Staff Java Developer (m/f/d)

You want to work on the core of high-impact mobility experiences, drive topics across multiple product and platform areas, and shape the future architecture of a broad Java backend landscape? Then join us and help evolve the systems behind digital checkout, post-booking journeys, customer self-service, and the shared platform capabilities around them. We are building and operating business-critical backend services with a strong focus on scalability, resilience, observability, and testability. Join us in Pullach near Munich and help shape the future of mobility with us! YOUR ROLE AT SIXT You design, build, and evolve reliable and scalable backend services in modern Java and Spring Boot across multiple product areas and shared platform capabilities You stay hands-on in code, lead cross-team technical initiatives, and drive topics from idea to production with clear business impact You work across REST and gRPC APIs, event-driven flows, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, Flyway, and shared platform libraries to deliver robust customer-facing solutions You raise the bar on architecture, observability, performance, security, testing, and developer experience in a cloud-native environment with Kubernetes, CI/CD, and modern engineering guardrails You collaborate closely with product managers and cross-functional team members across backend, web, and mobile, and you mentor engineers through strong technical leadership, reviews, and knowledge sharing You use AI-assisted tooling pragmatically where it improves quality, speed, or developer experience, and you help define sensible engineering practices around it YOUR SKILLS MATTER Experience You have deep experience building backend services with modern Java and Spring Boot, and you are comfortable operating at Staff level across architecture, implementation, and cross-team technical leadership Architecture You are experienced in microservices and event-driven architectures, and you know how to design for reliability, scalability, idempotency, and long-term maintainability Data Stores You have worked with PostgreSQL, JPA/Hibernate, Flyway, Redis, and Kafka, and understand how to choose the right persistence and messaging patterns for the problem Operations You are comfortable owning services in production environments and improving them through observability, metrics, alerting, CI/CD, and Kubernetes-based operations AI-Assisted Development You are comfortable using AI-assisted tools thoughtfully and know how to apply them in ways that remain reviewable, reliable, and useful in day-to-day engineering work Curiosity You are collaborative, and product-minded, willing to work across the stack when needed; experience with React, TypeScript, micro-frontends, and end-to-end feature delivery is a huge plus WHAT WE OFFER Extra benefits Enjoy discounts on SIXT rent, share, ride and SIXT+, attractive vehicle leasing offers, and exclusive deals with partners for travel, tech, fashion and more Mobility boost We support you with a monthly mobility allowance of €20 per month for even more freedom Future security We contribute to your retirement plan and support you with capital-forming benefits to ensure you are well covered Feel-good atmosphere Stay active with our modern SIXT gym, various leisure activities like the gaming area or the SIXT choir, and enjoy our high-quality employee restaurant Flexibility Enjoy 30 days of vacation and a hybrid working model with flexible hours Giving back Take one day each year to volunteer at a charitable organization dedicated to supporting children About us: We are a globally leading mobility service provider with a revenue of €4.00 billion and around 9,000 employees worldwide. Our mobility platform ONE combines our products SIXT rent (car rental), SIXT share (car sharing), SIXT ride (taxi, ride, and chauffeur services), and SIXT+ (car subscription), giving our customers access to our fleet of 350,000 vehicles, the services of 4,000 cooperation partners, and around 5 million drivers worldwide. Together with our franchise partners, we are present in more than 110 countries at 2,000 rental stations. At SIXT, top-tier customer experience and outstanding customer service are our highest priorities. We believe in true entrepreneurship and long-term stability and align our corporate strategy with foresight. Get started with us and apply now!