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Reliable data, resilient services and scalable architectures are at the heart of every CRM interaction at idealo. As a Staff Engineer, you'll shape the technical foundation behind identity resolution, subscriptions, data flows, and message delivery while ensuring GDPR compliance and supporting personalized user experiences. This role combines backend engineering, data engineering and architectural leadership . You'll influence how data flows across systems, how services communicate through event-driven architectures, and how technical decisions support idealo's long-term CRM strategy. Working closely with Software Engineers, Data Engineers and Product Managers, you'll help define technical direction across multiple domains. You'll work with Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, Braze, Snowflake and AWS services including Glue, Lambda and S3 in a modern cloud-native architecture . From data ingestion and transformation to customer-facing activation, you'll help build reliable systems that teams across idealo depend on every day. When new CRM capabilities go live, you'll see the direct impact of your work in millions of customer interactions. The position is available in full or part-time. About your new role Design, implement, maintain, and evolve reliable and scalable software systems and data flows for CRM and user engagement use cases. Stay hands-on by designing and developing cloud-native microservices, event-driven applications and backend services with a strong focus on performance, security and operational excellence. Lead technical initiatives within and across the team to align technical solutions with business needs. Drive continuous improvements across software development, CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, observability, and monitoring while evaluating new technologies where they add measurable value. Mentor engineers through technical guidance, architecture discussions and code reviews, fostering a collaborative engineering culture focused on sustainable technical excellence.
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.