Tech Team Lead – Loyalty (m/f/d)

Job Description

Axel Springer National Media & Tech is the central pillar for Tech & Product and Central Functions of Axel Springer's German media offerings. We ensure that our strong national brands (including BILD, WELT) are optimally positioned to drive journalism forward. We are looking for new colleagues who are not dizzy at our pace of change and who want to actively shape the future of the media with their own ideas.


Are you passionate about developing high-traffic products that reach millions of users daily? Are you keen to play a key role in shaping the future of journalism within the digital media landscape?

Join Team Loyalty at  Axel Springer National Media & Tech as a team lead! Here, you will be assisting and shaping the team that develops interactive tools and products that enhance user engagement, drive retention, and improve the overall experience across various products.


team lead for our loyalty team in our editorial section

  • you will be part of an international and diverse 6-person development team as a lead and an important member of the editorial section
  • you will be responsible for the development of the individual team members, motivating and helping them to achieve their goals
  • in this position you will work closely with colleagues from other departments and our stakeholders
  • you will be a pragmatic voice showing where to invest engineering efforts to drive business outcomes
  • you will manage various projects simultaneously and work with varying tech-stacks
  • you will be responsible for establishing a technical roadmap and balancing product and engineering concerns

positive, ambitious person with a passion for tech and people management

  • you have proven leadership experience, working with software engineering teams
  • you have excellent abilities to manage multiple projects and adeptly handle frequent switches between different technology stacks
  • you have in-depth knowledge of backend development, particularly in Java and Golang - additional experience in technologies like React, Cypress, and Kotlin would be beneficial
  • you possess a solid understanding of cloud infrastructures, especially with AWS and Kubernetes
  • you have great communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with team members, stakeholders, and other departments
  • you are solution-oriented, like to tackle complex technical challenges and are open to exploring new paths
  • you are fluent in English – German would be a plus

chance of boosting your personal development with seminars, workshops, various conferences and talks

  • your personal growth is important to us: we offer trainings and learning lunches, tech conferences, a budget for workshops and much more to expand your knowledge and your skills
  • flexible working time and the possibility to sometimes work remote create an ideal work life balance
  • 30 days of vacation plus 20 days of working abroad
  • free lunch - in our onsite restaurants
  • free choice of top-notch office equipment (also for your remote work space and private usage), up-to-date hardware, software and modern office spaces that provide you with great flexibility - no matter where you are working
  • from now a permanent full- or part-time position in a modern office in the heart of Berlin: http://www.axelspringer-neubau.de/


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Diversity is an essential part of our corporate culture! We are looking forward to receiving all applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity.

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