Software Engineer - Product-Led Growth (m/f/d)

About us

Most people dream of being able to play an instrument – and at flowkey, we’re dedicated to making that dream a reality. With our innovative app, we provide an easy and motivating way to learn to play the piano. Since our founding in 2014, flowkey has become one of the leading players in this field, helping millions of people worldwide discover the joy of piano playing.

What sets us apart is not just our product – it’s the journey we’ve taken together. Thanks to our early success and sustained profitability, we’ve been able to grow independently and foster a culture that truly reflects our values. 

At flowkey, mutual respect, authenticity, and trust are at the heart of everything we do. We believe different perspectives drive creativity and innovation, which is why we celebrate our differences and offer equal opportunities for everyone. Our goal is to create an inspiring environment where both personal and professional growth are not only possible but actively encouraged.

Why you’ll love working with us

We believe a great company does more than just support your professional success – it empowers you to live life on your own terms and grow into the person you aspire to be. Here are a few ways we strive to do that:

• Flexibility: You’ll have the freedom to structure your days in the way that suits you best, with self-determined work hours and only a few fixed meetings.
• Hybrid Work: While we prefer in-person collaboration, our flexible setup allows you to work from home, our office in the heart of Berlin, or occasionally from anywhere else in the world.
• Home Base Berlin: We’ve got your back with visa support to help you make Berlin your new home, because being part of our team means enjoying life in this vibrant city.
• Shared Success: We share part of the company's annual profits among the entire team, on top of a competitive salary. This way, everyone benefits from our continuous growth.
• Learning & Development: From mastering new skills to exploring fresh ideas, we support your growth with a €2,500 annual learning budget and 10 days of paid experimentation leave.
• Time to Recharge: You’ll have 33 days of vacation per year to unwind and recharge.
• A Piano for Your Home: We love music, and we live it. Whatever style you enjoy, you’ll find like-minded people here. Plus, you’ll even receive your own piano to play at home.

Where you come in

As a Software Engineer in flowkey’s Product-Led Growth team, you will work alongside our world-class engineering and other cross-functional product teams on a diverse, modern tech stack. Together, we will work to solve our new users’ most pressing needs across a range of codebases and technologies spanning from web, to server, to mobile. Every new user of flowkey will benefit from your work as they join the millions of users from around the world who have already begun to play the music they love.

In daily collaboration with the cross-functional Product-Led Growth team, you will work on the full TypeScript stack to optimize onboarding, messaging, subscription journeys and other touchpoints that drive user activation, engagement, and conversion. One week you may be implementing UI improvements for an A/B test in React Native, the next you may be working with our subscription database via GraphQL, on our content management tools in React, or improving high-performance edge compute infrastructure for our website.

You will thrive in this role if you love self-directed autonomous work in a tightknit team. Your experience with modern web and server technologies and a keen eye for rendering and load-time performance will be crucial to deliver innovations that captivate our users and drive business growth.

We want to share with you our passion for innovation, curiosity, and learning. We encourage all team members to focus on areas that interest and excite them the most, and actively foster self-responsibility, self-direction, experimentation and growth.

What you’ll bringEssential: 

• Proven above average problem-solving and analytical skills
• Proficiency in TypeScript, HTML and CSS
• Proficiency in React and NextJS
• Familiarity with server-side TypeScript (node.js, express.js) and databases (preferably MongoDB)
• Willingness to learn by doing, think creatively, and work with unproven solutions and/or incomplete knowledge
• Eagerness to learn through a feedback culture and share knowledge with the team

Bonus points:

• Experience with one or more subscription services such as Apple AppStore, Google Play, Stripe, Braintree or similar
• Experience with experimenting and A/B testing
• Proficiency in Swift, cloud services, and/or CI/CD/QA
• Experience with React Native, iOS, and/or Android development
• Passion for music
• Active interest in contributing to open source

We warmly encourage engineers from underrepresented backgrounds to apply, even if you’re unsure about meeting every job requirement. Your unique perspective is valuable, and we’d love to hear from you! 

Ready to apply?

Please click on “Apply to Position” to submit your cover letter in English, along with your CV through our application form.

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