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Please note that this position requires work authorization for Germany.
The language requirements for this position are: English - Fluent.

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Activities

What To Expect

• Develop and maintain high-quality, performant, and scalable frontend features for our Web Shop (Desktop, Mobile Web, Tablet) using React and TypeScript.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, UX designers, and QA managers to translate concepts and requirements into user-friendly and reliable features.
• Take an active role in solving complex technical problems and architecting innovative, sustainable frontend solutions.
• Take ownership of large-scale projects from conception to deployment, requiring little oversight.
• Foster a culture of high-quality code, continuous learning, and knowledge sharing.
• Actively participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to best practices.
• Contribute to optimizing our frontend architecture, performance (Core Web Vitals), and development workflows.

Requirements

Who You Are

• At least 4 years experience with Frontend Development.
• Expert proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Deep experience with React and its ecosystem (e.g. hooks, context).
• Strong skills in HTML and modern CSS (e.g. CSS-in-JS, responsive design).
• Solid understanding of frontend testing frameworks (e.g. Jest, React Testing Library).
• Experience integrating with REST APIs and managing application state (e.g., Redux, Zustand, React Query).
• Familiarity with build tools (e.g. Webpack, Vite) and package managers (e.g. npm, yarn).
• Strong knowledge of web performance optimization principles and accessibility (a11y).
• Proficient with Git and comfortable with CI/CD workflows.
• Excellent problem-solving: You can solve conceptual, non-standard problems and exercise solid judgment based on analyzing multiple sources of information.
• High autonomy and ownership: You are motivated, take matters into your own hands, and can lead a complex project or process with little oversight from your manager.

Nice to have

• Experience with server-side rendering (SSR).
• Experience working in a large-scale e-commerce environment.
• Knowledge of Node.js.
• Experience building or maintaining a design system or component library.
• Experience with end-to-end testing tools like Cypress.

Team

App & Web

What we do

We own our app and web platform end to end – from concept to deployment. Our focus is translating the offline shopping stroll into a digital experience that feels intuitive, personal, and inspiring for customers across Europe. As a central hub, we align technology and business to continuously improve the shopping experience.

Who we are

We work with a proactive mindset and a strong sense of accountability. We communicate openly, support each other, and approach complex challenges with a focus on solutions. Learning, ownership, and collaboration define how we move forward.

Application Process

1. Recruiter Call (approx. 30 minutes)
2. Hiring Manager Call (approx. 30 minutes)
3. Deep Dive (approx. 90 minutes)
4. Vice President Call (approx. 30 minutes)

About the Company

The ABOUT YOU Group is an international e-commerce group, organized into different strategic business units: The online fashion store ABOUT YOU represents the Group's business-to-consumer business. With over 13 million active customers, ABOUT YOU is one of the largest online retailers for fashion and lifestyle in Europe and the leading provider of a personalized shopping experience on smartphones. In the award-winning ABOUT YOU app and on aboutyou.com, customers find inspiration and a range of around 750,000 items from nearly 4,000 brands. The Group's business-to-business operations are largely handled by SCAYLE GmbH. SCAYLE offers a modern, cloud-based enterprise shop system that enables brands and retailers to scale their digital businesses quickly and flexibly, and adapt to growing customer needs. Around 300 online stores choose SCAYLE's Commerce technology under a license model, including leading brands and retailers such as Harrods, Manchester United, Deichmann, Fielmann, and FC Bayern. The newest subsidiary of the ABOUT YOU Group, SCAYLE Payments GmbH, complements the Group's portfolio of payment services. The payment service provider received the payment services license from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) in October 2024 and is currently being rolled out across various European markets. SCAYLE Payments enables the seamless integration of modern payment solutions and helps to scale customers' digital business models.