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Senior Software Engineer – PCI DSS (all genders)

  • JOB-10679541
  • Kiel
  • Full-time
  • Permanent position, remote work
  • Immediate start

Company profile

Our client is an innovative scale-up with solid growth specialising in payment processing and digital payments. The position is based in Kiel, with remote working with regular team days. This is a permanent, full-time position.

You will work on PCI DSS, focusing on cloud-native services, containerised workloads and CI/CD automation. The team values clear responsibilities, an ownership mindset and fast decision-making, as well as sound governance and audit readiness.

Your responsibilities

  • You take responsibility in the PCI DSS environment and deliver measurable results – from planning to stable operation.
  • They drive refactoring and technical modernization, reduce technical debt and improve the developer experience through pragmatic standards and tooling.
  • They create comprehensible documentation, promote knowledge exchange (pairing, reviews, brown bags) and support teammates in onboarding.
  • They establish and live up to quality standards (code reviews, automated tests, definition of done) and provide comprehensible, maintainable and expandable solutions.
  • They optimize performance, costs and scaling, evaluate technical options and document architectural decisions in an understandable and audit-ready manner.
  • They contribute to architectural and technology decisions and bring in best practices to increase stability, security and scalability in the long term.
  • They consistently implement observability (logging, metrics, tracing), derive concrete improvements from incidents and sustainably reduce error classes (RCA/problem management).

Your profile

  • You bring relevant experience for PCI DSS and can lead complex projects into the implementation in a structured manner.
  • Several years of experience in a comparable role with demonstrable success in the implementation of complex projects in production-critical environments.
  • Team-oriented work in cross-functional setups; you provide constructive feedback, share knowledge and actively contribute to the development of the team.
  • Structured, self-responsible working method with an ownership mentality – you prioritize meaningfully, communicate risks early and deliver reliably.
  • Very good understanding of software architecture, interfaces (API design) and data models as well as the ability to justify technical decisions in a comprehensible way.
  • Bonus: Knowledge of security/compliance (e.g. B. GDPR, ISO 27001, PCI DSS) and experience with auditable documentation.
  • Experience in cloud/container environments and a solid understanding of operations, monitoring and security fundamentals in distributed systems.

Your Benefits

  • Attractive compensation package with additional benefits and – depending on the role – bonus/premium components; transparent salary bands are lived practice.
  • Flexible working hours and an environment that combines results orientation with sustainable work-life balance – including transparent goals and realistic planning.
  • Short decision-making processes, a high level of personal responsibility and the opportunity to design topics with real impact – instead of just working through tickets.
  • Further education budget for trainings, certifications and conferences so that you can continuously expand your role in terms of expertise and methodology.
  • Team events and exchange formats (remote or on site) to sustainably promote cooperation, culture and knowledge transfer.
  • Full-time permanent employment with a long-term perspective, clear responsibilities and a reliable setup for remote collaboration.
  • High home office flexibility (remote/hybrid) including modern hardware equipment as well as professional toolchain for communication, planning and delivery.

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