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Westwing, Europe’s #1 in Beautiful Living e-commerce, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Web & API team in Munich. You will own features end-to-end across storefront and mobile API, collaborating with Product and Design in an agile setup to deliver fast, reliable user experiences for millions of customers.
You'll work across React, TypeScript, AI-powered features, and data integrations, focusing on performance, security, and maintainability while shaping the architecture and guiding
As a Senior Software Engineer on our Web & API team, you will play a key role in shaping and evolving our e-commerce storefront. Working across the full stack, from React components and data integrations to AI-powered features, you will take ownership of complex features end-to-end, from specification and architecture through to delivery and monitoring. In close collaboration with Product and Design in an agile environment, you will combine a keen eye for performance with a drive to build experiences that delight millions of customers. Your curiosity for emerging technologies will help the team work smarter, ship faster, and continuously push the boundaries of what is possible. This position is permanent and based in Munich.
Design, build, and maintain features end-to-end across the storefront and mobile API, from specification through server-side data loading and UI to production release and maintenance
Build and extend integrations with our e-commerce, headless CMS, search, analytics, and experimentation platforms
Build AI-powered user-facing features, directing and reviewing AI coding agents in your own and the team's workflow while owning the correctness, security, and maintainability of everything that ships
Own the caching, rendering, and performance strategy for the storefront and mobile API
Partner with Product Managers and Designers to turn business goals into performant, high-quality user experiences
Champion code quality and reliability through testing, code reviews, and the conventions and context that keep the codebase healthy for both engineers and AI agents as it grows
Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, and modern frontend development, backed by strong software architecture skills and solid engineering principles
A sharp focus on performance across the stack, from frontend rendering to backend data fetching, including server-side rendering (ideally with React Router) and GraphQL
Strong specification and architecture judgment, turning ambiguous requests into precise, testable specs that teammates and coding agents build against, while making load-bearing technical decisions with confidence
Rigorous approach to code verification, designing the tests, evals, and checks that determine production readiness without relying on surface-level outputs
High standards for maintainability, resilience, security, and cost efficiency, reasoning through failure modes and remaining especially vigilant when reviewing AI-generated code
Proven fluency with Agentic AI, directing coding agents on well-scoped work, reviewing output with informed scepticism, owning the result, and leveraging AI to accelerate delivery and power user-facing features
A product-driven mindset that connects technical decisions to business impact and user experience, with prior experience in Product Engineering or Product Management considered a plus
Fluency in English with excellent written and verbal communication skills
If you are looking for a place where ambition meets creativity, where ideas turn into impact fast, and where people are trusted to grow - you have found it.At Westwing, we’re building the Superbrand in Design with a team that’s shaping the future of beautiful home & living.Here is what you can look forward to:
Westwing, Europe’s #1 in Beautiful Living e-commerce, is present in 20+ European countries and achieved a GMV (Gross Merchandise Volume) of EUR 507 million in 2025. As Europe’s premium one-stop destination for Design Lovers, it offers a unique brand experience with a carefully curated assortment of the