Staff Product Engineer (Backend, Java)

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Staff Product Engineer (Backend, Java) in Germany.

This role is a high-impact opportunity for a senior backend engineer who thrives in designing, owning, and scaling complex distributed systems in a fast-paced, fully remote environment. You will play a key role in defining technical direction across major product initiatives, ensuring clarity in system design and enabling teams to execute with confidence. The position combines deep backend engineering expertise with strong product thinking and architectural leadership. You will contribute to building AI-powered compliance automation solutions that help companies achieve security certifications faster and more efficiently. Beyond coding, you will act as a technical multiplier—guiding engineers, shaping architecture, and improving team-wide engineering practices. This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys ambiguity, ownership, and building systems that have meaningful real-world impact.

In this role, you will be responsible for leading system design and backend architecture while building scalable, AI-enabled compliance automation systems:

• Own end-to-end system design for major product initiatives, from technical specification through production delivery
• Define and evolve backend architecture for scalable compliance and security automation platforms
• Build and enhance core platform capabilities, including multi-workspace support, RBAC, and enterprise-grade scalability features
• Lead backend development for AI-powered products, including integration of LLM and agentic workflows into production systems
• Design and optimize relational database structures and SQL performance for high-scale systems
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to translate ambiguous requirements into clear technical solutions
• Mentor engineers through design reviews, technical guidance, and collaborative problem-solving
• Contribute to improving engineering practices, system reliability, and team-wide technical clarity
• Actively explore and promote AI-assisted engineering tools to improve development velocity and quality

Requirements:
The ideal candidate is an experienced backend engineer and technical leader with strong system design capabilities and a passion for AI-driven engineering:

• 8+ years of backend or product engineering experience with ownership of complex, large-scale systems
• Strong experience designing and delivering end-to-end system architectures in production environments
• Hands-on experience building or integrating AI/ML features, including LLM-based and RAG systems
• Strong proficiency in Java and backend frameworks such as Spring Boot and Hibernate (or equivalents)
• Solid understanding of relational database design, SQL optimization, and scalable data modeling
• Proven experience leading system design discussions and making architectural decisions
• Experience mentoring engineers and providing high-quality technical feedback
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with comfort working in remote, distributed teams
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude) is highly valued
• Ability to work effectively within European time zones
• Nice to have: experience in fully remote startups, early-stage product environments, or multi-language backend stacks

Benefits:

• Fully remote work environment with a collaborative virtual office setup
• Competitive compensation aligned with local market benchmarks
• Generous equity package with shared ownership mindset
• €1,000 annual learning and development budget
• Remote workspace support and co-working space access
• Comprehensive health insurance coverage
• Annual team retreat and in-person offsites
• Provided equipment including MacBook and productivity tools
• Strong culture of ownership, autonomy, and technical excellence