WE SPECIALISE IN FINDING FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITIES
FOR DIGITAL AND DATA SPECIALISTS WITH THE MOST INNOVATIVE BUSINESS ACROSS EUROPE AND THE USA.
Jo Stephens
Team Leader
For the past three years I've been working closely with tech companies across Berlin and Hamburg – helping them to scale their teams and improve their visibility amongst developers. The roles I recruit for include JavaScript Developers, Engineering Managers and CTO's.
My specialism is within the field of artificial intelligence; and I’ve been lucky enough to work with some of the most progressive and innovative start-ups in this space. I enjoy helping companies who utilise artificial intelligence within their product bridge the gap between their engineering and data teams - by introducing developers who also have a level of data literacy.
AI has the power to make a positive impact on our lives – and with €3BN investment coming over the next few years, Germany well positioned to become a leader!
If you’d like to discuss how I can support your technical hiring, or if you’d like to explore new opportunities yourself, please feel free to reach out via the contact details on this page.
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Jo Stephens's Testimonials
It has been a pleasure to work with Jo, a true facilitator. I would recommend him to any tech company that needs to find great talent, fast, with a clear and honest approach.
Anon, Client
Jo just joined my list of the best recruiters in Europe. He is always willing to find the best position for you with his proactive and friendly style. Certainly, I would recommend his service for all developers who are looking for a new challenge.
Anon, Candidate
It was a pleasure to work with Jo, he quickly found me an offer I was interested in. He then handled all the communication with the company perfectly, planned interviews, feedback sessions in a very professional manner. I got an offer about a month after our first talk and was very satisfied of our collaboration.
Anon, Candidate
I was working with Jo for about 8 months; he and his team did a great job in sourcing and screening very good candidates for tech roles. They had to sell our small Berlin startup to developers who are approached by companies like Facebook and Google - Jo and his team managed to convince them to join us in Berlin. Hiring tech talent is a big challenge nowadays. Jo is not only able to understand client needs, he has a lot of expertise in tech hiring and is very people (both candidate and client) focused, which makes him successful in his job.
Anon, Client
JO STEPHENS' JOBS
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Senior Frontend Developer
Berlin, Germany
€70000.00 - €85000.00 per annum
Europe's largest online pharmacy is looking for Senior Frontend Developers to help them achieve their mission of empowering customers to lead healthy lives by allowing them to buy medication and other health supplies online in an accessible, safe, and easy manner. This business is at the forefront of the digital transformation of a multi-million-dollar industry. You will join a cross-functional team as the Senior Frontend Developer, working on features for the delivery of e-prescriptions, and online diagnosis tools. Your responsibilities include: Making key architectural decisions around the design of features Developing and implementing new features Mentoring other developers on engineering principles and standards Solving scalability and performance challenges (6M+ customers) The tech stack includes TypeScript, React, Node, MongoDB, and Kubernetes. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years of professional experience focussed on JavaScript/TypeScript development - you should be able to demonstrate a proactive attitude, and a passion for building high-quality solutions. University education in Computer Science is preferable but not mandatory. This is an opportunity to join a profitable, high-growth company, who's product has a genuinely positive impact on people's lives. You will be rewarded with an excellent compensation package. For more details please apply below. Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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Senior PHP Developer - [remote possible]
Berlin, Germany
€60000.00 - €76000.00 per annum
This business is streamlining European lending, whilst increasing industry transparency. Their data-driven platform gives investors an enriched overview of their portfolio - and uses prediction modeling to help them track performance and manage risk. They're looking for a motivated Senior Backend Developer to help them achieve their goal of building a scalable and secure Fintech application. The application utilizes a Microservice architecture; the tech stack includes PHP, Symfony, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS. The role offers a high level of autonomy, and a genuine opportunity to bring a new level of transparency to the world of finance. You'll be rewarded with flexible working conditions (including remote options), a competitive salary, and a dedicated learning and development budget. Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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Fullstack Developer
Berlin, Germany
Negotiable
Would you like to have a positive, global, impact on the way news is consumed? This founding team has previously built a hugely successful eLearning platform, which was acquired by a leader in the Edtech domain. They are now working on challenging the tech-giants; using their proprietary AI technology to change the way users across the globe consume and interact with news. As a FullStack Developer, you will join the core team; taking ownership for building an elegant and efficient application using technologies TypeScript, React, SCSS, AWS Lambda, and Swift. You will be surrounded by passionate engineers who enjoy solving complex challenges - together you have a real opportunity to make a global impact. Strong German language skills are required. Apply below to receive the full details of this unique opportunity. Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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Elixir Developer
Berlin, Germany
€60000.00 - €80000.00 per annum
