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  "name": "Staff Software Engineer (m/f/d)",
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  "schedule": "full-time",
  "createdAt": "2026-05-07T07:48:46+00:00",
  "seniority": "experienced",
  "department": "Development",
  "occupation": "software_and_system_architecture",
  "subcompany": "Checkmk GmbH",
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      "value": "<span style=\"font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">As a <strong>Staff Software Engineer (m/f/d)</strong>, you hold one of the most senior technical positions in the engineering organisation. You are accountable for the long-term health and direction of our architecture. Where others work within the system, you reshape it: identifying the structural problems that slow teams down, building a credible plan to fix them, and driving that plan through to completion across team and component boundaries. Your decisions directly influence how the entire organisation builds and ships software. You report to engineering leadership and operate with a high degree of autonomy in collaboration with the team, setting technical direction that aligns with our business strategy.</span><span style=\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;\"><br><br></span><span style=\"font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Your first major assignment is to lead the decoupling of our UI from its underlying web technology stack and the business logic it sits on top of. Initial groundwork has already been laid, and your role is to pick this up, sharpen the target architecture, and drive it through to completion across the teams involved. The outcome should give us a UI that can evolve independently of the platform beneath it, a web stack that can be modernised without rewriting business logic, and a domain layer properly insulated from presentation concerns.</span><span style=\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;\"><br><br></span><span style=\"font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Architecture & Technical Strategy </span><span style=\"font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:600;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;\">(core accountability)</span><ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\"><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Derive key architectural pain points from codebase analysis, incident patterns, developer friction, and business direction</span></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Create clear priorities and actionable plans to address those pain points, with defined milestones and success criteria and align them with the team and the management</span></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Follow through on those plans until final delivery, coordinating work across multiple teams where necessary</span></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Define and communicate the architectural vision for significant parts of the codebase, translating that vision into concrete roadmap input</span></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Anticipate future technological shifts and position the organisation to respond early rather than reactively</span></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Present architecture reviews and contribute to tech strategy documents that inform leadership decisions</span></li></ul><span style=\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;\"><br></span><span style=\"font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Technical Excellence & Innovation</span><ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\"><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Serve as a subject matter expert across multiple technical domains, providing guidance on unfamiliar parts of the codebase with confidence</span></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Drive the adoption of new technologies and approaches where they offer genuine competitive advantage</span></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Identify critical code paths and propose or implement solutions that measurably improve performance, reliability, or maintainability</span></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Tackle unprecedented, highly ambiguous problems with appropriate solutions</span></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Stay current with industry developments and strategically apply relevant advancements to Checkmk</span></li></ul><span style=\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;\"><br></span><span style=\"font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Product & Customer Orientation</span><ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\"><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Develop a deep understanding of Checkmk as a product: how it is used, where it creates value, and where it falls short in real customer environments</span></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Ground architectural decisions in the reality of users and operators, not only in technical elegance or internal engineering concerns</span></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Engage directly with product management, customer-facing teams, and, where useful, customers themselves to validate assumptions and pressure-test proposals</span></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Translate customer pain and product strategy into technical priorities, and push back when architectural work risks drifting away from user value</span></li></ul><span style=\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;\"><br></span><span style=\"font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Enabling Others & Quality Culture</span><ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\"><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Autonomously identify weak spots in technology and process across the organisation, then deliver solutions with measurable impact</span></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Establish coding standards, design patterns, and architectural best practices that teams can adopt independently</span></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Mentor and coach senior and staff engineers, broadening their impact across teams</span></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Raise the bar on testing and quality engineering: define testing strategies across unit, integration, and end-to-end layers, improve test infrastructure and coverage where it matters most, and embed quality practices into how teams work rather than treating them as an afterthought</span></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Lead the creation and maintenance of critical technical documentation and knowledge bases</span></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Set a high standard in code reviews and technical guidance that elevates engineering quality across teams</span></li></ul><span style=\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;\"><br></span><span style=\"font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Delivery & Execution</span><ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\"><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Break down large, ambiguous initiatives into actionable plans that can be implemented across multiple teams</span></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Lead cross-functional efforts to deliver high-impact projects, coordinating engineers, aligning stakeholders, and managing risks</span></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Sponsor roadmap initiatives, coach their owners, and actively invest in derisking to ensure timely delivery</span></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Balance long-term strategic work with day-to-day execution, choosing the right levers to maximise impact</span></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(44,56,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Weigh the pros and cons of technical decisions with explicit regard to business goals, communicating trade-offs clearly to senior leadership</span></li></ul>"
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      "value": "<ul><li style=\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;\">The chance to make a decisive impact and shape the future of a dynamic, fast growing tech company while growing with your tasks and responsibilities</li><li style=\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;\">Flexible and family-friendly working conditions in a stable environment</li><li style=\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Workation: we offer the opportunity to work 6 weeks within EU to extend f.e. your vacation</span></li><li style=\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;\">With the wide range of sports and wellness offers from Wellpass, you can choose from over 9,000 sports and wellness offers</li><li style=\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;\">An agile team that embodies autonomy and fast decision making within flat hierarchies</li><li style=\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;\">A unique corporate culture where we emphasize equality, diversity and inclusion</li><li style=\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;\">A wide range of education and training opportunities</li><li style=\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;\">Fully remote work or high flexibility between mobile work and an office in one of the most beautiful, central district of Munich</li><li style=\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;\">An attractive salary</li><li style=\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;\">Regular onsite events of all sorts (Company Outings, Team events, Checkmk Conference, Conference After Party and more) in a familiar atmosphere</li></ul><span style=\"border:0px solid;margin:0px;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:15px;\"><strong style=\"border:0px solid;margin:0px;font-weight:600;\">Interested? Then contact us now!</strong><br style=\"border:0px solid;margin:0px;\">You can get insights about working@checkmk at: </span><em style=\"border:0px solid;margin:0px;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-size:14px;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;font-family:Inter, '-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', 'system-ui', '-apple-system', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\"><strong style=\"border:0px solid;margin:0px;font-weight:600;\"><a href=\"https://www.kununu.com/de/tribe29\" style=\"border:0px solid;margin:0px;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;\"><span style=\"border:0px solid;margin:0px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;\">www.kununu.com/de/checkmk</span></a></strong></em>"
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