Team Lead Software Development - E-Mail (f/m/d)

Are you excited about exploring the usage patterns of over 42 million customers and understanding their impact on our mail backend systems? Do you thrive on managing the daily flood of information that our customers face? If so, you're in the right place! 

For us and our customers, email is an integral part of daily routines and workflows. Whether on a smartphone, tablet, or PC, emails are ever-present. With our email clients, we aim to help our customers manage this constant stream of information. We build and operate everything needed to receive and appropriately sort over 25,000 emails per second for our customers. Become part of the team, that makes it happen: 

• Lead with Impact : Take charge of both the technical and disciplinary leadership of our dynamic software development team, driving innovation in email reception and delivery.
• Collaborate Across Departments : Manage and coordinate requirements seamlessly with various departments, ensuring smooth and efficient operations company-wide.
• Stay Ahead of the Curve : Keep abreast of the latest developments in the email industry by attending regular conferences and proactively identifying and shaping technical innovations.
• Lead and inspire your team, taking charge of their development and driving their success.

Are you an experienced Software Developer with a background in large, highly available distributed environments? Have you successfully demonstrated your leadership skills in challenging situations and are eager to lead a cross-functional team of E-Mail experts on an exciting journey? If so, we want to hear from you! For the best chances, you need: 

• You thrive in leadership roles within a technically challenging environment, where your skills can truly shine.
• You enjoy collaborating seamlessly in cross-functional teams, managing diverse stakeholders and building valuable industry partnerships.
• You can showcase your expertise in email protocols and security (SMTP, DKIM, SPF, DMARC) and network protocols and security standards (SSL/TLS, DANE, MTA-STS).
• You bring your 5+ years of experience from an email service provider or similar security-focused company to make a real impact.
• You excel at innovating and scaling distributed systems with your hands-on experience and knowledge of resilient software architecture.

• Our corporate culture: No dress code, flat hierarchies, open and transparent communication
• Individual development opportunities: diverse training programmes, e-learning and internal communities, leadership training, language courses, mentoring
• Benefits and additional services: company pension scheme, capital-forming benefits, discounts on own products, job ticket, company car, bike leasing, corporate benefits portal
• Attractive working conditions: 30 days holiday, hybrid working, full-time and part-time arrangements, free choice between Linux, Mac or Windows
• Social: team events, summer and winter parties, family and care service, sports and fitness programmes, subsidised canteen, free fruit and drinks, health courses
• Topics that are also important to us: Sustainability, diversity and our values and leadership principles - find out more on our website mail-and-media.com