At Intentive, you can fully realize your potential. As an established digital agency, we have been helping market-leading companies in Germany build and grow their digital platforms since 2003.
We continuously evolve our engineering approach:
The targeted use of AI-powered development tools and modern assistance systems is a key lever for us to significantly increase both productivity and quality.
Thanks to our extensive cross-industry experience, we quickly identify what really matters - and turn those insights into tailored solutions. With the help of AI, we efficiently translate them into high-quality code and embed them in sustainable, scalable architectures.
Lead Developer & Software Architect - AI Assisted Development (m/f/d)
Implementing sophisticated concepts with highly motivated teams
As a Lead Developer & Software Architect, you design tailored technical solutions based on our clients’ requirements, laying the foundation for successful delivery. You leverage your experience to quickly understand complex needs and translate them into robust, well-structured solutions. You take technical ownership of implementation and ensure that the effective use of AI-powered tools improves efficiency without compromising quality, maintainability, or architectural integrity.
You work closely with your development team, clients, and project leadership to align on progress, ensure transparency, and enable clear decision-making.
Will you still be hands-on in the code? Absolutely - staying close to the implementation is an essential part of strong leadership.
In close collaboration with our CTO / Head of Development, you help drive the evolution of strategy, standards, and practices - with a strong focus on how AI can sustainably improve our development processes and become an integral part of how we work.
YOUR MISSION
From small-scale microsites to enterprise digital platforms, you design clean, scalable, and well-structured solution architectures
You understand our clients’ objectives and translate them into viable, structured implementation concepts
You bring clarity to complex requirements and simplify complexity in a focused way
Best practices are second nature to you - but you also know when it makes sense to challenge them
You turn AI into a real productivity driver:
by integrating it effectively into analysis, design, and development
by making thoughtful use of coding assistants and automation
by establishing clear standards for quality, review, and maintainability
You ensure that AI not only saves time, but leads to better outcomes and more stable solutions
As a Lead Developer, you take the lead:
onboarding and mentoring team members
providing technical guidance and conducting code reviews
enabling effective use of modern tools and technologies
You stay actively involved in the project and remain close to the implementation
You work closely with project management, product owners, and stakeholders
You take ownership of your software: "You build it, you run it."
YOUR SKILLS
Several years of experience as a Senior Developer or Lead Developer
Strong expertise in architecture, system design, and structured problem-solving
Solid full-stack foundation:
JavaScript / TypeScript with a modern framework (React, Angular, or Vue)
Backend development using Java (Spring Boot) or C# /.NET
Experience with modern architectures and operations:
API-first design and microservices
CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments
Key to your success in this role:
You understand how to use AI effectively to improve development productivity
You can assess where it creates real value - and where it does not
You remain a strong technical leader, making clear, informed decisions rather than relying on tools
HOW WE WORK
Strong focus on solution design and architecture before implementation
AI as an integral part of development - applied deliberately and with clear guidance
High standards for transparency, maintainability, and quality
Close collaboration within the team and with our clients
Continuous improvement of our ways of working
LANGUAGE & COOPERATION
Fluent German
Confident in English
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Join Intentive and experience teamwork and projects that will advance your career! Apply now to discover why agency life is considered a skillset booster and why "working for corporations" is even cooler than "working in corporations"! We look forward to getting to know you!