Web Developer jobs in Germany

Permanent contract, Full or Part-Time, Remote or Cologne / Darmstadt / Düsseldorf / Berlin

We operate the international online marketplaces of Kaufland: Several thousand sellers and millions of products make us one of the fastest growing online marketplaces. Ours is a dynamic corporate culture that merges a start-up mentality with the opportunities offered by a large corporation. We combine knowledge and many years of experience in e-commerce with flat hierarchies and a highly motivated team.

We love flexibility! You have the freedom to choose whether you want to work remotely (within Germany) or at one of our offices in Cologne, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf, or in our co-working space in Berlin. You decide what works best for you!

Day by day, our Tech & Product Team of about 400 experts pursues the goal of creating the best possible customer shopping experience for our online marketplace. Through innovative technical developments, they not only create an outstanding shopping experience but also lay the foundation for an optimal selling experience for our sellers. Learn more about our division, areas, and cross‑functional teams here!

• You act not just as a tool provider, but as a proactive partner to development teams, identifying user needs and priorities and delivering value‑driven solutions that improve team efficiency
• Our team takes responsibility for some critical Platform services, including GitLab, Vault, and Datadog. With your team you ensure that these systems are always up-to-date and secure
• Your mission is to make the use of our Platform as simple and seamless as possible for our developers. E.g. our team is going to deliver Backstage as a single point of entry for our developers and allow them to investigate the Platform capabilities
• You actively contribute to custom features implementation in Go and Typescript based on the users needs
• By making systems observable and providing clear guidelines and training, you enable Platform and Product teams to make confident, fast decisions and for example reduce Mean Time To Detect (MTTD)

• You have great experience in application development (Go or Typescript) and understand distributed systems design
• You know, how to build qualitative and easy‑to‑maintain software and you can support our development teams by digging into their code and understand what they are aiming for
• You have a solid understanding of infrastructure components (Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Kubernetes) and CI/CD flows. You are able to maintain and upgrade critical system components
• You favor simple, high‑impact solutions, avoid overengineering, and deliver tailored increments that meet real developer needs
• You are fluent in English (C1) and enjoy working in an international environment

• Create your own work‑life balance: You have the flexibility to choose between working remotely (within Germany) or from one of our locations in Cologne, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf, or our co‑working space in Berlin!
• Do you want to move to Germany? No problem – we offer you an attractive relocation package to give you a smooth start.
• Urban Sports Club and RSG Group Fitness Studios: Get top deals for fitness, swimming, yoga and more
• Mental Well‑Being: We support you on your well‑being journey with special offerings such as Instahelp, the digital platform for online psychological counseling
• Vacation & Sabbatical: Enjoy 30 days of vacation per year and the opportunity to take a sabbatical once you have been part of the team for a certain period!
• Option for Pluxee restaurant vouchers: Buy Pluxee vouchers through us and benefit from tax‑advantaged meal allowances!
• ‘Deutschlandticket’: We subsidise your train season ticket for more mobility
• Employee Discount: You will receive a monthly coupon for Kaufland.de
• Free choice of operating system: MacOS or Ubuntu Linux, it’s up to you
• Boost your growth: Benefit from our online language learning programs, diverse in‑house training, and our automated 360‑degree feedback. We cover the costs for relevant conferences, training opportunities, and approved team workshops to strengthen personal interactions
• This is who we are: Our dynamic culture combines flat hierarchies, a start‑up mentality, an international team of over 65 nationalities, and the strength of the Schwarz Group to provide you an agile and secure working environment.
• We are team players: From day one, you will connect not only with your team but also with others through our digital onboarding journey, the buddy program, and regular team and company events, all‑hands meetings, powerful mornings, and much more!

Check out our Principles & our blog for even more insights into our company culture!

We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of skin colour, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, ethnic origin, religion and ideology. We are signatories to the Charta der Vielfalt (German Diversity Charter) – because we know that extraordinary things can only be achieved with diversity. Read more here!