Tech Lead (m/f/d) for Operational Planning

Tech Lead (m/f/d) for Operational Planning

Datum: 11.09.2026

Standort: Bucharest, Hamburg, RO, 060013

Unternehmen: Tchibo GmbH

Digital. Inspiring. Unique.

Tchibo is one of the ten largest eCommerce companies in Germany. We could never have attained this standing without the courage to constantly rethink the old ways.

In the digital world at Tchibo, we work with the latest technologies to develop sustainable and effective solutions. Do you want to help us do this? Enrich our team with your fresh ideas!

Your tasks: You make a difference with us.

Tchibo combines tradition with innovation to deliver sustainable solutions and unique customer experiences. From our celebrated coffee heritage to our ever-evolving eCommerce offerings, we continually surprise and delight our customers. Now, we are bringing Tchibo TECH to the Romanian IT market! Join us in shaping the future with courage and creativity.

This position is located in Bucharest, Romania.

Join the Engineering Retail Platforms team and be a part of crafting innovations and processes for our non-food business! Get ready to roll up your sleeves and dive into the full software development cycle - from gathering requirements to designing, developing, to testing, and releasing daily. Furthermore, we use state-of-art technologies, so you'll never stop growing and improving your professional skills. You will become part of a strong engineering organization with many opportunities to connect with other teams and take part in insightful events.

• As a Tech Lead in our Engineering Retail Platforms team, you and your team are responsible for building, running, enhancing, and maintaining our IT landscape designed to support the necessary business capabilities for managing and planning the non-food business. You'll be at the forefront of shaping rock-solid processes for the operational planning capability in this domain.
• Develop end-to-end microservices with a full technology stack (frontend, backend, cloud infrastructure, and CI/CD), write clean and high-quality code daily.
• Ensure AI is a first-class citizen within the services and make it also a booster for your engineering activities by using agentic coding.
• Learn from our excellent AI communities and use a broad variety of cutting edge LLM and AI tools to push your team to reach the highest standards and by this also contribute to you personal growth.
• Ensure a high standard of quality by doing code reviews, pair programming, TDD, instant feedback loops while using and enhancing best prac.ces (e.g. code style guidelines, tes.ng, security, performance, and resilience).
• Work and learn together with experienced software engineers from other development teams.
• During each iteration, you will have dedicated creative time to work on projects you are interested in.

Your profile: You keep discovering with us.

• You have a successfully completed degree in computer science/information systems or have a comparable qualification.
• You have at least four years professional experience in software development and bring a passion for new technologies.
• You are a true team player and are keen to play a role in cross-functional teams, always working together in an agile way (Scrum/Kanban).
• You already possess initial experience in the technical leadership of other software developers and served in this role as a main contact for Product Management and

business.

Minimum qualifications:

• You have in-depth knowledge of a JVM language (e.g. Kotlin or Java) and at least one additional modern programming language (e.g. JavaScript or TypeScript).
• You are familiar with various concepts of soNware development and can successfully introduce and implement them in the environment of potentially large applications.
• You have seen architectural constructs like microservices, serverless func.ons and frontend monoliths before and know the implications.
• You are hands-on with Git, DevOps, Terraform, dockerized containers, and automation (CI/CD).

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in developing applica.ons with Vue.js / Nuxt3, Kotlin and Spring Boot is a plus as well as knowing how to apply AI in an engineering context.
• Knowing how to utilize the Google Cloud Platform or other hyper scalers for a microservice architecture.
• Strong foundations in software design patterns and a software architecture qualification (e.g. iSAQB) rounds up your profile.
• Confident in writtng and speaking in English.

Your benefits: Together we stay different.

• Work-Life Balance: Flexible, hybrid working policy with 26 vacation days + your birthday off.
• Benefits: Monthly transport allowance (80 RON/month), meal tickets, and health/life insurance.
• Personal Perks: Free Tchibo coffee for home, and the chance to work on cuting-edge technology in a dynamic environment.
• Innovative Work Environment: We are a forward-thinking team where creativity and innovation are encouraged. You will collaborate with talented professionals and contribute to building Tchibo Tech, shaping the future of our technology landscape.
• Inclusive Culture: A diverse and inclusive workplace where your unique perspectives and ideas are valued, fostering a culture of collabora.on and mutual respect.
• Impactful Work: Our meaningful projects make a real difference, driving positive change and contributing to the success of Tchibo.

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