Lead Software Engineer (Golang) (d/f/m)

Our story:

Every year millions of people are either filing their taxes in fear or giving up on their tax refund altogether. We're working on fixing that. Our intuitive app enables anyone, regardless of education or background, to file their taxes with newfound confidence.

Spread across Berlin and Madrid, Team Taxfix is a compassionate group of solution-finders. We speak our minds openly, and with 500+ professionals from 45+ different nationalities, we're rich in ideas and voices. In four years, we've raised over 300 million euros in funding and helped people reclaim more than one billion euros.

Your challenge:

As an Engineer in the Platform team, you’ll have a direct impact on delivering high fidelity, reliable internal products. You’ll be involved in creating testing strategies, discovering the most efficient ways of testing our systems and supporting our product teams in fast delivery through creating tools, automation and CI. You will also be expected to coach our Engineers on Quality best practices, spread and advocate to Quality culture across the company’s cross teams.

Your team:

People in the Tax Core team are responsible for the technology that sits in the center of our product. Our services are helping to translate the enormously complex German tax law into a clean and simple application that our customers love.

Your responsibilities and decisions:

• Lead and contribute to the development of our product’s backend written in Golang, ensuring scalability and reliability.
• Mentor and support your team, fostering an environment of growth and technical excellence.
• Drive the architecture and technology decisions for the platform, ensuring best practices are followed.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Tax Experts, and other stakeholders to deliver new features and services.
• Oversee critical technical projects and manage the balance between leadership and hands-on coding.
• Embrace and advocate for agile methodologies, improving processes within a continuous delivery model.
• Spreading the functionality of our platform & collaborating with our internal clients.
• Continuously improving as a team our already strong team culture that cultivates a collaborative, transparent and inclusive work environment.

Your profile:

• Minimum 5 years of software development experience, with a strong background in Golang, C++ or Java, additionally having experience in JavaScript/Typescript is a big plus.
• 2 or more years of leadership experience in a team lead role.
• Proven track record in building scalable, high-quality software and complex backend services.
• An advocate for clean, maintainable code and someone who has promoted good engineering practices within a team.
• Familiar with agile methodologies and a proponent of iterative software development.
• Familiar with CI/CD and DevOps practices, including building and managing deployment pipelines.
• A positive, proactive team player who can lead projects and collaborate effectively across various teams.
• A willingness to be hands-on in coding while also stepping back to lead and direct strategic initiatives.

Why Taxfix?

• A chance to do meaningful, people-centric work with an international team of passionate professionals.
• Holistic wellbeing with free mental health coaching sessions and yoga.
• A monthly allowance to spend on an extensive range of services that you can use and rollover as flexibly as you like.
• Employee stock options for all employees—because everyone deserves to benefit from the success they help to create.
• Dedicated relocation and visa support for those that need it.
• 30 annual vacation days and flexible working hours.
• Work from abroad for up to six weeks every year. Just align with your team, and then enjoy your trip.
• Plenty of opportunities to socialise as a team. In addition to internal tech meetups, our international team hosts regular get-togethers—virtually and in person when possible.
• Free tax declaration filing, of course, through the Taxfix app—and internal support for all personal tax-related questions.
• Have a four-legged friend in your life? We’re happy to have dogs join us in the office.

Excited? So are we. Learn more about on our blog and get a glimpse of our culture.

At Taxfix, we believe that incredible things happen when you have a wealth of perspectives and experiences. We're proudly committed to equal employment and development opportunities no matter your gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation, colour, disability, or place of origin. To help mitigate any potential unconscious biases, we ask that you refrain from including your picture, age, or marital status on your CV. Let your experiences speak for themselves.
Not sure if you meet all the requirements for this role? Please apply anyways. You might bring something special to the team that we hadn't previously considered.

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Zuletzt aktualisiert am 19.04.2024