Full Stack Engineer, Babbel
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Subscription-based language learning software
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Subscription-based language learning software
1001+ employees
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1001+ employees
Company mission
To create mutual understanding through language.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience guiding technical strategies and initiatives, aligning with business goals, and consistently meeting project timelines
- A strong sense for good API design
- Proficiency with modern AI-assisted development tools (e.g., LLMs, AI code assistants, automated agents) and the ability to integrate these tools effectively into engineering workflows
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues
- Willingness to learn new things and step outside your comfort zone
- Extensive testing experience
- Experience monitoring system health and performance
- A product-oriented mindset and a strong sense of ownership
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Please note that our company’s operating language is English so you will need to be able to work in English
Desirable
- Experience with Golang or Ruby on Rails
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform)
- Experience with event-driven, distributed architecture
- Experience with AWS services (e.g., Lambda, Kinesis)
What the job involves
- As a Fullstack Engineer, your mission will be to shape the future of language learning in a flexible and stimulating environment
- You’ll collaborate with motivated colleagues, dive into different disciplines, broaden your expertise, and share your knowledge
- We are at the heart of Babbel, developing the learning content architecture and the tools our editors use to create engaging learning experiences
- Our topics include event-driven microservice architectures, content modeling, content delivery, and CMS customization. Our primary stack: TypeScript and Node.js
- Design and iterate on our software architecture
- Take ownership of your work and drive what matters
- Develop and maintain high-quality software solutions across the entire tech stack
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and deliver robust, scalable applications
- Work closely with our content editors to bring their vision to life
- Share your unique insights and experience
- Contribute to our culture of testing, learning, and innovation
- Engage in regular pair programming, code reviews, and open discussions to foster learning and collaboration
Our take
Babbel is one of the leading lights in the language eLearning sector. Its premium subscription-based online learning resources cover over a dozen predominantly European languages, at all proficiency levels. They include interactive lessons and podcasts - all developed and delivered by professional educators and linguists.
Learning languages online has become big business in recent years, and this has led to a surge of VC investment in the sector. This diversified the field of competition, tripling revenue for smaller rivals like Busuu and driving up engagement on online tutoring sites. It has ramped up pressure on incumbents like Babbel, and its better established (but pricier) competitor Rosetta Stone, to diversify their offerings.
To get there, Babbel has taken a smart cue from live tutoring sites like Preply, which also saw a surge in engagement over recent years. Babbel has launched its own live tuition offering, and additional B2B services, demonstrating a savvy use of its leading position and strong resources to keep a tight grip on its substantial market share.
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Insights
22% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jul 2015
$22m
SERIES C
Mar 2013
$10m
SERIES B
Total funding: $33.3m
Company benefits
- 30 vacation days and flexible working hours
- BVG card or Swapfiets bike
- Jobbatical and Sabbatical options
- Many internal & external learning opportunities to choose from
- A yearly Learning & Development budget
- Visa and relocation assistance
- Full access to Babbel & Babbel Live classes
- Modern office in the heart of buzzing Berlin equipped with a family, music, faith and nap room
- Various internal communities to be part of including the Femgineers, DEI Ambassadors, Accessibility & Disability Group and more
Company HQ
Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany
Leadership
Markus Witte
(Executive Chairman & Co-Founder)Currently a Partner at Wachstumsbegleitung, a Fellow of JoinPolitics and was Previously an Independent Board Member at Blinkist.
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