Lead Engineer Back- and Frontend Systems | Lead Engineer Back-/Frontend Systems (m/w/d)

Vodafone GmbH

Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Published Oct 15, 2025
Full-time
Permanent

Job Summary

This Lead Engineer role focuses on the end-to-end development, operation, and production of Vodafone IoT products within an agile team environment. The successful candidate will act as the technical expert, taking responsibility for the development and maintenance of both backend and frontend software for an existing product portfolio. Day-to-day tasks involve collaborating closely with other development disciplines, adapting software design and architecture to ensure product longevity, and actively developing IoT device backends using Kotlin and Spring Boot, alongside implementing web frontends with TypeScript and Vue. Furthermore, the role requires managing cloud infrastructure using Terraform, deploying applications via robust CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring systems in Kubernetes using Prometheus and Grafana. This position is attractive as it offers the chance to make a significant impact within a small, dynamic unit inside a major telecommunications company, focusing on innovative IoT solutions.

Required Skills

Education

Technical university degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, or comparable professional training

Experience

  • Several years of experience as a Senior Backend Software Engineer/Developer or Team Lead
  • Experience in developing end-to-end products with both backend and frontend software components
  • Extensive knowledge of IoT products
  • Knowledge of existing Vodafone/grandcentrix IoT products and customer use cases (ideal)

Languages

English (Fluent)

Additional

  • This position is located in Düsseldorf, Germany. Full-time or near full-time part-time (minimum 30 hours) is possible. Permanent contract.