Anstellungsdetails

Permanent Contract, Full- or Part-Time, Remote or Cologne / Düsseldorf / Darmstadt / Berlin

Info

Who we are

We operate the international online marketplaces of Kaufland: Several thousand sellers and millions of products make us one of the fastest growing online marketplaces. Ours is a dynamic corporate culture that merges a start-up mentality with the opportunities offered by a large corporation. We combine knowledge and many years of experience in e-commerce with flat hierarchies and a highly motivated team.

We love flexibility! You have the freedom to choose whether you want to work remotely (within Germany) or at one of our offices in Cologne, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf, or in our co-working space in Berlin. You decide what works best for you!

Day by day, our Tech & Product Team of about 400 experts pursues the goal of creating the best possible customer shopping experience for our online marketplace. Through innovative technical developments, they not only create an outstanding shopping experience but also lay the foundation for an optimal selling experience for our sellers. Learn more about our division, areas, and cross-functional teams here!

We are seeking an experienced Engineer (all genders) to join our Tech & Product Area Marketing Technologies in our Shopping Experience Division and play a pivotal role in advancing our marketplace further. Explore & Discover is our most B2C focussed area and therefore, directly affects and relates to our customers having the best shopping experience possible!

Aufgaben

Your tasks – this is what awaits you in detail

• As a Staff Backend Engineer you will handle many technical dependencies independently, ensuring smooth integration and minimal conflicts
• You continuously work on performance optimisation from a holistic perspective, identifying and addressing bottlenecks across our applications
• Additionally, you autonomously develop and maintain complex web applications using PHP and Golang
• Your responsibilities include integrating and managing monitoring tools such as Datadog to ensure high performance of our systems
• Furthermore, designing, developing, and deploying microservices that are scalable, maintainable, and efficient is a critical part of your role as Staff Backend Engineer
• Finally, you provide technical guidance and support to our cross-functional teams within your area of expertise

Profil

Your profile – this is what we expect from you

• You have extensive experience as an Engineer and are used to solving different engineering problems with the tools and frameworks that make sense both for the problem domain and the engineering organisation
• You are language agnostic and open to working with our entire tech stack; mainly, you would be focused on PHP and Golang applications
• You are proficient in utilising monitoring tools and have substantial professional experience with tools like Datadog
• You are highly involved in current engineering trends and microservices are a familiar concept to you
• You have a very high capacity for abstraction, analytical thinking and your actions are always based on partnership
• You are knowledgeable about testing, debugging, and deployment techniques for web applications
• You have excellent communication skills, are fluent in English (C1) and enjoy working in an international environment

Benefits

What we offer

• Create your own work-life balance: You have the flexibility to choose between working remotely (within Germany) or from one of our locations in Cologne, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf, or our co-working space in Berlin!
• Do you want to move to Germany? No problem – we offer you an attractive relocation package to give you a smooth start.
• Urban Sports Club and RSG Group Fitness Studios: Get top deals for fitness, swimming, yoga and more
• Mental Well-Being: We support you on your well-being journey with special offerings such as Instahelp, the digital platform for online psychological counseling
• Vacation & Sabbatical: Enjoy 30 days of vacation per year and the opportunity to take a sabbatical once you have been part of the team for a certain period!
• Option for Pluxee restaurant vouchers: Buy Pluxee vouchers through us and benefit from tax-advantaged meal allowances!
• ‘Deutschlandticket’: We subsidise your train season ticket for more mobility
• Employee Discount: You will receive a monthly coupon for Kaufland.de
• Free choice of operating system: MacOS or Ubuntu Linux, it's up to you
• Boost your growth: Benefit from our online language learning programs, diverse in-house training, and our automated 360-degree feedback. We cover the costs for relevant conferences, training opportunities, and approved team workshops to strengthen personal interactions
• This is who we are: Our dynamic culture combines flat hierarchies, a start-up mentality, an international team of over 65 nationalities, and the strength of the Schwarz Group to provide you an agile and secure working environment.
• We are team players: From day one, you will connect not only with your team but also with others through our digital onboarding journey, the buddy program, and regular team and company events, all-hands meetings, powerful mornings, and much more!

Check out our Principles & our blog for even more insights into our company culture!

Diversity at Kaufland e-commerce

We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of skin colour, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, ethnic origin, religion, and ideology. We are signatories to the Charta der Vielfalt (German Diversity Charter) – because we know that extraordinary things can only be achieved with diversity.

Bewerben

Why are you the perfect fit for this position?
Don't bother with cover letters - we're interested in facts and figures!

How would you like to be addressed?
Feel free to add the following pronouns optionally (e.g., after your name) in your CV: "she/her," "him/he," or "they/them."

As we have very international teams, we would highly appreciate it to receive your CV or profile link in English.

Ansprechpartner

Your contact person: Kristina Heymann

Kaufland e-commerce Services GmbH & Co. KG
Postal address:
Habsburgerring 2
50674 Köln

We are looking forward to your application!