Staff Engineer, Retail (m/f/d) Cologne Posted on 28.09.2026

Redcare Pharmacy; Köln; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Redcare Pharmacy is seeking a Staff Software Engineer within our Retail – Transaction domain. You’ll provide technical leadership across two engineering teams responsible for one of the most critical customer journeys, shaping how checkout capabilities evolve across web, backend and native mobile while aligning payments, orders and shipping.

This role offers remote work from Germany with occasional on-site collaboration at our Berlin or Cologne offices to meet business needs and team alignment.

Qualifications

• Senior-level software engineering experience with architectural influence.
• Experience leading multiple teams on customer-facing features.
• Strong track record delivering scalable web and mobile checkout solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and set architectural direction for checkout platforms.
• Collaborate across web, backend and native mobile teams.
• Raise engineering standards and align payments, orders, and shipping integrations.
• Influence decisions beyond a single codebase and drive scalable solutions.

Skills

Technical leadership

Cross-team coordination

Software architecture

Checkout domain knowledge

Tools

React.js

Next.js

Java

Spring Boot

SwiftUI

Swift

Kotlin

Android SDK

Docker

Google Cloud

Kubernetes

ES6

Varnish

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 the role:
As a Staff Software Engineer within our Retail – Transaction domain, you’ll take technical leadership across two engineering teams responsible for one of the most critical customer journeys at Redcare Pharmacy. Combining deep hands‑on engineering with Staff-level influence, you’ll shape how our checkout capabilities evolve across web, backend and, increasingly, native mobile experiences while creating technical alignment across connected areas such as payments, orders and shipping.
This is an opportunity to influence beyond individual features or a single codebase: you’ll help set architectural direction, raise engineering standards and turn complex business and technical challenges into scalable solutions used by millions of customers across Europe.

About the tech stack:
React.js, Next.js, Java, Spring Boot, SwiftUI, Swift, Kotlin, Android SDK, ES6, ESI, Varnish, Docker, Google Cloud, Kubernetes.

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.