Then you might be a great fit for us.

We are looking for experienced developers who enjoy taking ownership. People who do not wait for overly detailed instructions, but understand the bigger picture, think ahead, and make sound technical decisions. People who want to do more than just build complex applications — they want to evolve them holistically.

At leapfrog, we create digital products, platforms, and applications with real ambition — in terms of business logic, technology, and user experience. That is why we need people who take quality seriously, do not leave architecture to chance, and enjoy diving into both product logic and technical depth.

Your role

You will work on sophisticated web applications and digital products across the full stack. Depending on the project, you will contribute to frontend, backend, and cross-functional technical topics — always with the bigger picture in mind.

This is not just about writing code. It is also about making sure a solution works well as a whole: for users, for the product, and for long-term operation and maintainability.

Your responsibilities

• Build and further develop complex applications using Vue.js / Nuxt and PHP / Laravel

• Design and implement new features across the entire stack

• Contribute to architecture, API design, data models, and overall system structure

• Take responsibility for code quality, maintainability, performance, and security

• Contribute technically to CI/CD, deployment, infrastructure, and DevOps topics

• Think actively about UI/UX, user flows, and product logic

• Work closely with product, design, and development

• Evaluate new technologies and make pragmatic decisions about what creates real value

• Use modern tools in a meaningful way — including AI in applications and in the development workflow, wherever it genuinely improves processes or outcomes

What you should bring

• Several years of experience in web-based software development

• Strong hands-on experience with Vue.js / Nuxt

• Strong hands-on experience with PHP / Laravel

• Experience with REST APIs or GraphQL, relational databases, and more sophisticated system architectures

• A good instinct for clean technical solutions and sustainable architecture

• A solid understanding of how frontend, backend, product, UX, and operations interact

• Enjoy structuring topics independently, making decisions, and taking ownership

• A strong sense of quality and a pragmatic understanding of what works in practice

• Very good German language skills

What matters more to us than buzzwords

We are not looking for a pure implementation role.

We are interested in developers who like to think along. People who want to understand problems instead of just closing tickets. People who recognize that good software is not only about working code, but also about sound structure, good user guidance, stable processes, and strong technical judgment.

You do not need to cover everything at once. But you should be comfortable with not drawing artificial lines around responsibility.

Our technical environment

• Frontend: Vue.js, Nuxt.js, JavaScript / TypeScript

• Backend: PHP, Laravel

• APIs: REST, GraphQL

• Databases: MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis

• Containers & orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, private clusters

• Deployment & platform: Helm, Flux, GitLab CI/CD

• Monitoring & observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Sentry

• Cloud & storage: AWS, GCS

Why leapfrog?

Because great development is about more than just execution.

With us, you will not work on trivial throwaway features, but on products and systems with real substance. Applications that are not just supposed to somehow run, but need to be strong in terms of business logic, technology, and user experience.

We believe strong developers need freedom — but also responsibility. That is why you will not find a culture of micromanagement here, but trust, short decision-making paths, and real opportunities to shape things. Good ideas do not have to fight their way through layers of hierarchy. If you see a better solution, you can bring it in — and implement it.

We work in small teams, think across disciplines, and value people who do not think in narrow responsibilities, but in good solutions. Frontend, backend, UX, architecture, operations, performance, or security: to us, these things belong together if you take digital products seriously.

And we like people who care deeply about their craft. Not loud, not ego-driven, not dogmatic — but driven by standards, curiosity, and the desire to build things really well.

What we offer

• Challenging projects with technical and business depth

• Plenty of creative freedom and real ownership

• Short decision-making paths and collaboration on equal footing

• Small, strong teams with high quality standards

• Flexible working models: full-time or part-time, permanent employment or freelance

• Remote work / home office partly possible

• Modern equipment based on your needs

• An environment where proactive thinking is explicitly encouraged

• A location with high quality of life in Flensburg by the fjord

Sounds like you?

Then we would love to get to know you.

Write to us at hi@leapfrog.com.de and tell us a bit about yourself, your background, and the projects you are proud of.

We welcome applications from everyone — regardless of ethnic origin, gender, religion, worldview, disability, age, or sexual identity.