Senior Backend Engineer (Python/AWS)

FINN drives change for people, organizations and the planet through frictionless mobility. Offering convenient and flexible car subscriptions, we bring a true e-commerce experience to car ownership and accelerate the arrival of electric mobility. Join our fast-growing scale-up to make FINN the natural choice in Germany. We work with the best car brands in the world and are backed by leading global investors.

Your Role 

As a Senior Backend Engineer on our Tooling & Security Team, you will play a pivotal role in advancing our central cloud platform. You'll spearhead the development, maintenance, and enhancement of tools and infrastructure stacks that elevate both the developer experience and the security posture of our infrastructure. Collaborating closely with your team, you'll provide expert consultation to other departments on cloud architecture and assist with implementation strategies. Your impact will be crucial in driving cross-team initiatives to establish best practices and implement robust cloud governance controls.

Why FINN?

• Flexibility to work either in our Munich office or remotely ±3 hour of the CET/CEST timezone. 
• Relocation support for you and your family. 
• Excellent fixed salary, significant virtual equity share of the company, along a yearly personal development budget of 1,500€.
• An open-minded community to be welcomed from day one and fun team events with amazing colleagues.
• Access to discounted gym memberships and attractive mobility options (e.g. discounts for FINN cars via JobAuto or tax benefits via JobRad).

Your Responsibilities

• Shape our core processes, tools, and cloud-native infrastructure: Design innovative solutions, enhance existing systems, and optimize overall operational performance and developer agility while strengthening our security posture.
• Ensure scalability and reliability: Design and implement robust solutions, optimizing performance, and addressing potential bottlenecks or vulnerabilities in our cloud infrastructure.
• You build it, you run it: Build features and take ownership for testing, deployment and monitoring of your code. Yes, we believe in Serverless!
• Do it, do it, automate it: Simplify, automate and optimize processes that are currently in place.

Your Profile

• 5+ years in software engineering, preferably with a focus on cloud based systems development.
• Profound knowledge of Python, AWS and SQL. Experience with Linux is a plus.
• Experience with NoCode tools and monitoring platforms (e.g. DataDog) is a plus.
• Ability to build scalable systems in an iterative and agile way.
• Proven ability to own and drive projects to successful completion.
• Passion for infrastructure topics and the motivation to continuously improve self and team performance.
• Looking for permanent employment in an agile development team (no B2B contracts).
• Fluency in English.

Interested in Joining Our Fast-Growing Startup? 

Please upload your CV and transcripts online. Frederik and Anna are looking forward to your application!

Equal Opportunities for Everyone

FINN is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are open to all groups of people without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristics.