Flutter Full Stack Developer

Have you ever rallied behind a stubborn engineering problem like Mark Watney in The Martian, sure that good code and a little iteration will get you home? Do you tackle AI features with the boundless wonder of WALL-E uncovering something green in a desert? Have you ever shipped under deadline with the steady rigour of Katherine Johnson in Hidden Figures, knowing the numbers had to be right because real people were counting on them?

We at Malao are on a mission to transform the entertainment industry, creating inspiring stories with characters audiences love that spark change in our world. Across innovative technology platforms, original films and unique location-based experiences, at Malao you'll dive into a game-changing environment where we combine human intuition with artificial intelligence to bring the world more Meaningful Entertainment.

Imagine spending more time watching movies instead of endlessly scrolling, trying to find the right one. Twinkle is an entertainment discovery app that aims to become the go-to destination for users overwhelmed by content choices, being a cinematic compass that combines the best of artificial intelligence with human intuition to transform how people find and share films they'll love. With successful fundraising from investors and the European Institute of Innovation & Technology, we're now working to build the B2C app and bring it to market. Behind Twinkle you'll find a truly international team, based mainly between Munich and Australia, with frequent collaboration with partners in the US.

• Leading the Flutter frontend of Twinkle — developing a cross-platform entertainment discovery app for iOS, Android, and Web from architecture through to a polished, launch-ready product
• Implementing and evolving the BLoC-based state management architecture, ensuring clean separation between the presentation, application, and data layers
• Integrating with a serverless AWS backend (Lambda, GraphQL and AppSync) and working across the full data flow — from API communication and local caching to responsive, fluid UI
• Assuring quality across the Flutter app by writing unit, widget and integration tests, maintaining CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions and Fastlane, and shipping reliably to App Store, Google Play, and Web
• Collaborating closely with design to define and ship features at pace, using feature flags (Flagsmith) to manage controlled rollouts and iterate quickly based on real user feedback
• Owning and scaling Twinkle's backend (AWS serverless / CDK), including maintaining the Python-based Movie Sync Service and AI enhancement pipeline, integrating external services such as content databases and LLMs
• Managing database schema evolution via Liquibase migrations across dev, staging, and production environments

• A competitive compensation package: a fixed salary plus virtual shares (VSOP), so you share in the company’s success
• Monthly team events, such as free dinners, game nights, internal hackathons and active offsites
• Access to any AI and productivity tools you need to do your best work
• A paid cinema ticket every month (your choice of movie)
• Wellpass subscription, giving you free access to over 400 gyms, fitness clubs and spas in Munich alone
• A great office in the heart of Munich’s innovative business quarter, with the flexibility to work remotely
• Support with relocation to Munich, including access to the WERK1 apartment program (flat for only €850 per month on short-term contract)
• ... and being part of a team building projects with the potential to make a real, positive difference in our world

• You have shipped Flutter apps to production, and you know what it takes to get to launch — you understand performance, maintainability, and cross-platform edge cases, and you have a proven track record of delivering, not just building
• You have hands-on production experience with AWS — specifically Lambda, AppSync, Aurora (or another managed relational database), Cognito, EC2 and CDK — and you understand how these services behave under real load, always considering scalability and cost
• You are fluent in TypeScript and write backend code that is clean and well-tested; you are equally at home in Flutter/Dart on the frontend
• You operate in an AI-native way — you actively use AI-assisted development tools to move faster and think more clearly, and you stay genuinely curious about how AI capabilities can be integrated meaningfully into the products you build
• You have a flexible approach to challenges, coupled with the readiness to pivot as required in a dynamic startup environment
• Malao's values of truth, justice, courage, gratitude and joy resonate with you, and you thrive in an environment of open communication and candor