Senior Software Engineer - Engineering Productivity

We're Celonis, the global leader in Process Intelligence technology and one of the world's fastest-growing SaaS firms. We believe there is a massive opportunity to unlock productivity by placing AI, data and intelligence at the core of business processes - and for that, we need your help. Care to join us?

The Team:
As part of the Engineering Productivity team, you work with a group of people that have deep expertise in a particular field of software engineering. The aim of our team is to provide tooling, frameworks, and test setups that streamline development, testing, and debugging. On top we maintain crucial libraries that are used along the whole engineering org to foster reliability, performance and security. 

You’ll work closely with many engineering roles including developers, SREs, SETs, product managers, and QEs, advocating shift left and building the practices that make performant, high quality systems part of our DNA.

 

The Role: 

As a Senior Software Engineer in our Engineering Productivity team, you will play a crucial role in optimizing the development velocity and technical excellence across our entire cloud-based ecosystem. A core responsibility will be the ownership and evolution of our central shared Java libraries, ensuring its high standards for performance, reliability, and security are continuously met and improved upon for all services. Beyond this critical component, you will actively identify inefficiencies across the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), designing and implementing innovative tools, frameworks, and automation solutions that empower our engineering teams to deliver high-quality software faster and with greater confidence.

 

The work you’ll do:

• Lead the development and evolution of our central shared Java libraries, continuously enhancing their performance, reliability, and security for use across all cloud-based services.
• Proactively identify and analyze inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and pain points within the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Architect  and implement  high-quality internal tools, frameworks, and automation solutions that directly address identified developer challenges, streamlining workflows, simplifying debugging, and accelerating testing for our engineering teams.
• Champion best practices and collaborate closely with engineering  teams to ensure the adoption and effectiveness of productivity enhancements.
• Provide building blocks and guidance to engineering teams for tracking quality attributes like performance, scalability, traceability, accessibility and others
• Build quality gates into Continuous Delivery pipelines so that automated tests are run often and fail fast to provide earlier feedback on delivery risks

The qualifications you need:

• University degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering
• 5+ years of professional experience building Java applications
• Good understanding of Spring frameworks
• Problem-solving mindset, creativity, and simplicity
• Have a curiosity about how things work and a desire to improve them
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions
• Familiar with containerization technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills

What Celonis Can Offer You:

• Pioneer Innovation: Work with the leading, award-winning process mining technology, shaping the future of business.
• Accelerate Your Growth: Benefit from clear career paths, internal mobility, a dedicated learning program, and mentorship opportunities.
• Receive Exceptional Benefits: Including generous PTO, hybrid working options, company equity (RSUs), comprehensive benefits, extensive parental leave, dedicated volunteer days, and much more. Interns and working students explore your benefits here.
• Prioritize Your Well-being: Access to resources such as gym subsidies, counseling, and well-being programs.
• Connect and Belong: Find community and support through dedicated inclusion and belonging programs.
• Make Meaningful Impact: Be part of a company driven by strong values that guide everything we do: Live for Customer Value, The Best Team Wins, We Own It, and Earth Is Our Future.
• Collaborate Globally: