Staff Software Engineer, Taxfix
Golang
Plus stock options
Digital tax solutions
Job no longer available
Digital tax solutions
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
Plus stock options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To enable anyone, regardless of education or background, to file their taxes with newfound confidence.
Role
Who you are
- You have minimum 6 years of experience in software development, preferably within a Platform team with on-call responsibilities
- Extensive experience with Golang; experience with JavaScript is also highly valued
- Proven track record in building scalable, high-quality software and complex backend services, with high-scale platform architecture and development experience
- Proven ability to direct significant company-wide projects and set technical vision
- Familiarity with agile practices and their application in building complex software products iteratively
- Understanding of DevOps culture with experience in implementing automation pipelines for continuous delivery of well-tested software
- Advocate for clean, maintainable code, promoting good engineering practices within teams
- Proven ability to improve the quality of legacy code
- Positive, proactive team player with strong leadership skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across various teams
- Pragmatic with a strong positive attitude, capable of working autonomously and overcoming challenges with passion
- Strong advocate for diversity and inclusion
What the job involves
- People in the Tax Core team are responsible for the technology that sits in the center of our product
- Our services are helping to translate the enormously complex German tax law into a clean and simple application that our customers love
- Lead and contribute to the development of our product’s backend written in Golang, ensuring scalability and reliability
- Drive the architecture and technology decisions for the platform, ensuring best practices are followed
- Play a key role in building a scalable, future-oriented architecture and infrastructure
- Take ownership of complex technical challenges aligned with the team and the overall technical roadmap
- Collaborate with internal clients to expand the functionality of our platform
- Partner with the Product Manager and Engineering Manager on new features, collaborating closely with the team
- Mentor and support teammates, fostering an environment of growth and technical excellence
- Continuously improve our strong team culture, cultivating a collaborative, transparent, and inclusive work environment
Our take
For many people, filing taxes is still a painstaking, confusing and outdated process. In Germany alone, around 10 million people each year decide not to claim their tax refund for this reason. Taxfix solves this problem by making it easier to file tax returns and claim rebates.
Taxfix serves as a personal tax accountant, something that many of its users don't have access to. The app functions much like any chatbot, offering in-depth guidance and optimising the tax filing process. Users can typically file their taxes in under 20 minutes using the app, which will appeal to anyone looking to save time and effort on their personal finances.
Taxfix is not alone in offering this service, but it sets itself apart from rivals thanks to its mobile-first approach. The company has been well-served by its innovative and attractive app interface and acquired its German competitor Steuerbot in 2023. A year later it entered the UK market by acquiring smaller competitor Taxscouts, establishing itself as the European leader in its sector.
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Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2022
$220m
SERIES D
Apr 2020
$65m
SERIES C
Total funding: $326.6m
Company benefits
- A chance to do meaningful, people-centric work with an international team of passionate professionals
- Holistic wellbeing with free mental health coaching sessions, yoga, and a discounted membership to Urban Sports Club
- A monthly allowance to spend on home support services, including childcare, housekeeping, pet sitting, tutoring, and elderly care
- Employee stock options for all employees—because everyone deserves to benefit from the success they help to create
- Dedicated relocation and visa support for those that need it
- 30 annual vacation days and flexible working hours
- Full trust to take ownership of your work in a flat hierarchy where feedback is encouraged and expected
- A generous learning budget to support your personal and professional development and guidance from our internal L&D experts
- Work from abroad for up to six weeks every year. Just align with your team, and then enjoy your trip
- Plenty of opportunities to socialise as a team. In addition to internal meetups, our international team hosts regular get-togethers—virtually and in person when possible
- Free tax declaration filing, of course, through the Taxfix app—and internal support for all personal tax-related questions
- Have a four-legged friend in your life? We’re happy to have dogs join us in the office
Company HQ
Mitte, Berlin, BE
Leadership
Mathis Büchi
(Chairman & Co-founder)Previously co-founded Encounter Korea and Smallpdf. Currently Founder and CEO at Genova.ai.
Lino Teuteberg
(Co-founder)Former CEO of the company. Previously worked as an Interaction Developer at springen, and co-founded Smallpdf.
Martin Ott
(CEO)Was a Board Member at AfriKids, President and Managing Director (Europe, Middle East and Africa) at WeWork, and VP, MD (Central Europe) at Meta.
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