Team Lead Software Engineering (f/m/d)

Our Mission

At Circus (Xetra: CA1), headquartered in Munich with offices in Berlin and Hamburg, we are pioneering global developments in on-demand autonomous food production. Everything from creation to production and operation is enabled by seamlessly integrated cutting-edge robotics and transformative AI technology.

Our foundation rests on groundbreaking advancements in robotics and artificial intelligence, previously the missing link in achieving true autonomous food automation. This is the moment for a new status quo: Just as autonomous driving is transforming mobility, we are reshaping the future of food.

Our team supports this paradigm shift with the sharpest minds in Robotics, AI, Engineering, and Culinary, collaborating closely with industry-leading partners to revolutionize every aspect of the food service experience.

Join us in redefining how the world thinks about food—powered by software, delivered by robotics.

About the Role

As Team Lead Software Engineering, you’ll take responsibility for one of our cross-functional product engineering teams. The squad develops core user-facing and operational components of the Circus ecosystem—software that connects real-time customer experiences with complex backend orchestration and robotics.

In this role, you’ll combine hands-on technical leadership with team development, system architecture, and cross-functional collaboration.
Your Daily Business

• Lead and grow a multidisciplinary software engineering team
• Guide system design and architecture across backend (Java/GoLang) and frontend (React/Flutter) stacks
• Build intuitive tools and APIs that power real-world automation and user interaction
• Collaborate with Product, Robotics, and Culinary teams to translate workflows into robust software
• Ensure code quality, maintainability, and scalable deployment pipelines
• Foster a high-trust, learning-focused, and outcome-driven team culture

Base Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a leadership role
• Strong backend experience in Java (Spring Boot) and/or GoLang
• Proficiency in modern frontend frameworks like React or Flutter
• Experience building distributed systems and APIs in a cloud-native environment (AWS preferred)
• Bonus: Experience in robotics, IoT, food-tech, or operational tooling
• Collaborative, product-minded, and comfortable in fast-paced environments
• Fluent in English; German is a plus

Our Offer

• Competitive Compensation: Receive a competitive compensation package with offered stock options for full-time employees.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy regular team events, a hybrid work setup, 2 months/year remote work (Workation), and unlimited vacation days, along with a corporate pension plan.
• Personal Development: €500 personal annual training budget, access to internal trainings, and strong growth opportunities in a fast-paced environment.
• Mobility: Benefit from a €50 monthly mobility or expense budget and a subsidized Dance Mobility Subscription for E-Bike/E-Moped.
• Well-Being: Access discounted Urban Sports Club membership and Wellhub for a wide variety of health and well-being offerings