Backend Engineer
Application Architect - Full-Stack Spring, React, K8s (m/f/d)
Munichfulltime
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You'll join an early-stage, AI-native startup with a product that has already proven market fit. We build cutting-edge AI solutions for Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) for enterprises around the world.
Our customers are auditors, risk managers, and compliance teams, which means evaluation rigor, auditability, and EU AI Act readiness aren't afterthoughts for us. They're product requirements.
Tasks
As an
Application Architect
(m/f/d), you will be one of the first full-time senior engineers and collaborate closely with our Co-Founder and CTO. You will own the backend architecture and help the team scale quality and delivery speed.
In the first 6–12 months you will have:
-
established a clear target architecture and documentation baseline using
Arc42 -
clarified and communicated the core domain model using
DDD
principles -
introduced/standardized an
AI-driven development process
, from feature specs to production deployment -
strengthened engineering practices via coaching, pairing, and feedback loops (especially for junior developers)
-
improved reliability and delivery through better
CI/CD
, test automation, and infrastructure hygiene
Responsibilities
-
Collaborate with the team to find strong solutions to new types of problems in an
AI-first architecture -
Drive a DevOps-style approach across the full specification → development → delivery lifecycle (inspired by the
DevOps Handbook
) -
Propose and implement approaches to make delivery
faster and more reliable
(e.g., improving flow, feedback loops, and recovery) -
Implement and evolve monitoring/observability across systems (metrics, logs, traces, alerting) so we can detect issues early and learn from production
-
Coach and collaborate with junior developers on good development, design and architecture practices
-
Collaborate with the team to develop an
AI-driven development process
from feature specs down to production deployment -
Plan & document backend architecture in the
Arc42 framework -
Extend & communicate the domain model using
DDD principles -
Manage and extend application infrastructure on
Azure
with
Pulumi
Requirements
Absolute must-haves:
-
experience with
Arc42 framework (ISAQB)
and
C4 -
experience
leading
and
enabling
development teams -
deep
Java SpringBoot (MVC, JPA, Security)
experience -
solid knowledge of
Design Patterns
and
Domain Driven Design -
excellent code quality based on
Clean Code & SOLID principles -
deep experience with
TDD & BDD -
full stack
web dev experience
(React, Angular)
Strong candidates will also bring...
-
Azure or AWS infrastructure-as-code with Pulumi
-
A strong DevOps mindset (the
DevOps Handbook
is your bible) and experience building: -
reliable CI/CD pipelines and release processes
-
production-grade monitoring/observability and incident response practices
-
continuous improvement loops (post-incident reviews, operational learning, and prioritizing reliability work)
-
Claude Code (or comparable AI-assisted development workflows)
-
IntelliJ power-user
Benefits
-
Hands-on ownership of a real AI product used by enterprise customers
-
Work directly alongside the founding team from day one
-
Hybrid work model: Munich North, minimum one day per week in the office, otherwise flexible (open to strong candidates elsewhere in the EU for the right fit); onboarding will take in-office
-
A steep learning curve at the intersection of LLM engineering, enterprise GRC, and startup operations
-
The chance to shape the AI team as we grow
Auxilius .ai is building AI-powered GRC solutions for enterprises. We're early-stage, fast-growing, and backed by real customers. Our tech stack includes Java & Spring Boot, Angular, Kubernetes on Azure, and OpenAI & Anthropic LLMs.
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