simplesurance is a leading insurtech company specializing in the seamless integration of innovative insurance technology into the digital workflows of business partners across diverse industries. Founded in 2012 and part of Allianz since 2022, simplesurance plays a pivotal role in enhancing customer experiences in fast growing ecosystems like banking, automotive, e-commerce, and travel.

An international team of over 350 technology experts from more than 30 countries develops scalable B2B and B2C solutions — ranging from robust APIs to fully integrated service portals and customer-facing platforms.

With its headquarters in Berlin and teams across Munich, Paris, Lisbon, Dubai, and Beirut, simplesurance is driving the global transformation of digital insurance solutions.

About the Job

We’re looking for a Team Lead Software Development to join Jean's Team and make a real impact! Ready to take on new challenges? As part of our team, you’ll be contributing to cutting-edge projects that are shaping the future of our company and the industry.

At simplesurance, we don’t just embrace change – we drive it. With a strong commitment to innovation, resilience, and growth, we continuously challenge the status quo while having fun along the way, true to our motto: "Never Stop Playing".

As a Team Lead Software Development at simplesurance, you’ll experience firsthand how technology and innovation work to fuel our growth.

We invite you to check out some of the tools and projects that drive our work:

TechShare: See the tools we use to power our business.
GitHub Repository: Explore our open-source projects.
Integration Overview: Get a look at how our integrations work.

Stay updated with our latest news on LinkedIn.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and mentor backend engineers in a collaborative, high-ownership engineering environment focused on technical excellence, continuous improvement, and delivery quality.
Drive the design, development, and operation of scalable backend services and APIs across a modern polyglot ecosystem.
Own backend engineering initiatives end-to-end: from requirements analysis and architecture design through implementation, deployment, observability, and production support.
Collaborate closely with Product, Architecture, DevOps, and cross-functional delivery teams to build reliable, maintainable, and scalable technical solutions.
Contribute to the evolution of backend platforms and distributed systems with strong focus on: scalability, resiliency, operational simplicity, security, and long-term maintainability.
Establish and continuously improve engineering standards and development practices, including: code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, incident readiness, and operational excellence.
Support engineers’ growth through coaching, mentorship, regular feedback, and technical leadership.
Help balance delivery priorities with sustainable engineering practices and reduction of technical debt.
Contribute to architecture and technology decisions across backend services, platforms, and engineering workflows.
Promote engineering effectiveness through modern development methodologies, including AI-assisted development workflows, specification-driven development (SDD), and developer productivity practices.
Help foster a culture of adaptability, learning, and cross-team collaboration as technologies and organizational needs evolve.

Bring to the Team

Strong backend engineering experience with solid technical foundations and a systems-thinking mindset.
Significant experience designing, building, and operating production backend systems using modern backend technologies such as Java & Go.
Comfortable working in polyglot engineering environments and collaborating across multiple technologies, architectures, and delivery teams.
You have strong understanding of: distributed systems, microservices architectures, API design, asynchronous communication patterns, and cloud-native engineering principles.
Experience leading engineers directly or acting as a senior technical mentor within backend or platform teams.
Combinination of technical depth with pragmatism and engineering quality, delivery speed, operational reliability, and long-term maintainability.
Hands-on experience with modern engineering tooling and practices, including: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, observability platforms, relational databases, and messaging systems such as Kafka.
Adaptability, curiousity, with a strong willingness to learn new technologies and approaches when needed.
You communicate clearly, collaborate effectively across teams, and can navigate technical and organizational complexity.
Interest in modern software engineering methodologies, including AI-assisted engineering, developer productivity optimization, and structured or specification-driven development approaches.

What We Offer

At simplesurance GmbH, you will get an all-round feel-good package including:

Benefits (Berlin & Lisbon)

A hybrid environment that fosters flexibility
Working-from-abroad policy of up to 25 days per year
28 vacation days, plus full paid time off on Christmas & New Year’s Eve
Allianz shares guided by our investment policy
Sabbatical leave of up to 2 months after your first year
Learning & development opportunities via our Degreed platform
Employee Referral Programme
Regular company events and an open, growth-oriented culture

Location-Specific Benefits
Germany

Choice between a free Deutschland ticket or Internet subsidy
An exceptional company-supported pension plan
JobRad leasing (bike leasing with insurance & checkups sponsored)
Centrally located HQ with excellent U-Bahn and S-Bahn access

Portugal

Support with health insurance
Office is in the Miraflores area, and it provides a great spot to collaborate and connect.

For Your Application

No matter your background, we encourage you to apply, and Débora, our Talent Acquisition Manager, is thrilled to review your application. At simplesurance, we are committed to providing equal opportunities to all.

„Never stop playing!”

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