Backend Developer

About TecAlliance

We are TecAlliance — founded by more than 30 automotive aftermarket companies as a neutral Data‑as‑a‑Service market connector, serving as the neutral data terrain that interconnects them. With over 1,000 employees worldwide and customers in 140 countries, we enable the market — we never compete with it.

TecDoc is a big part of TecAlliance's success story. It is an international database providing standardized vehicle and spare parts information for the independent automotive aftermarket. It enables workshops, dealers, and manufacturers to accurately identify and match parts, covering around 9.8 million parts , 190,000+ vehicle types , and 1,000+ brands .

About the Role

As a Backend Developer, you will join the IDP (Industry Data Platform) Team within TecDoc Management Solutions. The IDP Team (6 of ~40 department members) develops and operates cloud‑based platforms for secure, efficient data exchange between industry and trade partners. You’ll help build the next‑generation catalog data platform, ensuring high performance, reliability, and key features while collaborating with passionate specialists from catalog and product management teams .

You’ll be reporting directly to VP Data Solutions Jürgen Weiland .

If you´re ready to make an impact and thrive in a dynamic, tech‑driven environment, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

These are your tasks in a nutshell

• Develop and enhance AWS services (e.g., OpenSearch, DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway) to power our cloud‑based platform.
• Design and implement innovative features for our distribution system using AWS Glue and Athena.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code that scales with our platform.
• Test, debug, and deliver high‑quality software that meets performance and reliability standards.
• Drive continuous improvement of our software development processes and best practices.
• Collaborate in code reviews to ensure top‑notch code quality and team knowledge sharing.
• Quickly identify and resolve software issues , keeping our platform stable and performant

Qualifications

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field or similar education
• Profound experience in AWS development, especially with Java, TypeScript, Serverless, or AWS SAM.
• Experience with database technologies especially OpenSearch, DynamoDB and Redis.
• Knowledge of software design patterns, SOLID principles, and testing strategies.
• Familiarity with RESTful API design and development.
• Hands‑on experience with Scrum techniques and artifacts (definition of done, user stories, backlog refinement, etc.).
• Fluent in English (any additional language is a plus).

If you feel you can fulfil the demands of this role but do not meet all of the criteria above, we still encourage you to apply. Applications will be reviewed on their merit, please elaborate on why you feel you would be a good candidate for this position in your application. We kindly ask you to send in an English CV only. Thank you.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits. As our positions are advertised in various locations the benefits may vary. Therefore, below you will only find those that apply to all locations—for details, please speak to the recruiter, who will be happy to answer your questions.

Contracts, Salary, and non‑monetary benefits

• Remote hybrid: we work 80-100% remotely; however, we have regular on‑site team events.