Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. chargecloud is a company focused on shaping the future of European e-mobility, supporting businesses in managing their charging infrastructure. They are seeking a Staff Engineer with a frontend focus to lead architectural evolution, mentor engineers, and drive AWS infrastructure decisions.
Responsibilities
- You own and evolve the frontend architecture (Vue.js / TypeScript) across product teams and ensure consistency, scalability, and developer experience
- You lead the technical migration of our legacy monolith towards a modular, service-oriented architecture – from planning to hands-on delivery
- You make and document impactful architectural decisions, leading cross-team alignment and communicating trade-offs clearly to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
- You mentor and grow engineers across experience levels through pair programming, design reviews, and code quality feedback
- You drive AWS infrastructure decisions relevant to the frontend, including deployment pipelines, CDN strategy, and cloud cost awareness
- You identify and introduce AI tooling to improve developer productivity and product quality
- You proactively communicate technical risks, progress, and recommendations to your manager and peers
Skills
- You are already working at Staff Engineer level (or equivalent)
- You have successfully demonstrated your technical leadership not only within your own team, but also across teams
- You have expert-level knowledge of Vue.js and TypeScript and a solid understanding of modern frontend architecture patterns
- You have strong experience with AWS and understand how cloud infrastructure impacts frontend delivery
- You are AI-keen – you actively explore and apply AI tools and techniques in your daily engineering work
- You communicate proactively and clearly – in writing and in conversation – and can align diverse stakeholders around a technical direction
- You are fluent in English
- German is a plus
Benefits
- Remote First: Whether you prefer working from home, using co-working spaces across Germany, or being in our modern headquarters in Cologne – we support all working styles.
- Well equipped: To make sure you have everything you need in your home office, we provide the appropriate hardware. After your probation period, you’ll also receive a budget for ergonomic home office equipment.
- Flexibility: You can organize your working hours flexibly. With a core working time from 9:00 to 12:00, you have plenty of freedom to balance work and personal life. With our Workation Worldwide program, you can work remotely for up to 60 days per year from anywhere within ±4 hours of the German time zone.
- Benefits à la carte: With Probonio, you can design your benefits anew every month: Use your budget for meal subsidies, childcare support, vouchers, or book your Urban Sports Club membership – all easily managed via app.
- Time Off & Recharge: You benefit from 32 days of paid vacation per year. In addition, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve are fully off. With our Culture Day, you can also take a day off that is personally important to you - intentionally and individually.
- Company-wide Bonus: Our Shared Success Plan strengthens a shared result orientation by transparently and fairly sharing company success with everyone.
- Mobility & sustainability: Through FINN JobAuto, you can lease your own electric vehicle at attractive conditions. You can also benefit from bike leasing.
- Team spirit: Our teams meet in person once per tertial for brainstorming, workshops, and of course for our much-loved summer and winter events.
- Healthy at work:We support you with Urban Sports Club, life coaching programs, and additional offerings to help you stay fit and stress-free in your daily work.
- Dog-Friendly Headquarters: Your four-legged friend is welcome in the office—bring your dog to work!
- And more: 20% contribution to your company pension plan, access to our attractive corporate benefits portal, and lots of fun – “Spark joy together” is one of our core company values for a reason
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