Staff Java Developer

Job DescriptionYou want to work on the core of high-impact mobility experiences, drive topics across multiple product and platform areas, and shape the future architecture of a broad Java backend landscape? Then join us and help evolve the systems behind digital checkout, post-booking journeys, customer self-service, and the shared platform capabilities around them. We are building and operating business-critical backend services with a strong focus on scalability, resilience, observability, and testability. Join us in Pullach near Munich and help shape the future of mobility with us! YOUR ROLE AT SIXT You design, build, and evolve reliable and scalable backend services in modern Java and Spring Boot across multiple product areas and shared platform capabilitiesYou stay hands-on in code, lead cross-team technical initiatives, and drive topics from idea to production with clear business impactYou work across REST and gRPC APIs, event-driven flows, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, Flyway, and shared platform libraries to deliver robust customer-facing solutionsYou raise the bar on architecture, observability, performance, security, testing, and developer experience in a cloud-native environment with Kubernetes, CI/CD, and modern engineering guardrailsYou collaborate closely with product managers and cross-functional team members across backend, web, and mobile, and you mentor engineers through strong technical leadership, reviews, and knowledge sharingYou use AI-assisted tooling pragmatically where it improves quality, speed, or developer experience, and you help define sensible engineering practices around itYOUR SKILLS MATTER Experience You have deep experience building backend services with modern Java and Spring Boot, and you are comfortable operating at Staff level across architecture, implementation, and cross-team technical leadershipArchitecture You are experienced in microservices and event-driven architectures, and you know how to design for reliability, scalability, idempotency, and long-term maintainabilityData Stores You have worked with PostgreSQL, JPA/Hibernate, Flyway, Redis, and Kafka, and understand how to choose the right persistence and messaging patterns for the problemOperations You are comfortable owning services in production environments and improving them through observability, metrics, alerting, CI/CD, and Kubernetes-based operationsAI-Assisted Development You are comfortable using AI-assisted tools thoughtfully and know how to apply them in ways that remain reviewable, reliable, and useful in day-to-day engineering workCuriosity You are collaborative, and product-minded, willing to work across the stack when needed; experience with React, TypeScript, micro-frontends, and end-to-end feature delivery is a huge plusWHAT WE OFFER Extra benefits Enjoy discounts on SIXT rent, share, ride and SIXT+, attractive vehicle leasing offers, and exclusive deals with partners for travel, tech, fashion and moreMobility boost We support you with a monthly mobility allowance of €20 per month for even more freedomFuture security We contribute to your retirement plan and support you with capital-forming benefits to ensure you are well coveredFeel-good atmosphere Stay active with our modern SIXT gym, various leisure activities like the gaming area or the SIXT choir, and enjoy our high-quality employee restaurantFlexibility Enjoy 30 days of vacation and a hybrid working model with flexible hoursGiving back Take one day each year to volunteer at a charitable organization dedicated to supporting children