Quick Summary
Build and deliver the next generation of privacy-first analytics capabilities, encompassing rapid prototypes, AI-powered insights, and scalable product innovations integrated into Matomo’s core platform.
Own end-to-end innovation development within a small, autonomous team. Collaborate closely with the CTO and senior engineers to transform high-impact concepts into practical, production-ready solutions.
About Innocraft & Matomo
Matomo is an open-source analytics platform trusted by enterprises, public institutions, and governments requiring full data ownership. We are expanding our European engineering team and seeking a Full Stack Engineer to help shape and validate the future direction of Matomo’s product offering through innovation-focused product development.
Why This Role
- Own end-to-end innovation, from concept and prototyping to deployment and integration into Matomo’s core platform.
- Help shape privacy-first, open-source analytics products utilized by organizations in over 190 countries.
- Join a profitable, self-funded company experiencing double-digit growth for over 5 years with a steadily expanding global team.
- Enjoy a 100% remote role within Germany, offering flexible working hours and strong support for work-life balance.
- Work in a high-caliber innovation team leveraging AI-powered development tools to accelerate experimentation, delivery, and impact.
What You Will Own
Innovation Engineering & Product Development
- Design, prototype, and deliver new features across backend (PHP) and frontend (JavaScript) to extend Matomo’s capabilities.
- Work with additional technologies such as Python and Node.js as required.
- Rapidly explore and validate new product ideas, including AI-powered insights and advanced analytics features.
- Identify and develop innovation opportunities in analytics, data visualization, integrations, and user experience.
End-to-End Ownership & Delivery
- Own ideas from concept through deployment.
- Balance development speed with quality, avoiding unnecessary over-engineering.
- Operate effectively within a small, autonomous team with minimal oversight.
- Proactively identify and resolve blockers, escalating as needed.
Product Impact & Technical Excellence
- Think beyond code, considering usability, scalability, security, and long-term product value.
- Write automated tests, conduct code reviews, and produce clear technical documentation.
- Maintain awareness of security vulnerabilities and ensure secure implementation practices.
- Stay current with emerging technologies, frameworks, and product trends to bring fresh perspectives to Matomo.
Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing
- Collaborate directly with Matomo’s co-founders and senior engineers using Slack, Jira, and Confluence.
- Share concepts, prototypes, and learnings to foster innovation across the company.
- Communicate ideas, rationale, and technical trade-offs clearly within a fully remote, global environment.
What You Bring
Requirements
- 3-5 years of experience in backend development (PHP or Python), databases, and frontend development (JavaScript).
- Proven track record of delivering features end-to-end, from concept and prototyping to production.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a pragmatic approach to innovation and new technologies.
- Ability to work autonomously in a small, fast-moving team, managing priorities independently.
- A product-oriented mindset, translating user needs and strategic goals into practical, impactful solutions.
- Comfortable balancing rapid delivery with sustainable engineering quality.
- Understanding of security vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies.
- Experience writing automated tests, reviewing code, and producing technical documentation.
- Excellent English communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain ideas, rationale, and technical trade-offs.
- Comfortable working in a fully remote, global, and agile environment.
Strong Signals
- Experience with analytics, reporting, data visualization, or AI/ML integrations.
- Background contributing to or building on open-source projects.
- Familiarity with UX principles and/or data-driven product design.
- Prior experience in innovation, R&D, or product prototyping environments.
- German language proficiency.
- Experience using AI-powered tools and practices to accelerate experimentation, development, and quality.
Benefits
- 100% remote role (must be based in Germany).
- 30 days paid holiday + national public holidays.
- Remote office budget + home equipment supplied.
- Health insurance, mental health support, and a volunteering day.
- Annual learning budget.
Location
100% remote — Germany only.
Hiring Process
Application Screening
Online aptitude test
People & Culture interview
Technical skills interview
Take-home exercise
Final technical interview
Diversity and Inclusion
InnoCraft (trading as Matomo) values what makes you unique. We’re an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, because diverse perspectives help us build better products.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.