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

ABOUT YOU; Hamburg; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily fresh fruit

Sports courses

Free entry to code.talks

Exclusive employee discounts

Free beverages

Language courses

Free Laracasts account

Company events

Relocation support

Mobility subsidy

State-of-the-art technologies

Central location

Company pension scheme

Dogs allowed

Corporate bike

Job summary

A leading e-commerce company in Hamburg is seeking a skilled Senior Backend Engineer to join the Fulfillment Tech Team. You will translate business challenges into scalable solutions and maintain RESTful APIs. The ideal candidate has strong experience in PHP and AWS services, along with a passion for innovative tech. This role offers competitive benefits and a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with PHP, specifically using Laravel.
• Experience in designing and developing high-traffic backend systems.
• Ability to own services end-to-end, from development to monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Translate business challenges into scalable technical solutions.
• Design and maintain RESTful APIs for backend services.
• Continuously learn and explore new technologies for system performance.

Skills

PHP (Laravel)

AWS services (Fargate/K8S, S3, SNS/SQS, RDS, Redis)

SQL performance optimization

Job description

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

Fulfillment Tech Team is responsible for efficient and stable system solutions connecting our internal systems with external logistics driven systems, e.g. warehouse management systems and carrier connections. With a great sense for logistical business processes and deep knowledge of our systems, they ensure the processing of thousands of parcels per day and a smooth customer experience across the whole order flow with 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 bulletproof technical concepts based on business requirements.

Benefits

• Täglich frisches Obst
• Sportkurse
• Freier Zutritt zur code.talks
• Exklusive Mitarbeiter Rabatte
• Kostenlose Getränke
• Sprachkurse
• Kostenloser Laracasts Account
• Company Events
• Relocation Unterstützung
• Mobilitätszuschlag
• State‑of‑the‑art Technologien
• Zentrale Lage
• Betriebliche Altersvorsorge
• Hunde erlaubtFeedbackkultur
• Firmenfahrrad

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!

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Internet Marketplace Platforms

Location: Hamburg, Germany