Senior Backend Engineer (m/f/d) - Fulfillment Services - Hamburg (hybrid)

ABOUT YOU; Hamburg; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A prominent e-commerce company in Hamburg is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join its Fulfillment Tech Team. In this role, you'll design scalable APIs, work with AWS, and contribute to system reliability. Candidates should have strong PHP skills, particularly with Laravel, and a solid background in high-traffic backend systems. This full-time position offers a modern work environment and engaging benefits.

Leistungen

Fresh fruit every day

Sports courses

Free access to code.talks

Exclusive employee discounts

Free drinks

Language courses

Laracast account for free

Company parties

Help in the relocation process

Mobility subsidy

State-of-the-art technology

Central location

Company pension

Dog-friendly office

Feedback culture

Job bikes

Qualifikationen

• Strong, hands-on experience with PHP, specifically Laravel.
• Proven experience in designing distributed backend systems.
• Solid experience with AWS services like Fargate, S3, and RDS.

Aufgaben

• Design, build, and maintain RESTful APIs.
• Collaborate with product managers to translate business challenges.
• Apply Agile methodologies including Test-Driven Development.

Kenntnisse

PHP (Laravel)

AWS services

SQL performance optimization

Jobbeschreibung

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We are currently looking for a skilled & passionate Senior Backend Engineer (m/f/d) for Fulfillment Services to become part of our Fulfillment Tech Team at ABOUT YOU.

Our Fulfillment Tech Team is responsible for efficient and stable system solutions connecting internal systems with external logistics‑driven systems, e.g. warehouse management systems and carrier connections. With a strong sense for logistical business processes and deep knowledge of our systems we ensure the processing of thousands of parcels per day and a smooth customer experience across the whole order flow with a focus on the delivery process.

What you will do

• Translate business challenges into scalable technical solutions, collaborating with product managers and other engineers to ensure high‑quality design, planning, and delivery.
• Design, build, and maintain RESTful APIs (internal and external) that power fast, reliable, and frictionless backend services.
• Apply modern agile methodologies and XP practices, including Test‑Driven Development (TDD), pair programming, and continuous integration.
• Continuously learn and experiment – exploring new technologies, improving system reliability, and evolving our architecture for performance and maintainability.
• Contribute your ideas and take ownership – we value creativity, flat hierarchies, and quick decision‑making that empower engineers to make an impact.

Who you are

Technical Skills

• Strong, hands‑on experience with PHP (Laravel)
• Proven experience in designing and developing distributed, high‑traffic / high‑load backend systems.
• Solid experience with AWS services, especially Fargate/K8s, S3, SNS/SQS, RDS, and Redis.
• Deep understanding of SQL performance optimization, including efficient query design, data types, indexing strategies, and schema optimization.
• Demonstrated ability to own services end‑to‑end – from development and automated testing to deployment, monitoring, and incident response.
• Strong skills in breaking down complex technical challenges into manageable, maintainable, and easily deployable components.

Soft Skills

• Hands‑on, self‑motivated, responsible, passionate and eager to learn.
• Can perform complex technical tasks independently.
• Can handle pressure in critical situations (e.g. technical emergencies) by remaining calm and finding pragmatic solutions and clearly communicating these.
• To be a multiplier of team efforts, ensuring that the results of team work are as expected and are technically sound.
• Being able to write bullet‑proof technical concepts based on business requirements.

Benefits

• Fresh fruit every day
• Sports courses
• Free access to code.talks
• Exclusive employee discounts
• Free drinks
• Language courses
• Laracast account for free
• Company parties
• Help in the relocation process
• Mobility subsidy
• State‑of‑the‑art technology
• Central location
• Company pension
• Dog‑friendly office
• Feedback culture
• Job bikes

We take responsibility for creating an inclusive and exceptional environment where all genders, nationalities, and ethnicities feel welcomed and accepted exactly as they are. We believe that a diverse workforce essentially contributes to the ABOUT YOU culture. To maintain talent and diversity, we emphasize the care for physical health, mental health, and overall well‑being. Our values and work ethics essentially contribute to our brand mission: empower acceptance and shape an inclusive, fair, and circular fashion culture.

We are looking forward to receiving your application – preferably via our online application portal! Thus, we can ensure a faster process and for you, it is very easy to upload your application documents. :)

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Internet Marketplace Platforms

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