Join us on the mission of democratizing education and play a key role in advancing the educational journey for more than 2¹⁷ learners around the globe. At OrgTech you will contribute to shaping our innovative student management system and platform technologies.

This position is available immediately in full-time (40hrs./week) at our locations or remotely within Germany or UK.

Our Stack

• PHP, Vue.js 3, Tailwind CSS, Vite, Kafka, AWS, Docker, DataDog, GitLab, DDD

Don't worry if you don't have experience with every technology in our stack—if you're passionate about learning and growing, we encourage you to apply!

Your tasks

• Build and shape a new end-to-end service focused on student contract lifecycle management—from contract creation through lifecycle events like recognition of prior learning, leave semesters, etc., to data transfer into Workday.
• Develop our high-performance event driven distributed system using microservices and microfrontends.
• Collaborate with fellow engineers, product managers, UX, QA, DevOps …
• Monitor and troubleshoot the system, utilizing various tools and metrics to ensure high availability and performance.
• Develop and maintain up-to-date documentation, best practices and standards.

Your Profile

• 5+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer, with a focus on backend development in PHP.

• Proven hands-on experience with event-driven systems and streaming platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.).

• Strong knowledge of AWS (or another major cloud) and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Experience with large-scale ERP or other complex enterprise systems in dynamic environments.

• Solid understanding of web technologies (performance, accessibility, code quality, semantics).

• Demonstrated track record of contributing to and leading software architecture decisions.

• Strong ownership mentality, excellent communication skills, and a collaborative spirit.

• Independent, goal-oriented, and structured way of working.

• Enthusiasm for technical concepts, system complexity, and software architecture.

We offer you

• Be you at IU: We support and empower you to achieve your personal and professional goals. After all, your happiness significantly contributes to a positive and productive environment.

• Work wherever you want…: Digitalization is part of our DNA. Decide for yourself which place sparks the most productivity in you. You love remote work? No problem! Would you like to work abroad for a while? Our WorkFlex Benefit makes it possible.

• … and flexible in terms of time: It’s your job; We trust you and give you the greatest possible freedom to organize yourself.

• Take your knowledge to a new level: Where else, if not with us? Enjoy free access to all our e-learning platforms. In addition, we will finance you a complete technology course of your choice.

• Make your journey sustainable: Whether it’s a DeutschlandTicket subsidized down to less than 9 euros or a Jobrad (bike leasing) offer, enjoy the freedom of mobility for both work and personal activities, while also making an eco-friendly choice.

• 33 days to rest: Taking breaks is important! In addition to 30 flexible vacation days per year, we also give you an extra day off on your birthday, as well as days off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.

IU International University of Applied Science (IU) is Germany’s largest university of applied science – and we are not just an excellent choice for studying, but also an outstanding Great Place to Work®! As an Edutech company, we rely on state-of-the-art technology and data-driven approaches. That’s why AI-driven voice assistants and other GPT systems have long become part of our daily work routine, helping us to focus on exciting projects. Here at IU over 4,000 employees are dedicated to making a difference.

Join our engineering team at Germany’s largest university with over 140,000 students and over 4,000 employees from more than 87 nationalities! We are passionate, competitive, open to anything new – and we live to develop anything that makes our students’ digital education experience and our IU services better to achieve our vision “Everybody can access education to grow.”

Sounds like the perfect job for you? Then apply now! Simple, fast and even without a cover letter.* If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact Ronja via ronja.kaiser@iu.org.

*Please note that, for data protection reasons, we are not allowed to process email applications.

Actions speak louder than words: We cherish our „Culture of Everyone“ and would like to take this opportunity to empathize that we do not tolerate discrimination towards any race, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. We welcome you as you are and look forward to nurturing our diverse community at the IU!