(Senior) Software Engineer (m/f/d) - AI-First Development

Job description As a Senior Software Engineer (m/f/d), you own the technical delivery of a product or a large, self-contained feature area – from architecture to production. You make technology decisions independently, guided by what our customers really need rather than the literal wording of a specification. AI coding agents are your primary lever for delivery: you write specs, orchestrate agents and critically evaluate their results. Your tasks You own the end-to-end technical delivery of your product or feature area, including architecture and technology decisions, such as the migration to PHP 8.5 or to the AWS cloud You work on core building blocks of our platform: PHP backend, MySQL/MariaDB, MongoDB and Kubernetes (AKS/EKS) You translate customer needs into precise specs that coding agents can implement unambiguously, and you challenge requirements that don't hold up from a business perspective You evaluate AI-generated output based on results and tests, and systematically check for inconsistencies, hallucinations and bias You work as an equal partner with the Product Builder on solutions and align integration boundaries with other engineering teams Your profile Several years of experience as a Software Engineer, ideally with PHP as well as relational and document-based databases (MySQL/MariaDB, MongoDB) Experience in cloud-native development and with Kubernetes (Azure AKS and/or AWS EKS) Hands-on experience working with AI coding agents: you define specs, orchestrate agents and review their output The ability to make architecture and technology decisions independently for a larger scope Business-fluent German and English Nice to Have Experience modernising long-lived software systems Knowledge of Responsible AI and AI governance, e.g. around the EU AI Act Experience with React, Angular or Ionic/Capacitor, as well as with B2B2C environments with high availability requirements Your benefits Collaboration in an empathetic and appreciative team with a passion for modern technologies You can apply your knowledge and strengths, gain further qualifications and keep developing Structured onboarding and learning on the job, in training sessions or in informal formats such as the zvoove Garage – in interdisciplinary, international teams Hybrid work: office, home office, mobile work and workation A variety of benefits, e.g. pension scheme, health management and employee discounts Well-behaved dogs are welcome at all our locations I look forward to receiving your application Svenja Krüßel D-49835 Wietmarschen-Lohne Tel.: 0170-7888740 E-Mail: career@zvoove.com