Permanent Contract, Full- or Part-Time, Remote or Cologne / Darmstadt / Düsseldorf
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! We offer you the best environment to work in a flexible and focused way: You get to decide whether you want to work in one of our offices in Cologne, Darmstadt, or Düsseldorf, but also have the opportunity to work remotely (within Germany), meaning you have the best of both worlds. We want to offer you the most attractive workplace in e-commerce and maximum flexibility for your personal work-life balance.
Your role
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer (all genders) with the clear goal of moving into an Engineering Manager (all genders) position to lead one of our product teams responsible for managing our internal identity access management and mailing products.
In this role, you will initially focus on hands-on technical tasks as an individual contributor allowing you to gain a deep understanding of our infrastructure and system so that you know the code inside and out. Later, you will also take over managerial tasks and act as the people manager for the team.
Your tasks – this is what awaits you in detail
* You are not afraid to get your hands dirty by actively contributing to development efforts with a focus on using backend technologies such as Golang and PHP (among others).
* You have found your passion in software development - you enjoy removing roadblocks, helping others, creating transparency and alignment.
* You are responsible for advancing your team members’ skills and careers and inspiring them through purpose.
* You make sure we are continuously raising the engineering bar, with experience and passion for software excellence.
* You are responsible for the delivery of the IAM and Mailing product, which is part of our Developer Experience and Platform Area, while balancing time, budget, and quality.
* You develop, monitor and own the relevant KPIs for your teams (cost, SLAs, SLIs, etc.).
* You contribute to our guidelines, policies and standards to improve how we work.
Your profile – this is what we expect from you
* You have a background in a product team, focusing on the right technical solutions and don’t shy away from owning your products end-to-end.
* You have several years of hands-on engineering experience in Golang and knowledge of PHP.
* First leadership experience through mentoring, coaching, or in a managerial position is beneficial but not required. We seek someone passionate about people management who wants to grow into an Engineering Manager role.
* You have experience with utilizing cloud and infrastructure resources and are familiar with tools like Kubernetes.
* Your communication and interpersonal skills stand out, enabling you to collaborate effectively with product teams.
* Your approach is results-oriented, with a dedicated focus on delivering top-notch solutions.
* Your problem-solving skills are robust, complemented by a proactive attitude.
What we offer
* Create your own work-life balance: Work remotely (within Germany) or at one of our locations in Cologne, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf!
* Diversity and variety: An international environment with talents from over 65 different nations creates innovative and exciting perspectives.
* Do you want to move to Germany? No problem – we offer you an attractive relocation package to give you a smooth start.
* Power meets dynamic: Flat hierarchies and start-up mentality meet the power of a big corporate group, providing you an agile and secure working environment.
* Free choice of operating system: MacOS or Ubuntu Linux, it's up to you.
* We are team players: Our strong bond extends beyond our own team: we stay connected thanks to our many internal offerings, such as our digital onboarding program, our all-hands meetings and regular team and company events.
* Mental well-being: We support you with various initiatives on your personal and professional well-being journey!
* Boost your growth: Benefit from our online language learning offers, our various in-house training offers as well as our automated 360-degree feedback to boost your personal and professional growth.
* The future is digital: Develop the e-commerce of the future with us and work on a product with millions of users.
* ‘Deutschlandticket’: We subsidise your train season ticket for more mobility.
* Urban Sports Club: Get top deals for fitness, team sports, yoga and more.
* Personal & team growth: We love flexibility in terms of working location, but we also believe that personal interactions are important. That’s why we organise company events, and cover the costs to bring you there and to other (approved) get-togethers with your peers. The same applies to conferences and other learning opportunities. We want everybody to grow personally and professionally, as a team and as a company.
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. Read more here!
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