Senior Software Engineer / AI Enabler (m/f/d)

Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
On-site · Düsseldorf, Germany
Experience
Senior · 5+ years

Job description

A Senior Software Engineer role to design and build scalable applications for a large automotive leasing marketplace, working AI-first across design, coding, testing and operations.

At a glance

Employment
Full-time
Work mode
On-site · Düsseldorf, Germany
Languages
English

What you'll do

  • Join a builders' team to build products customers love.
  • Apply an AI-first mindset across the whole you-build-it-you-run-it cycle.
  • Work hands-on in real product codebases such as TypeScript/Node/Next.js or Java/Spring, using GenAI tools.
  • Build and evolve AI-powered internal tools and workflows for engineers.
  • Coach teams on effective GenAI usage and establish AI-first ways of working.
  • Run small data-informed experiments and turn successful approaches into repeatable standards.

What we're looking for

  • Experience using AI and GenAI to boost engineering productivity.
  • At least 5 years of hands-on experience building production systems.
  • Ideally PHP and Laravel as well as TypeScript/Node.js/Next.js on AWS, Azure or GCP.
  • Demonstrated excellence with GenAI coding tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor, OpenAI Codex.
  • Experience integrating LLM APIs such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI or Vertex AI.
  • Strong communication and influencing skills to introduce tools and handle skepticism.
  • A curious, growth-oriented mindset and willingness to learn in public.
  • A pragmatic view of GenAI and its limitations, with guardrails for safe, compliant use.

Nice to have

  • Experience with performance optimization, caching strategies and system observability.

Your team

builders' teams

Cross-functional product engineering teams building the leasing marketplace.

Benefits

  • Tools, training and support to work in a way that suits you and grow your skills.

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About LeasingMarkt.de

A career driven by you.

Germany's #1 leasing platform with over 1,000 partner dealerships and nearly 2 million users across the DACH region and the Netherlands.

Mission

Bring customers and dealers together to make car leasing more accessible, transparent and efficient.

Key facts

  • Düsseldorf, Germany
  • Automotive
  • Germany's #1 leasing platform.
  • Over 1,000 partner dealerships.
  • Nearly 2 million users across the DACH region and the Netherlands.
  • Over 50 nationalities represented.

What they value

  • An inclusive community welcoming people of all backgrounds.
  • Support for working in a way that suits you and reaching your potential.