Lead Software Engineer – AI Brand Protection Platform (m/f/d)

Your mission

At Sentryc, we protect global brands from counterfeiting and brand abuse with an AI-powered SaaS platform that scans the internet for IP infringements. As a Lead Software Engineer, you will drive the development of our platform by staying hands-on with code and helping shape our technical direction. You’ll collaborate closely with the CTO and CPO to translate business needs into impactful technical solutions, while promoting engineering excellence across a small but ambitious team.

Your tasks

• Architect, design, develop, and deploy features for our microservices-based platform

• Improve performance, security, and scalability using Java 11, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, AWS, Docker, GraphQL, and testing frameworks like JUnit, Mockito, Spring Boot Test

• Set clear technical direction and ensure clean, maintainable code through best practices

• Conduct code reviews and support a culture of continuous learning and technical growth

• Work closely with the CTO and CPO to transform product needs into robust system solutions

• Coach and inspire a cross-functional team of backend and frontend developers

• Monitor system performance and proactively implement improvements

• Keep up with emerging technologies and assess their potential value for our platform

Your profile

• 5+ years of experience in backend or full-stack development

• Expert knowledge of Java and Spring Boot

• Experience working with distributed systems and cloud-native architecture

• Solid understanding of agile development workflows

• Excellent communication skills and fluent English

• Bonus: Experience with AWS, GCP, or monitoring tools like Datadog

Why us?

• Meaningful work: You contribute to protecting companies and consumers from counterfeiting and digital fraud

• One month per year “work from anywhere” policy

• Hybrid work setup and modern office in central Berlin (40% on-site)

• A fast-paced, collaborative environment with flat hierarchies

• Space to take ownership and shape how we build and improve our platform

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