This Fintech has created an intuitive application that simplifies the Tax Returns process. They are one of Europe's fastest-growing, and most successful, start-ups. The product has a positive impact on people's lives - having already helped users claim more than €400M! As a Senior Elixir Developer - you will join the core engineering team, working on their domain-specific expert system. It's a technically challenging role involving building scalable distributed systems and implementing AI algorithms for Automated Reasoning. You will find an inspiring engineering environment, with dedicated time for learning and collaboration, and 80+ developers contributing to the 'internal Open Source' culture. Quality is emphasized throughout the engineering teams, with the user put at the forefront during product discussions. The role is based in Berlin - but you can start remotely, and the business will support your relocation once it is safe to do so. The future arrangements will involve a balance of home office and onsite work. The employment package includes: Competitive salary and options package Relocation support 27 days holiday, flexible working hours Extensive social opportunities All of the benefits you would expect in a modern Berlin start-up! For more details, please apply below! Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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Product Engineer Backend Ruby
Berlin, Germany
€60000.00 - €70000.00 per annum
Buying a home is often the biggest investment someone will make in their life. This profitable and growing Fintech business has built a next-generation mortgage and homebuying platform - making home financing easy and transparent. They are now hiring new engineers to support their growth in Berlin and Hamburg. As a Backend Engineer, you will contribute to building new products and features using Ruby on Rails. You will have the opportunity to make key technical decisions and will be encouraged to produce elegant solutions according to engineering best-practices. The employment package includes a generous salary and ESOP package, a learning development budget, and flexible working conditions. Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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FullStack Developer
Berlin, Germany
Negotiable
Fullstack Developer (ReactJS, React Native, Node.js) This Fintech has created an intuitive application that simplifies the Tax Returns process. They are one of Europe's fastest-growing, and most successful, start-ups. The product has a positive impact on people's lives - having already helped users claim more than €400M! As a Fullstack Developer, you will join a cross-functional team who are responsible for taking the product to new international markets. The team iterates fast, consistently trialing new ways of improving the user experience. The role would suit a developer who is happy to take responsibility and has a strong bias for action! You will find an inspiring engineering environment, with dedicated time for learning and collaboration, and 80+ developers contributing to the 'internal Open Source' culture. Quality is emphasized throughout the engineering teams, with the user put at the forefront during product discussions. The tech stack includes React, React Native, Node.js and Docker. The role is based in Berlin - but you can start remotely, and the business will support your relocation once it is safe to do so. The future arrangements will involve a balance of home office and onsite work. The employment package includes: Competitive salary and options package Relocation support 27 days holiday, flexible working hours Extensive social opportunities All of the benefits you would expect in a modern Berlin start-up! For more details, please apply below! Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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Cross-Platform Mobile Developer
Berlin, Germany
€60000.00 - €80000.00 per annum
Would you like to have a positive impact on the way news is consumed across the globe? This founding team has previously built a hugely successful eLearning platform, which was acquired by a leader in the Edtech domain. They're now working on challenging the tech-giants; using their proprietary AI technology to change the way users across the globe consume and interact with news. As a Cross-Platform Mobile developer, you will join the core team; taking ownership for building a clean and efficient iOS application, using Swift. Next comes the Android app, using Flutter or Kotlin. You will be surrounded by passionate engineers who enjoy solving complex challenges - together you have a real opportunity to make a global impact. Apply below to receive the full details of this unique opportunity. Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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Senior PHP Engineer [Remote]
Hamburg, Germany
€60000.00 - €80000.00 per annum
This business provides the easiest and fastest way for millions of small business to thrive in a competitive online environment, with no coding knowledge. More than 150 millions users use their services every day! They're looking for a PHP Developer, to work on a product that allows customers to easily build and update websites, online stores, and blogs. The platform you would work on serves more than 20 million websites! The role is based in Hamburg, or fully remote! Engineering is at the core of the product; and you'll find an environment where engineers are encouraged to continually explore new solutions, to provide the best positive solution to users. As a Software Engineer your tasks will include: Building high-quality Backend Systems, which provide users the features they need to share business ideas online Actively participating in technical decision making, and implementation Debugging production issues across the stack Proactively improving engineering standards, tooling and processes You should have: A minimum of 3 years experience building web application with PHP Experience with relational databases (MySQL, Postgres) Experience with Zend, Symfony or Laravel Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline and DevOps is an advantage Experience working on the Frontend using JavaScript, React, Angular is a strong advantage This is a great opportunity to join a stable, growing company, who're driven by their mission on helping small businesses all over the world to succeed. Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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Frontend Architect / Staff Frontend Engineer [remote possible]
Hamburg, Germany
Negotiable
