For employers · software, cloud & data

Backend, cloud and data engineers who ship to production.

Backend and full-stack developers, cloud and platform engineers, data engineers — screened on real systems, not keyword lists. On-site or hybrid roles in Germany, English-first teams where that fits, Blue Card sponsorship included.

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Where we place software people

From API to data platform.

Typical mandates we staff for German product companies, scale-ups and the digital units of established businesses.

Backend & APIs

Java/Spring Boot, Python and Node services behind real products — REST and event-driven APIs, Kafka pipelines, PostgreSQL schemas and the tests that keep them honest.

Java · Spring BootPythonNode.jsKafka

Full-stack product teams

TypeScript and React developers who own features end to end — typed front ends over Node or Java services, with the code quality a German product team expects.

TypeScriptReactNext.jsPostgreSQL

Cloud, DevOps & platform

Kubernetes and Terraform engineers, AWS or Azure, GitOps pipelines and observability — people who have carried a pager, not only a certificate.

KubernetesTerraformAWS · AzureGitOps

Data engineering & analytics

Python and Spark pipelines, dbt and Snowflake ELT, Airflow orchestration and data quality checks that make analytics trustworthy.

PythonSparkdbtSnowflake
What good looks like

Profiles that survive production.

Screened for how software is really built: reviews, testing, delivery and on-call — not tool lists.

  1. 01

    Production evidence — candidates walk us through a system they shipped: what broke, how it was monitored, what they would change today.

  2. 02

    Depth in the stack — we ask about service boundaries, schema design, deployment pipelines and incident response, not just framework versions.

  3. 03

    Engineering discipline — tests, code review, version control and documentation that a German team can build on.

  4. 04

    Relocation support such as German courses, flights or temporary housing is agreed per employer and written into your offer.

Skills we screen for
JavaSpring BootPythonNode.jsTypeScriptReactRESTKafkaPostgreSQLDockerKubernetesTerraformAWSAzureCI/CDSparkdbtSnowflake

Levels are verified per candidate — the chip list is the bar, not a guarantee every profile ticks every box.

Example candidates

Vetted, scored, ready to meet.

Four example profiles — backend, full-stack, cloud and data — each scored against an example Velai role. Figures are illustrative examples; your shortlist is built for your role.

#1

Example candidate #1

Senior Backend Engineer (Java, Spring Boot, Kafka)

Example
9 yrsDE B1Notice: 60 daysSeeks: €90,000

9 years of backend engineering in product teams — event-driven Java services, Kafka pipelines and PostgreSQL at scale; mentor to four engineers.

scored against · Senior Backend Engineer (Java, Spring Boot, Microservices)

  • 9 yrs Senior Backend Engineer
  • Anabin H+
  • German B1 (req. A2)
98% match
#2

Example candidate #2

Full-stack Engineer (TypeScript, React, Node.js)

Example
6 yrsDE A2Notice: 30 daysSeeks: €76,000

6 years shipping full-stack TypeScript — React front ends and Node services. No CS degree: moved from mathematics into software the hands-on way.

scored against · Full-stack Engineer (TypeScript, React, Node.js)

  • 6 yrs Full-stack Engineer
  • German A2 (req. A2)
  • ZAB evaluation in progress
86% match
#3

Example candidate #3

Cloud / DevOps Engineer (Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS)

Example
8 yrsDE B1Notice: 30 daysSeeks: €85,000

8 years in cloud and DevOps — Kubernetes platforms, Terraform modules and GitOps pipelines for regulated workloads; on-call leads by example.

scored against · Cloud / DevOps Engineer (Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS)

  • 8 yrs Cloud / DevOps Engineer
  • Anabin H+
  • German B1 (req. A2)
98% match
#4

Example candidate #4

Data Engineer (Python, Spark, dbt)

Example
7 yrsDE B1Notice: 60 daysSeeks: €80,000

7 years in data engineering — dbt and Snowflake ELT, Spark batch pipelines and an Airflow backbone. German B1 with the Goethe exam booked.

scored against · Data Engineer (Python, Spark, dbt, Snowflake)

  • 7 yrs Data Engineer
  • Anabin H+
  • German B1 (req. A2)
97% match
An example role on Velai

Roles like these are live on Velai.

Roles on Velai are permanent (unbefristet) positions — on-site or hybrid — with Blue Card sponsorship and a documented relocation package.

An example role on VelaiIllustrative example

Senior Backend Engineer (Java, Spring Boot, Microservices)

Example employer · Berlin · Full-time · Permanent (Unbefristet)

Salary range€75,000–€92,000

GermanA2

Design and scale the backend of our multi-tenant B2B SaaS platform — event-driven services in Java and Spring Boot that carry millions of daily operations.

JavaSpring BootKafkaPostgreSQLREST
An example role on VelaiIllustrative example

Full-stack Engineer (TypeScript, React, Node.js)

Example employer · Cologne · Full-time · Permanent (Unbefristet)

Salary range€70,000–€86,000

GermanA2

Ship product features end to end — React and Next.js on the front, Node.js services on the back — for platforms used by hundreds of thousands of people.

TypeScriptReactNode.jsNext.jsPostgreSQL
An example role on VelaiIllustrative example

Cloud / DevOps Engineer (Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS)

Example employer · Munich · Full-time · Permanent (Unbefristet)

Salary range€78,000–€95,000

GermanA2

Build and run the platform layer — Kubernetes clusters, Terraform modules and GitOps pipelines — that product teams across Europe deploy on.

KubernetesTerraformAWSCI/CDGitOps
An example role on VelaiIllustrative example

Data Engineer (Python, Spark, dbt, Snowflake)

Example employer · Hamburg · Full-time · Permanent (Unbefristet)

Salary range€75,000–€90,000

GermanA2

Own the data platform behind our analytics products — ELT pipelines in dbt and Snowflake, Spark jobs for the heavy lifting, and clean models the whole company trusts.

PythonSparkdbtSnowflakeAirflow
Why Velai for software vetting

Vetting that asks how you build.

System walk-throughs, not trivia

Every candidate walks us through a real system: architecture, trade-offs, incidents and the parts they would rebuild.

Stack depth, verified

Service boundaries, schema design, pipelines, deployment and on-call — we ask how it works, not just whether it has been used.

Blue Card checked at the brief

IT roles qualify at the reduced 2026 threshold (€45,934.20). We check the salary band at role intake and before any offer is signed, so applications do not fail on formalities.

Honest language levels

English verified for the team; German stated per profile.

Process

From request to relocation in four steps.

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  1. 01

    Tell us the role

    Stack, seniority, work model, German level, location — one call.

  2. 02

    Receive vetted profiles

    Scored, with reasons and honest notes on any gaps.

  3. 03

    Interview and offer

    We coordinate scheduling; you make the decision.

  4. 04

    We handle visa & relocation

    Recognition, Blue Card, move and arrival — owned by your account manager.

Software hiring questions

What employers ask us first.

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disciplines: backend, full-stack, cloud, data

plus platform and SRE profiles

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relocation steps, planned and tracked

with an owner for every step

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named account manager per company

a person, not a ticket queue

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