Senior Software Engineer / Tech Lead: AI-Native Platform
SureInBerlin, Germany
Posted December 10, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
SureIn simplifies business insurance by offering easy, transparent, and hassle-free solutions. The company empowers businesses to achieve a seamless 'peace of mind' experience, allowing them to concentrate on running successful operations without the complexities of traditional insurance processes.
Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer / Tech Lead who can operate as a senior individual contributor while also setting technical direction, establishing engineering standards, and mentoring the team as we grow. The role involves designing and owning core backend architecture, building and scaling distributed systems, and collaborating with AI and product teams to deliver high-impact systems.
Requirements
- Extensive experience building backend systems with Node.js / TypeScript
- Strong architectural skills in distributed systems, async workflows, and service boundaries
- Deep understanding of data modeling and relational databases (PostgreSQL)
- Experience with AWS, Terraform, CI/CD, and modern DevOps tooling
- Familiarity with AI/LLM system integration or strong motivation to learn quickly
- Strong communicator who can articulate trade-offs and technical reasoning
- Collaborative, low-ego and pragmatic - prioritizes outcomes over ego
- Bias for action - comfortable shipping fast in ambiguous 0→1 environments
- System thinker - sees the big picture while delivering incrementally
- Natural mentor to other engineers, even without formal people management
Benefits
- High autonomy, fast iteration, immediate impact
- Founding-level influence: shape architecture, engineering culture, and long-term system direction
- Hands-on role with the opportunity to grow into leadership as the team expands
- Direct collaboration with the CPTO and AI engineering
- Build foundational infrastructure for an AI-native platform - rare and career-defining