This business provides the tools and support which enable millions of small business to thrive in a competitive online environment. Millions of users access their services every day! Engineering is at the core of the product - the business has cultivated an environment where engineers are encouraged to continually explore new solutions, to provide the best positive solution to users. The business is now looking for a Frontend Architect or Staff Frontend Engineer to join the team - either fully remote or in their Hamburg office. Responsibilities include: Overseeing the Frontend Architecture of the whole business Balancing a cohesive engineering approach across the businesses - whilst enabling individual teams' autonomy around their chosen tech stack Improving engineering practices and standards Leading R+D projects Identifying areas of technical debt that require additional input Enabling cross-team communication and collaboration You should have: Proven experience designing the architecture of Frontend applications in production. Examples of implementing engineering standards, and coaching developers Strong knowledge of TypeScript and React Experience with accessibility, knowledge of WCAG 2.1 is an advantage Excellent communication skills Experience in performance monitoring and optimisation This is a high-impact role within a stable, growing company, who are driven by their mission on helping small businesses all over the world to succeed. The role includes a highly competitive salary and benefits package. Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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Backend Developer - Ruby on Rails - Berlin/Hamburg
Berlin, Germany
€60000.00 - €70000.00 per annum
Buying a home is often the biggest investment someone will make in their life. This profitable and growing Fintech business has built a next-generation mortgage and homebuying platform - making home financing easy and transparent - by linking buyers, mortgage brokers, and lenders digitally. They are now hiring new engineers to support their growth in Berlin and Hamburg. As a Backend Engineer, you will contribute to building new products and features using Ruby on Rails. You will have the opportunity to make key technical decisions and will be encouraged to produce elegant solutions according to engineering best-practices. The employment package includes a generous salary and ESOP package, a learning development budget, and flexible working conditions. Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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Senior Backend Developer (Salesforce)
Berlin, Germany
€65000.00 - €75000.00 per annum
This is an opportunity to join a market-leading digital transformation company, specialising in global retails solutions. As a Senior Backend Developer, you will take responsibility for designing and developing the business logic, and data structures, of Webshops and B2B Portals. Working as part of an agile team, you will strive to implement well-tested features according to the customer requirements. Your customers will include leading global brands. You should have extensive experience with Salesforce and Salesforce DX, and an object-orientated language such as Java, APEX, or PHP. The business offers flexibility around home office, and working hours. You will also receive and a very competitive employment package. Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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FullStack Developer
Berlin, Germany
€60000.00 - €70000.00 per annum
This is an opportunity to join a market-leading tech company; who's product enablers millions of global users, and some of the world's most recognisable brands, to publish and distribute content globally. You will join the customer acquisition and onboarding team, who have a vital impact on the overall success of the business. It is a fast-paced, technically challenging, position - where you will be required to take a holistic review of various engineering challenges. Your code will reach millions of users. The role requires a passion for Frontend Engineering (TypeScript and React experience preferred), and experience with Server-side development using either Python, JavaScript, or Kotlin. You can expect a thriving engineering culture and a generous compensation package that includes equity! Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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Elixir Architect
Berlin, Germany
Negotiable
This Fintech start-up is at the forefront of the Digital Asset Management industry - winning 'best in class' awards from leading industry publications for the past three years. They are looking for an Elixir Architect to work alongside the CTO, having a significant impact on future business success. You will be the most senior Backend Expert; working closely with the development teams to help them build elegant and scalable solutions. You will lead technical discussions, making key technical decisions that impact the whole business. This role requires proven experience planning and implementing scalable solutions using Elixir. You should have a concrete understanding of SQL, and good familiarity with Linux and cloud hosting. A Degree in Computer Science is preferred. The role will allow you to make your mark across the whole technology environment of an innovative and resilient business, who's continuing to grow. You can expect a competitive salary, alongside the usual start-up benefits. For more company information, and technical details, please apply below! Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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Senior Frontend Developer
Berlin, Germany
€60000.00 - €80000.00 per annum
This is an opportunity for a Senior Frontend Developer to join one of the world's leading Software Companies, and one of Germany's best employers. This company is investing heavily to drive innovation with the low-code, no-code, field. You will join a team that are building a next-generation hyper-automation and process management platform, that is used by global enterprise companies. The role is based in Berlin or Walldorf. Your responsibilities include: Hands-on Frontend Development using TypeScript, Angular, and RxJS - with a strong emphasis on writing clean, well-tested code Playing a key role when defining new requirements, and making technical choices Identifying limitations with the software architecture, and planning elegant solutions to solve any issues Mentoring Junior Developers You should have: Extensive experience using TypeScript and Angular 2+ A Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science Experience building scalable web applications This is a unique opportunity to accelerate your career by taking a high-impact role within one of the most innovative areas of a global leader in enterprise software. The business is recognised as one of Germany's best employers, the offer includes a competitive salary and a host of other benefits. Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.