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Senior Full Stack Developer

Senior Full Stack Developer

BlinkistBerlin, Berlin, Germany
Vor 30+ Tagen
Stellenbeschreibung

Blinkist connects people with powerful ideas from leading authors and experts to broaden perspectives gain knowledge and spark understanding in all areas of their life both personal and professional.

Used by over 32 million people worldwide Blinkist distills the key ideas from the most relevant impactful books and podcasts. These can be read or listened to in 15minute summaries that we call Blinks.

About The Role

Scale. Refactor. Own It. Make an Impact.

At Blinkist we dont just build softwarewe create products that inspire millions to learn and grow. Our Web Team is evolving and we need a Senior Full Stack Developer with a strong backend focus who can help deprecate or maintain our existing Ruby on Rails stack while driving backend modernisation in TypeScript.

If you have strong TypeScript and React skills enough Ruby on Rails experience to navigate and improve legacy systems and the ability tomake strategic decisions that balance technical and business impact keep reading.

Check out the hiring process for this position here : We Are

Our Web Team powers the Blinkist platform ensuring a seamless experience for millions of users. Youll be joining a highimpact engineering team of :

  • Two Senior Engineers Deep expertise across the stack setting technical direction.
  • One MidLevel Engineer Solid fastgrowing needs mentorship and guidance.
  • One Junior Engineer Learning fast eager to improve.

We need a Senior Full Stack Engineer who can hit the ground running refactor complex codebases and lead TypeScriptbased backend development while making highlevel architectural decisions that drive longterm success.

Who You Are

  • Youre a backend powerhouse. Strong TypeScript backend experience is a mustyou build performant scalable and maintainable APIs and services.
  • You have strong React expertise. You can develop complex scalable frontends that work seamlessly with a modern backend architecture.
  • You have a solid grasp of Ruby on Rails. You can work with existing Rails applications deprecate old systems and maintain critical backend functionality as needed.
  • You have a strong grasp of refactoring. You canuntangle complex legacy code improve performance and make sustainable changes with confidence.
  • You quickly understand legacy architecture. Youget up to speed fast and identify areas for improvement making meaningful contributions early dont just work around issuesyou improve them for the next developer.
  • You think beyond code. You understand business needs prioritise strategically and align technical improvements with company goals.
  • You take ownership. You identify problems solve them and drive improvementswithout waiting for direction.
  • You lead with impact. You mentor midlevel and junior devs helping them level up.
  • You execute relentlessly. You balance speed with scalabilityno overengineering just smart decisions.

    • What Youll Do

  • Led backend modernization efforts transitioning from Ruby on Rails to a TypeScriptbased backend while ensuring longterm scalability.
  • Navigate and improve existing systems identifying weaknesses and delivering longterm fixes especially in Ruby on Rails .
  • Deprecate or maintain our Rails stack ensuring business continuity while transitioning backend logic to TypeScript.
  • Develop and optimize frontend applications using React and TypeScript ensuring a seamless and scalable user experience.
  • Make highimpact technical and architectural decisions that balance scalability maintainability and business goals.
  • Mentor and support midlevel and junior developers shaping their growth.
  • Collaborate crossfunctionally turning complex business needs into elegant practical solutions.

    • What You Need To Have

  • 5 years of experience in fullstack web development with a strong backend focus.
  • Deep expertise in TypeScript backend development youve built scalable productiongrade APIs and services .
  • Strong React experience you can architect and build scalable frontend applications.
  • Enough Ruby on Rails experience to work with legacy systems refactor as needed and ensure backend stability.
  • A track record of tackling tech debt and leading largescale refactoring efforts.
  • Experience designing and optimizing scalable applications you know when to refactor when to scale and when to ship.
  • Strong business acumen you dont just see code you see the bigger picture and make decisions that drive business impact.
  • A bias for action you own problems endtoend and move fast.
  • Excellent technical communication you explain decisions clearly and help others grow.
  • Proficiency in English (and ideally youre in Berlin).

    • Why Join Us

  • Youll own major refactoring efforts and drive backend modernization at scale.
  • Youll have the freedom to transition our backend to a TypeScriptbased stack.
  • Youll work on cuttingedge frontend solutions using React and TypeScript.
  • Youll mentor and grow a team thats pushing boundaries.
  • Youll have full ownership with no bureaucratic nonsense.

    • If youre a backendheavy fullstack engineer with strong TypeScript React and enough Ruby on Rails experience to maintain or deprecate legacy systems wed love to hear from you!

    At Blinkist our unique culture of empowerment mutual respect and transparency has always been our defining characteristic. We support each other and carve out opportunities for every individual to develop and grow. We strongly believe that diversity powers innovation thus we celebrate and support our differences providing equal opportunities for employment and career growth. We embrace a flexible remotefriendly way of working that supports different needs and lifestyles.

    These are some of our most valued benefits :

  • 30 PTO days Wellbeing days Learning days
  • Flexible approach to work
  • Monthly workfromhome or transport reimbursement
  • One time work from home office set up budget
  • Employee Stock Option Plan
  • Unlimited access to the Go1 Learning Hub and Blinkist app
  • Professional development fund
  • Volunteer leave to give back to the community
  • Family planning & parental leave plus support for parents returning to work
  • Wellness initiatives and an Employee Assistance Program

    • If you choose to join our team in Berlin youll have access to our modern office space in Neuklln and enjoy healthy plantbased meals prepared fresh every day by our very own chef.

    Apply Now

    If weve captured your interest and you want to take part in changing the world through the power of ideas apply now and tell us what got you excited about this opportunity.

    We look forward to hearing from you!

    Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria women and other marginalised folks tend to only apply when they check every box. If you think you have what it takes even if you dont meet every single point on the job description please still get in touch. Wed love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit.

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    Required Experience :

    Senior IC

    Key Skills

    APIs,REST,Spring,SOAP,.NET,React,Node.js,Angular,J2EE,JavaScript,Web Services,Java

    Employment Type : Full Time

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

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