Senior Backend Engineer (m/f/d) – Kotlin/Spring Boot/AWS at Axel Springer News Media National

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About the role

Responsibilities:
- Take end-to-end ownership of backend services that power mobile products (design, implement, operate).
- Architect and build resilient systems with Kotlin and Spring Boot; implement serverless and container-based components on AWS.
- Improve observability and operability: monitoring, logging, metrics and alerting for service health and performance.
- Collaborate with the MaPS platform and cross-functional mobile teams to deploy on Kubernetes and ensure smooth integrations.
- Design clean APIs and documentation for use by Android, iOS and other backend teams.
- Mentor peers, participate in architectural decisions, and help shape engineering processes and technical vision.

Requirements:
- 5+ years of backend or software engineering experience, ideally on JVM-based systems.
- Fluent in Kotlin and experienced with Spring Boot; track record of running production services.
- Solid experience with AWS (Lambda, S3, IAM) and familiarity with container workloads and Kubernetes.
- Strong focus on observability, testing, and maintainable API design.
- Good communication skills and willingness to support cross-functional teams and mentoring activities.
- Practical mindset for balancing scalability, reliability and time-to-delivery.

Responsibilities

Take end-to-end ownership of backend services to deliver scalable systems powering mobile experiences using Kotlin, Spring Boot, and AWS. Collaborate with platform teams to operate workloads on Kubernetes and mentor cross-functional team members to boost knowledge sharing.

Requirements

Requires at least five years of experience as a software engineer with a strong background in JVM-based systems and production-grade Kotlin/Spring Boot services. Must have a solid track record with AWS cloud technologies and a commitment to code quality and maintainable architectures.

Key skills

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• AWS — in 802 other listings on The Stack
• AWS Lambda — in 15 other listings on The Stack
• Kubernetes — in 585 other listings on The Stack
• JVM — in 13 other listings on The Stack
• API Development — in 126 other listings on The Stack
• Cloud-native Patterns — in 3 other listings on The Stack
• IAM
• S3
• Messaging Services
• Observability
• Monitoring
• Mentoring
• System Architecture
• Testing

On The Stack (as of 2026-11-05)

• Axel Springer News Media National has 8 other listings on The Stack, 8 of them marked as offering visa sponsorship.
• 166 visa-sponsored jobs in Germany on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.
• 68 visa-sponsored backend engineer jobs in Europe on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.

Frequently asked questions about Axel Springer News Media National

Is this Senior Backend Engineer (m/f/d) – Kotlin/Spring Boot/AWS role still open?

It was posted on 2026-07-15. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check Axel Springer News Media National's site before applying.

Does Axel Springer News Media National offer visa sponsorship?

This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Axel Springer News Media National's site.

Where is this role located?

The listing gives the location as Berlin, Germany. It is marked on-site.

What skills does this role ask for?

The listing names: Kotlin, Spring Boot, AWS, AWS Lambda, Kubernetes, JVM, API Development, Cloud-native Patterns, IAM, S3, Messaging Services, Observability, Monitoring, Mentoring, System Architecture, Testing.