Job Description

Remote in our day-to-day work. On-site when it matters.

We work remote by default – focused, efficient, and with full ownership. For larger features, architectural decisions, and real brainstorming sessions, we come together in Berlin – fast, hands-on, and without unnecessary meeting overhead.

We use AI to accelerate – not to replace thinking.

We design the system, steer the output, and take responsibility for what we ship.

Fast where it makes sense. Careful where it matters.

The Challenge

Data services are the engine room of smartclip If the data doesn’t flow, the system doesn’t work. We don’t need a passive coordinator; we need a Junior Technical Product Owner who is hungry to learn, brave enough to ask the hard questions, and obsessed with making things work at scale.

Stop just „managing requirements“. Start owning the lifecycle of a high-performance data ecosystem. Turn technical chaos into a clear roadmap and move our services from „it works“ to „it’s bulletproof“.

Your Mission

• Translate Complexity into Action: Stop writing vague documents. Convert complex business needs into precise, actionable technical requirements that engineers love to work with.

• Collaborate with the Experts: Embed yourself with our Data Engineers. Refine requirements, define brutal test cases, and master the architecture of our data flows.

• Own the Lifecycle: Guide every feature from the first spark of an idea through development, rollout, and live operation. Keep the big picture in focus.

• Command the Toolkit: Use Git, Jenkins, and monitoring dashboards to maintain absolute visibility over system health. Don’t wait for a report – find the bottleneck yourself.

• Engineer Reliability: Bring structure to the noise. Lead the transition from a working prototype to a reliable, scalable service.

Qualifications

Your Skills

We value hunger and ownership over a perfect CV. Prove you have the drive.

• Show Your Ambition: Bring initial experience as a TPO/PM, or prove your technical affinity and your obsession to grow into this role.

• Speak the Language: Master the basics of TDD, ETL, and monitoring (Grafana, Graylog). If you don't know them yet, learn them fast.

• Bridge the Gap: Communicate with precision in an agile environment. Understand the developer's pain and translate it into a business solution.

• Act Independently: Stop waiting for instructions. Take ownership, be pragmatic, and deliver results.

• Challenge the Status Quo: Communicate clearly and honestly. Ask the right questions – especially the ones that make people think.

Bonus XP

• Bring experience with data pipelines, microservices, or the AdTech world. If not, come ready to learn it from the best.

Additional Information

Why you’ll love working with us

• Ownership over tickets:You’re trusted with real responsibility, not just tasks. No unnecessary bureaucracy, no micromanagement – we rely on you to take things forward.

• Build > Talk:We test what works – not what sounds good. Fail fast, learn faster.

• High standards, low ego:We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. Direct feedback, honest collaboration, no drama.

• Stay sharp:Hackathons, conferences, community – we invest in your growth and keep you at the cutting edge.

• And yes – the fundamentals are covered too:30 days of vacation + Dec 24 & 31 off, Smart Fridays (4 days week possible), mobility (Germany ticket & JobRad), sports & health offerings, mental health support, corporate benefits, RTL+ access, and more.

Your CV is just the starting point.

What matters more to us than your resume: a portfolio, a side project, a demo repo – anything that shows you don’t just talk about code, you ship it. Production-ready. Thought through. Done.

smartclip is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other diverse characteristics.