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Fullstack Software Developer | Language Data Platform

RemoteGermany (office or remote), Berlin, GermanyResearch

DeepL...

is Germany's best-known AI company. We develop neural networks to help people work with language. With DeepL Translator, we have created the world's best machine translation system and made it available to everyone free of charge. Over the next few years, we aim to make DeepL the world's leading language technology company.

Our goal is to overcome language barriers and bring cultures closer together.


What distinguishes us from other companies?

DeepL (formerly Linguee) was founded by developers and researchers. We focus on the development of new, exciting products, which is why we spend a lot of time actively researching the latest trends and technologies. We understand the challenges of developing new products and try to meet them with an agile and dynamic way of working. Our open and positive workplace philosophy enables employees to feel comfortable and thrive in their roles. In our daily work we use modern technologies - not only to translate texts, but also to create the world's best dictionaries, and solve other language-related problems.

When we tell people about DeepL as an employer, reactions are overwhelmingly positive. Maybe it's because they have enjoyed our services, or maybe they just want to get on board with our quest to break down language barriers and facilitate communication.

What will you be doing at DeepL?

As part of our team, you contribute to building up and improving our web-based language data platform. In a dynamic and fast-moving environment which is close to the heart of DeepL - the research on neural networks - we architect, create, improve and maintain a number of web applications which allow our researchers to collect various kinds of linguistic data sets based on input by human language experts, as well as to manage projects for linguistic data collection efficiently. Being part of the research department also means that our work involves a lot of experimentation and iteration, leaving room for individual ideas and initiatives. We strive to get new ideas into production quickly without neglecting maintainability and quality, and we play a very active part in shaping the requirements and UX of our applications. That’s why we are looking for people who:
  • enjoy solving difficult problems
  • have a lot of interest in new things, for example new frameworks, programming languages, ...
  • are up to showing a lot of initiative and flexibility while they produce awesome software systems

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Your responsibilities
  • You build both frontends and backends for various web applications using a modern TypeScript-based stack
  • Designing new solutions that can scale with our growing infrastructure and staff, as well as new requirements and new languages
  • You work closely with our research team and language experts to create the tools we need to explore new research ideas and continuously improve the linguistic quality of our translations
  • Taking responsibilty in the areas of work that play to your strengths (e.g. architecture, security, UX, DevOps)


What we offer

  • Make an impact! We break down language barriers worldwide and bring different cultures closer together
  • Experience the excitement of a rapidly growing scale-up. Over the last year we doubled in size with employees located across UK, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, and Japan
  • We’ve got your back. We are an experienced, highly committed team with transparent decision-making processes. We cherish collaboration and efficiency, but the human approach, trust, empathy, and inclusivity are just as important
  • Flexible work arrangements: with office hubs in Cologne and Berlin you choose where and how you work. We offer fully remote work
  • Regular innovative team-building events – internationally, as well as whole company events
  • The opportunity to shape a product experience for an unlimited market with a diverse customer base (international customers, from start-ups to large corporations)
  • Hack-Fridays – Every month we have a dedicated, interruption-free day on a company-wide scale to work on a project of your choice. Whatever it might be, if it means something to you, this is your day to do it.
  • Stay healthy – We offer a private health and travel insurance that comes with a bonus you can spend on vision, dental or any other needs
  • With our people-centric approach, we value Life-Domain Balance and mental well-being! Therefore we offer 30 days of holiday and provide a mental well-being app with access to psychologists, group sessions, and self-guided learning tools
  • Annual education budget to advance your skills with courses & qualifications of your choice


About you

  • At least 3+ years of full-stack development experience or a degree in Computer Science or similar + at least 1 year of work experience (academic or industry)
  • Good knowledge of web and JavaScript/front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JS, ideally TypeScript)
  • Experience in working with modern JS frameworks, e.g. React/Next.js
  • Good knowledge of backend development, e.g. with Python or Node.js, and in dealing with backend frameworks, e.g. FastAPI or NestJS
  • Experience in working with databases
  • Fluent in English

Nice to have:

  • You are comfortable with Linux environments and have already had contact with Docker and ideally with Kubernetes
  • Experience in working with research data infrastructure
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