This is a remote position.
We are looking for a senior Java and Python engineer to join an enablement-focused engagement aimed at raising engineering quality, delivery maturity, and development effectiveness across existing teams. This is not a feature development role. The focus is on coaching, standards, governance, and sustainable improvement of engineering practices.
Responsibilities
- Establish quality gates based on a consistent pull request workflow
- Define and enforce standards for code reviews, branching strategy, definition of done, and automated checks
- Introduce and operationalise BDD as a core testing and collaboration practice
- Drive adoption of Gherkin scenarios and living documentation across Product, QA, and Development
- Lead coaching and enablement activities such as workshops, reviews, playbooks, and guidelines
- Create governance artefacts including templates, checklists, dashboards, and quality metrics
- Support change management through office hours, feedback loops, and regular progress reporting
- Ensure sustainable adoption of standards rather than one-off improvements
Requirements
- Senior-level background in software engineering, technical leadership, or engineering excellence roles
- Strong hands-on experience with Java and modern quality engineering practices
- Proven success in upskilling teams and establishing PR-based quality gates
- Practical experience with pull request workflows in GitHub, GitLab, or Azure DevOps
- Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, static analysis, automated testing, and code quality tooling
- Demonstrated experience implementing BDD practices and coaching teams in their adoption
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills
Nice to have - Python experience in addition to Java
- German language skills (reading and writing level)
- Experience working in large-scale or regulated environments
- Knowledge of DORA metrics and engineering productivity frameworks
- Familiarity with Vaadin or Integris
Benefits
- Solid, competitive salary
- Work in multinational environment on international projects
- Comprehensive healthcare
- Long-term B2B contract with stable project pipeline
- Fully remote model
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