Senior Innovation Engineer (m/f/d) – SaaS 100 % Remote (Germany only)

Senior Innovation Engineer (m/f/d) – SaaS Innovation, 100 % Remote (Germany only)

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Since strong English skills is required for this role, please apply with English resume.

Hello Hello Senior Innovation Engineers! The ideal candidate is motivated by creating real impact — producing practical, usable outcomes rather than overengineered or purely experimental solutions. Operating in a small, autonomous team, this person will combine strong technical execution with product-oriented thinking to help shape the future of Matomo. Efficiency, creativity, and execution are paramount.

About InnoCraft And Matomo

• At InnoCraft, we’re building a more ethical, privacy-first digital world.
• As the leading open-source web analytics platform, Matomo powers over 1 million websites and apps in 190+ countries, offering organisations the insights they need while maintaining full data ownership and user trust.
• In Germany, Matomo is particularly popular with public institutions, universities, and companies that take GDPR compliance seriously.
• We believe in openness, privacy, and transparency. Every month, our platform processes billions of data points—transforming complex information into intuitive, powerful reports that delight users.
• Matomo is available in 50+ languages and supported by a global, fully remote community with strong hubs in New Zealand, Germany and France.
• Why Matomo
• Privacy-first: Ethical analytics built around GDPR and user trust
• Open Source: Shape a platform used in 190+ countries
• Global team: Work with colleagues across Europe, New Zealand, and Canada
• Established & Growing: Profitable and self‑funded, with double‑digit growth for 5+ years and a steadily expanding global team
• Fully Remote: 100% work‑from‑home within Germany, with flexible hours
• Career Growth: Clear Engineering Career Development Framework supporting skill progression and leadership growth
• High Calibre Team: Join a collaborative group of experienced engineers focused on innovation and impact
• AI‑Empowered Development: Use AI tools and practices to accelerate experimentation, development, and quality

The innovation team is a newly established team, led by the CTO and reporting to the Senior Software Manager both based in Germany. This role will be part of a small high‑calibre team, being the driving force behind Matomo’s next generation of product innovation. Working across both backend (PHP) and frontend (JavaScript), this role focuses on rapidly exploring, prototyping, and delivering new ideas, and embedding them into our core product in a sustainable way. From AI-powered insights and advanced analytics features to entirely new approaches that enhance user experience and customer value, the engineer will turn concepts into reality.

As part of Matomo’s innovation team, you’ll not only build the next generation of analytics features but also work with AI-powered tools that help generate and accelerate code development — allowing you to focus on creative problem‑solving and building impactful solutions faster.

What you will do