Senior Engineer, Retail Media / AdTech Solutions (m/f/d)

Redcare Pharmacy; Köln; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Urban Sports Club membership

Deutschland Ticket

30 days vacation + Rosenmontag

Home Office up to 20 days/yr

Employee discounts

Job summary

Redcare Pharmacy is seeking a Senior Engineer (m/f/d) in the Retail Media Ad Solutions area to design and build high-performance AdTech solutions. You’ll work across the stack, from backend services to customer-facing interfaces, with a focus on clean architecture and data-driven performance.

Based in Germany with potential on-site collaboration in Berlin or Cologne, you’ll join cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end Retail Media features using React, Next.js, Node.js, Docker, Kubernetes

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on JS/TS, Node.js, and React experience.
• Proven ability to build scalable microservices and frontend apps.
• Familiar with AdTech or Retail Media platforms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• System Architecture & Engineering: develop performant Node.js/TypeScript microservices.
• Frontend Development: build React apps with Next.js and Material-UI.
• Data & Messaging: optimize MongoDB/Redis, handle BullMQ and RabbitMQ.
• Cross-Functional: partner with Product, Design, Analytics in sprints.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

Node.js

React

Cloud-native

Agile/Scrum

Tools

MongoDB

Redis

BullMQ

RabbitMQ

Algolia

Docker

Kubernetes

GKE

CircleCI

ArgoCD

Job description

About Redcare Pharmacy

As Europe's No.1 e-pharmacy Redcare Pharmacy is powered by passionate teams and cutting-edge innovation. We strive to create a healthy collaborative work environment where every employee feels valued and inspired to contribute to our vision "Until every human has their health". If you're seeking a career that offers purpose and aligns with your values join us and start your #Redcareer today.

About Redcare Pharmacy

As Europe's No.1 e-pharmacy Redcare Pharmacy is powered by passionate teams and cutting-edge innovation. We strive to create a healthy collaborative work environment where every employee feels valued and inspired to contribute to our vision "Until every human has their health". If you're seeking a career that offers purpose and aligns with your values join us and start your #Redcareer today.

About the role

As a Senior Engineer (m/f/d) in the Retail Media Ad Solutions area, you will play a critical role in designing and building high-performance, scalable AdTech solutions that power our growing Retail Media ecosystem. You'll work across the stack, from backend services to customer-facing interfaces, with a strong focus on clean architecture, data performance, and user-centric development. Working closely with your cross-functional team, you’ll help turn complex business needs into robust, end-to-end technical solutions that deliver measurable impact.

About the tech stack

React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, Koa.js, NestJS, MongoDB, Redis, BullMQ, RabbitMQ, Algolia, Docker, Kubernetes (GKE), Google Cloud Platform, CircleCI, ArgoCD, and integrations with modern ad-serving platforms.

While this is a remote position based in Germany, it may require occasional on-site collaboration at our offices in Berlin or Cologne, depending on business and team requirements.

Job Description

About your tasks

• System Architecture & Engineering: Develop and optimize Node.js/TypeScript-based microservices, focusing on performance, modularity, and scalability. Contribute to architectural decisions that improve system maintainability and reliability.
• Frontend Development: Build and maintain React applications using Next.js (Pages Router) and Material-UI. Implement advanced form logic using Formik and JSONSchema validation. Ensure exceptional user experiences through responsive, accessible, and high-performance UI.
• Data & Messaging Systems: Integrate and optimize high-throughput data systems using MongoDB, Redis, and Algolia for real-time ad delivery and insights. Work with BullMQ and RabbitMQ to handle reliable, distributed message queuing and background processing.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product, Design, and Analytics teams to deliver end-to-end Retail Media features. Participate in sprint planning, technical reviews, and solution discovery to ensure engineering is aligned with business goals.

Qualifications

About you

• Strong hands-on skills in JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, React, and modern web technologies.
• Deep experience building scalable microservices and frontend applications in cloud-native environments.
• Familiarity with AdTech or Retail Media platforms (eg such as Kevel, Google Ad Manager, CitrusAd, TopSort) will be looked upon favourably.
• Committed to writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code, with a strong focus on scalability, testing, and long-term system health.
• Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum teams and contributing proactively to cross-functional initiatives.
• A continuous learner who thrives in fast-moving environments and enjoys solving real-world business challenges with technology.
• Have AI experience, have integrated it into real systems and shipped features with it.

Additional Information

About your benefits

In order to provide you with the best possible support for your individual needs - whether it's living a healthy life, having enough time for your family, or developing your skills - we offer a wide range of different, site-specific benefits:

• Sports: Stay healthy. Profit from a membership (M) package at Urban Sports Club, so that you can take advantage of a huge variety of sport offers.
• Work from Home: If your job does not require you to be present in the office, we can arrange the place you work from individually - even for up to 20 days a year anywhere in the EU.
• Mobility: We provide our employees with a fully costed Deutschland Ticket which can be used at any time.
• Personal development: Grow! We support and encourage your individual development through various in- and external trainings.
• Vacation: 30 days paid vacation per annum (plus another day on Rosenmontag) and the option to take unpaid vacation of up to 10 days (after one year working with us).
• Employee discount: You get a 10 % employee discount on all over the counter, beauty and personal care products in our online store & 20 % discount on nu3.