Team Lead Software Engineering (f/m/d)

Permanent employee, Full-time · Munich, Berlin, Hamburg

Our Mission

At Circus (Xetra: CA1), headquartered in Munich with offices in Berlin and Hamburg, we are pioneering global developments in on-demand autonomous food production. Everything from creation to production and operation is enabled by seamlessly integrated cutting-edge robotics and transformative AI technology.

Our foundation rests on groundbreaking advancements in robotics and artificial intelligence, previously the missing link in achieving true autonomous food automation. This is the moment for a new status quo: Just as autonomous driving is transforming mobility, we are reshaping the future of food.

Our team supports this paradigm shift with the sharpest minds in Robotics, AI, Engineering, and Culinary, collaborating closely with industry-leading partners to revolutionize every aspect of the food service experience.

Join us in redefining how the world thinks about food—powered by software, delivered by robotics.

About the Role

As Team Lead Software Engineering, you’ll take responsibility for one of our cross-functional product engineering teams. The squad develops core user-facing and operational components of the Circus ecosystem—software that connects real-time customer experiences with complex backend orchestration and robotics.

In this role, you’ll combine hands-on technical leadership with team development, system architecture, and cross-functional collaboration.

Your Daily Business

Lead and grow a multidisciplinary software engineering team
Guide system design and architecture across backend (Java/GoLang) and frontend (React/Flutter) stacks
Build intuitive tools and APIs that power real-world automation and user interaction
Collaborate with Product, Robotics, and Culinary teams to translate workflows into robust software
Ensure code quality, maintainability, and scalable deployment pipelines
Foster a high-trust, learning-focused, and outcome-driven team culture

Base Qualifications

7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a leadership role
Strong backend experience in Java (Spring Boot) and/or GoLang
Proficiency in modern frontend frameworks like React or Flutter
Experience building distributed systems and APIs in a cloud-native environment (AWS preferred)
Bonus: Experience in robotics, IoT, food-tech, or operational tooling
Collaborative, product-minded, and comfortable in fast-paced environments
Fluent in English; German is a plus

Our Offer

Competitive Compensation: Receive a competitive compensation package with offered stock options for full-time employees.
Work-Life Balance: Enjoy regular team events, a hybrid work setup, 2 months/year remote work (Workation), and unlimited vacation days, along with a corporate pension plan.
Personal Development: €500 personal annual training budget, access to internal trainings, and strong growth opportunities in a fast-paced environment.
Mobility: Benefit from a €50 monthly mobility or expense budget and a subsidized Dance Mobility Subscription for E-Bike/E-Moped.
Well-Being: Access discounted Urban Sports Club membership and Wellhub for a wide variety of health and well-being offerings

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Disclaimer

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and equal opportunities employer with a diverse and multicultural team. We are proud to have an inclusive workplace environment that will foster your development no matter your gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, education level, or race. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.