LifeSaver Software Engineer; d​/f​/m

Life Saver Lead Solution Architect

Location: Donauwörth, Germany (Donauwörth site, along the Danube, near Augsburg)

Company: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GmbH

Employment Type: Permanent

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Digital

• Attractive salary and special payments
• 30 days paid vacation and extra days‑off for special occasions
• Excellent upskilling opportunities and great international, group‑wide development prospects
• Special benefits: employer‑funded pension, employee stock options, discounted car leasing, special conditions for insurances, transportation subsidy, employee benefits at cooperating companies
• On‑site facilities: kindergarten close to the site, medical officer for check‑ups and other health‑related services, canteen, cafeteria, kiosk and self‑service market, good traffic connection
• Compatibility of family & work: job sharing, part‑time models, flexible working hours, individual timeout
• Working in a diverse environment with more than 140 nationalities, every voice is heard

• Providing technical leadership to other Software engineers and building up a technical team.
• Define the architecture of the digital twin to ensure scalability, robustness, security and performance for long‑term growth.
• Evaluating, selecting, and integrating core technologies and frameworks that form the foundation of our digital twin platform.
• Hands‑on implementation of a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) of the digital twin platform to validate architectural decisions and demonstrate feasibility.
• Enabling the digital twin platform for future AI/ML integration, ensuring infrastructure readiness for advanced analytics and model deployment.
• Setting up and maintaining the foundational software engineering infrastructure, including remote development environments and relevant tool chains.
• Coordinating and guiding an external software development team (based in Europe), including defining feature priorities, reviewing code quality, ensuring adherence to architectural standards, and providing technical leadership.
• Supporting the set up and growth of an internal software development team, contributing to hiring, onboarding, and fostering a strong technical culture.
• Collaborating closely with the Product Manager to translate product requirements into technical specifications and actionable development plans.
• Actively participating in customer and research projects, gathering insights, and contributing to the technical direction of Life Saver based on real‑world needs.
• Building a solid understanding of the emergency medical services and disaster preparedness domain, and monitoring technologies relevant to this field.
• Contributing to R&D and innovation programmes.

• Master's degree in computer science or a similar field.
• At least 7+ years of practical experience in software development.
• Proven expertise in designing and implementing scalable, distributed systems, particularly in a cloud‑native environment.
• Extensive experience with evaluating, selecting, and integrating technology stacks, frameworks, and tools to meet complex functional and non‑functional requirements (e.g., scalability, security, performance, maintainability).
• In‑depth knowledge of C# (.NET); experience with Java, Python, or Go is a plus.
• Solid experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), and strong understanding of cloud architecture best practices.
• In‑depth knowledge of containerization (Docker); experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Cloud Formation) is a plus.
• Strong understanding of relational databases (e.g., Postgre
  
  SQL); experience with data formats like Parquet and query engines like DuckDB is a plus.
• Experience with API design and familiarity with data streaming technologies.
• Solid understanding of front‑end technologies and frameworks (e.g., React) to build prototype/MVP applications and support front‑end technology selection.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, Dev Ops practices and the setup of remote development environments for robust development workflows.

• A genuine interest in developing “technology for good” that can improve access to essential…