Staff Engineer, Web & Application Architecture

• Act as an enabler for teams and projects and ensure sustainable, long-term architecture
• Design and evaluate scalable architectures for e-commerce, PIM, and CMS projects
• Model domains and data structures, and design interfaces between frontend, backend, shops, and ERP systems
• Develop prototypes, conduct architecture reviews in pull requests, and engage in pair programming
• Evolve established systems through migrations, refactoring, and performance optimization
• Ensure testability and maintainability throughout multi-year product lifecycles
• Own core application building blocks, reusable components, and cross-project interfaces
• Help shape build, deployment, and infrastructure processes, from containers and CI/CD to cloud hosting
• Advance AI-assisted development in collaboration with subject-matter experts
• Define the technical target architecture, standards, and technology priorities together with the Chapter Lead and Staff Engineers
• Act as a technical escalation point for Team Leads and developers on critical projects
• Share knowledge through training, reviews, and technical exchange sessions
• Explain technical concepts clearly to clients and executive management, and support the professional development of others

• Several years of experience as a Senior or Lead Engineer developing complex web applications
• Strong knowledge of PHP and Symfony
• Experience with the long-term development and ownership of applications
• Full-stack expertise, from data modeling and interfaces through to the frontend
• Experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and React
• Experience with reusable cross-project building blocks, baseline setups, bundles, shared libraries, and recurring modules
• Knowledge of CI/CD, container environments, and cloud operations, such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Experience with AI-assisted development and agentic workflows
• Excellent English skills
• Good German skills
• Ideally, experience with Pimcore or in a digital agency

• Permanent employment contract
• Choice of hybrid or fully remote work within Germany, Spain, or Austria
• Flexible working hours (family-friendly and guaranteed no weekend work)
• Legendary team events
• Work as part of an agile, focused team
• Varied and independent work with flat hierarchies and mutual trust