Staff Fullstack Engineer, Retail

SHOP APOTHEKE EUROPE

. Provide technical direction across two engineering teams and connected domains .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeRemote • GermanyLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates deep expertise in frontend engineering with React and TypeScript, alongside professional backend development experience in languages such as Java and Node.js. Capable of driving architectural decisions and mentoring engineers while aligning technical strategies with business needs.

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Frontend Engineering ExpertiseBackend Development ExperienceArchitectural Decision-MakingMentorship and LeadershipE-Commerce Systems Experience

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Hard Skills

ReactTypeScriptJavaNode.jsPythonSystem DesignArchitectural PatternsAPI DevelopmentPerformance OptimizationSecurity Practices

Soft Skills

Influential LeadershipMentoringCollaborationBusiness JudgmentCommunication

Tools & Technologies

Checkout SystemsPayments SystemsOrders SystemsE-Commerce PlatformsObservability Tools

Industry Keywords

Scalable SolutionsDistributed SystemsTechnical DirectionData-Driven DecisionsNative iOS DevelopmentNative Android Development

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidiOSJavaJavaScriptKotlinNode.jsPythonReactSwiftTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide technical direction across two engineering teams and connected domains
Design scalable distributed solutions across frontend and backend
Facilitate complex architectural decisions and make data-driven trade-offs involving performance, security, reliability, maintainability and cost
Identify technical risks extending beyond an individual team
Remain hands-on across frontend and backend using React and Java
Shape customer-facing experiences and scalable backend capabilities from discovery and system design through implementation and production
Help establish foundations for future native iOS and Android checkout experiences
Drive adoption of architecture, performance, security, testing, observability and reliability practices
Turn recurring technical challenges into reusable patterns, guidelines and platform capabilities
Create alignment between Checkout, Payments, Orders, Shipping and dependent teams
Mentor engineers and facilitate architecture and design discussions
Provide technical direction without relying on formal authority
Partner with Product, UX and engineering leadership to identify opportunities and translate business needs into technical strategy
Use data, metrics and industry trends to evaluate trade-offs and prioritize high-impact investments

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep, hands-on frontend engineering expertise with React and TypeScript
Professional backend development experience in at least one language or framework, such as Node.js, Java, Python or similar
Comfortable working across the stack and contributing to production backend services and APIs
Experience operating at Staff/Principal level or demonstrated equivalent technical scope
Experience designing complex systems and driving architectural decisions affecting multiple teams or domains
Strong record of leading through influence and growing other engineers
Ability to mentor experienced engineers and facilitate architecture and design discussions
Ability to introduce engineering standards and enable teams to make high-quality technical decisions independently
Strong business and product judgment
Ability to work effectively with Product, UX, Security, SRE and engineering stakeholders
Ability to use metrics and evidence to guide decisions
Experience with checkout, payments, orders, e-commerce or marketplace systems is a strong plus
Exposure to native Android/Kotlin or iOS/Swift development is valuable

Benefits

Comp & perks

Urban Sports Club membership (M) package
Flexible work-from-home arrangement, including up to 20 days per year anywhere in the EU
Fully costed Deutschland Ticket
In- and external training and individual development support
30 days paid vacation per annum plus another day on Rosenmontag
Option to take up to 10 days of unpaid vacation after one year of employment
10% employee discount on over-the-counter, beauty and personal care products
20% discount on nu3 products