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Senior Java Engineer, Retail (f/m/x)

CompanyAUTO1 Group
LocationBerlin
Work ModeOn Site
PostedMay 18, 2026
About The Company
Founded in 2012, AUTO1 Group is Europe’s leading digital automotive platform for buying, selling, and financing used cars. By leveraging technology and data, we are maximizing value for consumers and partner dealers in Europe across three brands: wirkaufendeinauto.de, Autohero and AUTO1.com. With wirkaufendeinauto.de and its sister brands, we offer consumers a fast and easy way to sell their cars. Our Retail brand Autohero makes choosing, buying, and financing high-quality used cars easy and stress-free. AUTO1.com is Europe’s largest wholesale trading platform for car dealers, supporting them in growing their businesses. We operate in over 30 countries, employed 6,300 people at the end of 2024, generated revenue of EUR 6.3 billion and sold 690,000 cars in 2024. We went public on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in February 2021 and are part of the MDAX (Mid-cap German stock market index). Join us by checking out our open positions: AUTO1 Group / AUTO1.com auto1-group.com/careers/ Autohero careers.autohero.com wirkaufendeinauto.de and its sister brands karriere.wirkaufendeinauto.de
About the Role

Company Description

As a Senior Java Engineer at AUTO1’s you will play a pivotal role in revolutionizing the automotive industry by developing cutting-edge tools and applications. In this role, you will primarily focus on the consumer financing area of our retail website,  Autohero. You will take ownership of our applications, ensuring they meet the highest quality standards and deliver exceptional value to our clients. As part of a remote-first team, you’ll have the opportunity to propose and lead innovative solutions and lead impactful changes that solve both technical and business challenges.

 

Our offer

  • Your work-life balance and working from home are part of our culture, so we offer you working from home options and flexible working hours
  • Colleagues who strive for excellence while using the latest technologies. See what we do in our Tech-Blog: https://auto1.tech
  • Team and company events like Hackathons, Company Party
  • Join more than 100 different nationalities in a truly international and diverse working environment

 

Job Description

  • Join a diverse Retail Team of skilled engineers and hands-on technical managers based in Berlin and Kyiv
  • Share ownership of the full development lifecycle, from investigation and architecture to quality assurance, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of critical services
  • Tackle complex problems with a practical, hands-on approach, driving platform innovation
  • Collaborate closely, lead PoCs and refactoring initiatives, and promote best practices while maintaining a balanced and open-minded perspective
  • Actively contribute to enhancing the tech stack, which primarily includes Spring 5, Java 11+, AWS ECS, and Lambdas
  • Foster a culture of innovation by challenging the status quo and implementing cutting-edge technologies as part of daily work

 

Qualifications

  • Proficient in Java, Spring, and the JVM ecosystem, comfortably working in cloud and microservice environments
  • Skilled in Docker and CI/CD flows as a core part of daily work
  • Experienced with monitoring and tracing tools to ensure quality and operational excellence
  • Committed to self-reflection and continuous self-improvement, actively rounding up your professional profile
  • Advanced skills with JDK11+, AWS, PostgreSQL, Jenkins Job DSL, Terraform, and Spring Framework (preferred), plus experience with TypeScript and React is a plus
  • Well-versed in software design patterns and principles (chain of responsibility, DI/IoC, strategy, builder patterns), balancing design complexity with data and business flow; role is 80% backend, 20% frontend

 

Additional Information

Contact
Marija Dimitrova

 

At AUTO1 Group we live an open culture, believe in direct communication, and value diversity. We welcome every applicant; regardless of gender, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual identity, disability, or any other non-merit factor.

 

 

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  • Compensation: EUR 0 - EUR 0 - daily
  • Key Skills
    JavaSpring FrameworkJVM EcosystemAWSDockerCI/CDPostgreSQLJenkins Job DSLTerraformTypeScriptReactSoftware Design PatternsMicroservicesMonitoring ToolsTracing Tools
    Categories
    SoftwareTechnologyEngineeringRetail
    Benefits
    Working From Home OptionsFlexible Working HoursHackathonsCompany Party
    Job Information
    📋Core Responsibilities
    Develop and maintain critical services for the consumer financing area of the Autohero retail website. Lead the full development lifecycle from architecture and PoCs to deployment and monitoring within a remote-first team.
    📋Job Type
    full time
    📊Experience Level
    5-10
    💼Company Size
    4813
    📊Visa Sponsorship
    No
    💼Language
    English
    🏢Working Hours
    40 hours
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