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Senior Backend Engineer - Fulfillment Services

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  • Level
    Senior
  • Job Field
    Back End
  • Employment Type
    Full Time
  • Contract Type
    Permanent employment
  • Location
    Hamburg, Berlin
  • Working Model
    Onsite
  • Job Summary

    In this role, you will develop high-performance RESTful APIs, optimize backend systems for logistics processes, and collaborate closely with product managers and other developers to create innovative solutions for high traffic.

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    Your role in the team

    • Our Fulfillment Tech Team is responsible for efficient and stable system solutions that connect our internal systems with external, logistics-driven systems — for example, warehouse management systems and shipping service provider integrations.
    • With a strong sense for logistical business processes and deep knowledge of our systems, they ensure the processing of thousands of packages per day as well as a smooth customer experience throughout the entire order flow, with a focus on the delivery process.
    • Translate business challenges into scalable technical solutions and work closely with product managers and other engineers to ensure high-quality design, planning, and implementation.
    • Design, build, and maintain RESTful APIs (internal and external) that enable fast, reliable, and seamless backend services.
    • Apply modern agile methodologies, including Test-Driven Development (TDD), Pair Programming, and Continuous Integration.
    • Continuously learn and experiment - explore new technologies, improve system reliability, and develop our architecture with regard to performance and maintainability.
    • Bring your ideas forward and take responsibility - we value creativity, flat hierarchies, and quick decision-making processes that enable engineers to make a real impact.

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    Our expectations of you

    Qualifications

    • Deep understanding of SQL performance optimization, including efficient query design, data types, indexing strategies, and schema optimization.
    • Proven ability to oversee services end-to-end - from development and automated testing to deployment, monitoring, and incident response.
    • Strong ability to break down complex technical challenges into manageable, maintainable, and easily deployable components.
    • Hands-on mentality, self-motivated, responsible, passionate, and eager to learn.
    • Ability to independently handle complex technical tasks.
    • Resilience in critical situations (e.g., emergencies) by remaining calm, finding pragmatic solutions, and communicating them clearly.
    • You act as a multiplier for the team efforts and ensure that the results of the teamwork meet expectations and are technically sound.
    • Ability to create robust technical concepts based on business requirements.

    Experience

    • Strong, practical experience with PHP (Laravel).
    • Proven experience in designing and developing distributed backend systems for high traffic and high load.
    • Extensive experience with AWS services, particularly Fargate/K8S, S3, SNS/SQS, RDS, and Redis.

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    What we offer

    • Your benefits with us at a glance: Visit our benefits page.

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    Job Locations

    • Location Berlin

      Germany

    • Location Hamburg

      Germany

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    About You

    As a rapidly growing online fashion retailer in Europe, ABOUT YOU has won multiple awards. As a fashion company and technology company, we work together to make the shopping experience more inspiring and personal for our customers.

    Description

  • Language
    English
  • Company Type
    Established Company
  • Working Model
    Full Remote, Hybrid, Onsite
  • Industry
    Trade, Internet, IT, Telecommunication
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    Senior Backend Engineer - Fulfillment Services

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    Hamburg, Berlin
    Working Model
    Onsite
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