Join us on the mission of democratizing access to education and play a key role in integrating conversational AI into our websites, providing customers with highly personalized experiences.
This position is available immediately in full-time (40hrs./week) at our locations or remotely within Germany or UK.
Our Stack
VueJS 3 and Nuxt 3 with TypeScript; StoryBlok CMS via RestAPI; NodeJS; Vite; TailwindCSS; ChatGPT Integrations; Microservices with PHP 8.3 and Laravel
Don't worry if you lack experience with any technology in our stack—if you're passionate about learning and growth, we still encourage you to apply!
Responsibilities
Lead technical decision-making, oversee system design, and provide mentorship to foster a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.
Conduct comprehensive code reviews, uphold high coding standards, and ensure quality output from the team.
Collaborate with product owners and UX designers to design scalable, robust solutions that align with business objectives.
Work with the Head of Engineering to ensure team policies and practices align with broader technology strategies and OKRs.
Promote a culture of continuous experimentation and high performance, enhancing engineering processes and product outcomes.
Requirements
Several years of software development experience, including time in a senior technical role leading projects.
Expertise in VueJS, NuxtJS and TypeScript
Proficient in PHP with a framework like Laravel
Knowledge of AWS with Kubernetes and Terraform is a plus
Ability to lead technical decisions, ensuring alignment with business goals and timelines.
Solid experience in Agile methodologies, Lean practices, and their implementation.
Proficiency in English is required, German is a plus.
We offer
Shape your career: Rapid growth opens up many new opportunities for you. Tell us about your dream career, and we’ll help you make it happen.
Work from wherever you want …: Modern tools and video meetings make it possible: with IU, the boundaries between here and there blur. You want to work from abroad for a while? No problem thanks to our WorkFlex benefits - up to six months a year, anywhere in the EU and beyond.
… and flexible time: It’s your job: We trust you and give you the greatest possible freedom to organize yourself.
Take your knowledge to a new level: Benefit from a 100% discount on tuition fees for an IU combined degree in the tech sector and many other free training courses. There is always something new to learn.
Get a good rest: we push ourselves every day to go above and beyond. But we also take the time to recharge our batteries: with 30 days of annual vacation for all employees and an additional day off on your birthday! Need some time off? How about a sabbatical?
Reach your destination sustainably: Germany's 9 euro ticket is history, we got the DeutschlandTicket for 7 €. You prefer to travel by bike? Then a Jobrad (bike leasing) might be the right choice. We offer many environmentally conscious options to be mobile both professionally and privately.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a talented engineering team and contribute to the success of IU's products. If you are a passionate leader with strong technical expertise and a track record of delivering high-quality software projects, we would love to hear from you.
Sounds like the perfect job for you? Then apply now! If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact Ronja at ronja.kaiser(at)iu.org.
Please note that all applications must be submitted through our online form; applications via email will not be considered!
Words are followed by actions: We take our “Culture Of Everyone” very seriously and would like to take this opportunity to expressly point out that you are welcome to join us, regardless of your origin, religion, gender, age or sexual orientation. Even if you have a disability, our doors are wide open to you. We look forward to a diverse community here at IU!
