About the Role
taleroo is building a digital platform connecting job seekers, government agencies, and training providers in Germany, focusing on skills profiling, AI-driven training recommendations, and automated progress reporting with a strong emphasis on GDPR compliance.
Responsibilities
- Own features end-to-end, from initial concept to production deployment.
- Translate user journeys into technical specifications, implement full-stack solutions, and develop automated E2E tests.
- Lead the team's engineering standards for AI coding agents and configure MCP servers for development efficiency.
- Build and maintain Playwright test suites for critical user journeys, aiming for 100% coverage on revenue-critical flows.
- Define SLOs, implement observability tools (Sentry, OpenTelemetry), and manage incident response for owned systems.
- Maintain and design systems in compliance with GDPR principles, including data minimization and EU-only hosting.
- Document architectural decisions using ADRs and participate in technical discussions.
Requirements
- Proven experience shipping complex production systems end-to-end, preferably as an early startup engineer or in a high-bar product team.
- Fluency in TypeScript across the full stack, including Next.js 15+/React 19+ (App Router, Server Components, Server Actions), and PostgreSQL with an ORM (Drizzle or Prisma).
- Daily, fluent use of AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, or equivalent) as a primary tool.
- Production-grade experience with Playwright (or Cypress).
- Experience with on-call incident response and structured logging.
- Baseline literacy in GDPR/BDSG (§32 BDSG) is a strong plus.
- Highly autonomous individual capable of self-management without a manager setting tasks.
- Success measured by user outcomes, not lines of code.
- Exceptional written English (C1+).
- Professional proficiency in German is required for client calls.
Skills
- TypeScript
- Next.js
- React
- PostgreSQL
- Drizzle ORM
- Prisma ORM
- Playwright
- Cypress
- Sentry
- OpenTelemetry
- GDPR
- BDSG
- AI coding agents
- Claude Code
- Cursor
Location
- Berlin (Mitte)
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- Permanent
Experience Level
- Senior
Salary/Compensations
- Highly competitive, above-market base salary
Benefits
- State-of-the-art equipment (MacBook)
- Fully covered premium AI subscriptions (Claude Max, Cursor Pro)
- Dedicated L&D budget for conferences
- Modern hybrid work model
- Async-first company culture
- Flat hierarchy reporting directly to the founder
- Zero corporate bureaucracy
- Flexible, fully compensated 2-day work trial
About the Company
- taleroo is building the digital platform that seamlessly connects job seekers, government agencies, and training providers across Germany.
- We sit at the intersection of B2G compliance and consumer-grade product quality.
- GDPR (DSGVO) is a core design constraint built into every single feature.
