Job Description

We are looking for a Fullstack Engineer to join our Content Platform Team!

As a Fullstack Engineer, your mission will be to shape the future of language learning in a flexible and stimulating environment. You’ll collaborate with motivated colleagues, dive into different disciplines, broaden your expertise, and share your knowledge.

We are at the heart of Babbel, developing the learning content architecture and the tools our editors use to create engaging learning experiences. Our topics include event-driven microservice architectures, content modeling, content delivery, and CMS customization. Our primary stack: TypeScript and Node.js.

This is a fixed-term position for 6 months.

You will

• Design and iterate on our software architecture.
• Take ownership of your work and drive what matters.
• Develop and maintain high-quality software solutions across the entire tech stack.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and deliver robust, scalable applications.
• Work closely with our content editors to bring their vision to life.
• Share your unique insights and experience.
• Contribute to our culture of testing, learning, and innovation.
• Engage in regular pair programming, code reviews, and open discussions to foster learning and collaboration.

You have

• Proven experience guiding technical strategies and initiatives, aligning with business goals, and consistently meeting project timelines.
• A strong sense for good API design.
• Proficiency with modern AI-assisted development tools (e.g., LLMs, AI code assistants, automated agents) and the ability to integrate these tools effectively into engineering workflows
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
• Willingness to learn new things and step outside your comfort zone.
• Extensive testing experience.
• Experience monitoring system health and performance.
• A product-oriented mindset and a strong sense of ownership.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Nice to have:

• Experience with Golang or Ruby on Rails.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform).
• Experience with event-driven, distributed architecture.
• Experience with AWS services (e.g., Lambda, Kinesis).

Some perks of becoming a Babbelonian:

• Enjoy 30 vacation days. Plus family and life situation counseling.
• Set up the right schedule for you with flexible working hours and enjoy Jobbatical (up to 3 months working inside the EU and the UK), plus work from our fully equipped office with nap, faith and family rooms.
• Learn and grow with the internal learning opportunities, and use a yearly learning & development budget for external training. Learn languages with Babbel for free with your full access to Babbel.
• Take advantage of your mobility benefits options and a discounted Urban Sports Club membership.
• Be part of our DE&I Community Networks (such as FLINTA in Tech, and Queer Collective), attend cultural and regular social events.

Please note that our company’s operating language is English so you will need to be able to work in English.

Diversity at Babbel

As part of our ongoing journey towards building a diverse, equitable and inclusive company, we welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in tech. We are a learning company, inside and out, and we encourage you to apply even if you do not fit all the technical requirements - all candidates are assessed based on skills, qualifications and on our business needs. Please state your pronouns in your application, and let us know if you’d like to be addressed by a name other than the one appearing on your official documents. If you have a disability or special need, feel welcome to inform us, so that we can provide you with the proper assistance in the application process.

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