(Senior) AI-Assisted Software Engineer (m/w/d) - Fokus Backend (Go / Kotlin)

Role

Senior AI-Assisted Software Engineer (Backend, Go/Kotlin) responsible for leading a team of software engineers to design, implement and operate cloud-native backend applications and platform services with deep integration of LLMs and AI-coding tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and mentoring for a team of software engineers and promote AI-assisted development practices.
• Design, implement and evolve robust, cloud-native applications and platform services for end users.
• Develop high-performance, scalable backend systems primarily in Go or Kotlin with consistent, deep use of LLMs and modern AI-coding tools.
• Define and integrate synchronous and asynchronous APIs in coordination with frontend and mobile teams.
• Own end-to-end delivery from rapid prototyping to production-ready, scalable solutions.
• Ensure code quality via code reviews, clean-code principles, high test coverage, and performance optimization.
• Analyze and optimize development workflows by applying AI to improve delivery speed and software quality.

Requirements

• Completed degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or comparable qualification.
• Several years of proven backend development experience with Go or Kotlin.
• Hands-on experience integrating AI tools and advanced context engineering into development workflows; familiarity with LLM-driven practices.
• Pragmatic understanding of frontend technologies (Vue.js, Angular) and ideally experience with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP).
• Demonstrated technical leadership and strong communication and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Strong focus on testability, security and maintainability of codebases.
• Fluent German and very good English for international collaboration.

Location & Employment

• Location: Am Campus 1, 74177 Bad Friedrichshall, Germany
• Employment: Full-time

Contact

Recruiter: Lara Schlimgen — recruiting@mail.schwarz