeholders.
• Independent & Collaborative: Capable of working autonomously while thriving in a team-oriented environment.

Benefits

Life at Cognigy - What We Offer You:

• Attractive and performance-oriented salary.
• Company Pension Scheme.
• 25 days paid leave, plus 5 floating days, plus public holidays.
• Unique opportunity to help build and shape the company, with little hierarchy.
• Flexible working options.
• Colleague recognition, reward, and celebration events.
• Global Employee Assistance Program.
• ClassPass membership for fitness and wellness experiences.
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities, including Udemy.
• One paid ‘Giving Back Day' each year for volunteering.
• Subscription to the Calm app for you plus five friends/family members.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement: Cognigy does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other reason prohibited by law in the provision of employment opportunities and benefits.