Staff Fullstack Engineer, Retail

SHOP APOTHEKE EUROPE

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

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeRemote • Cologne • 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 product and business goals.

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

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Hard Skills

ReactTypeScriptJavaNode.jsPythonArchitectural DesignSystem DesignAPI DevelopmentData-Driven Decision MakingPerformance Optimization

Soft Skills

MentoringInfluencingCollaborationFacilitating DiscussionsTechnical Judgment

Tools & Technologies

Checkout SystemsPayments SystemsOrders SystemsShipping SystemsObservability ToolsTesting FrameworksSecurity PracticesSRE CollaborationUX CollaborationProduct Management

Industry Keywords

E-CommerceMarketplace SystemsNative Android DevelopmentKotlinIOS DevelopmentSwift

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 architectural decisions and make data-driven trade-offs involving performance, security, reliability, maintainability, and cost
Identify risks extending beyond an individual team
Remain hands-on across frontend and backend
Shape customer-facing experiences with React and scalable backend capabilities with Java
Influence solutions from discovery and system design through implementation and production
Establish foundations for future native iOS and Android checkout experiences
Drive adoption of architecture, performance, security, testing, observability, and reliability practices
Create reusable patterns, guidelines, and platform capabilities for recurring technical challenges
Align Checkout, Payments, Orders, Shipping, and dependent teams
Mentor engineers and facilitate architecture and design discussions
Partner with Product, UX, and engineering leadership on 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, or Python
Comfortable working across the stack and contributing to production backend services and APIs
Staff/Principal-level experience or equivalent technical scope
Experience designing complex systems and driving architectural decisions affecting multiple teams or domains
Experience 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 technical depth with 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 would be valuable

Benefits

Comp & perks

Urban Sports Club membership (M) package
Work-from-home arrangement, including up to 20 days per year anywhere in the EU
Fully costed Deutschland Ticket
Various internal and external training opportunities
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 in the online store
20% discount on nu3 products