You will develop a Developer Experience (DX) roadmap together with Product Management, aligned with our product and ecosystem strategy.
You will coach your team and foster an open, trusting team culture.
You will analyze internal and external developer journeys, identify friction points and translate them into measurable improvement initiatives.
You will define clear DX KPIs (e.g., onboarding time, deployment frequency, developer satisfaction, SDK adoption) and continuously measure their impact.
You will work closely with core commerce, cloud, QA, and design teams.
You will optimize local development environments, CI/CD workflows, automation, and testing standards.
You will drive the continued development and consistency of our SDKs, APIs, extension frameworks, and developer tools.
You will ensure the stability and scalability of our platform for partners and extensions.
You will also contribute hands-on and implement architectural best practices.
Together with Documentation and DevRel, you will elevate our technical documentation to the next level.

2+ years of experience leading software engineering teams
7+ years of experience in software engineering, ideally in backend, platform, or DevOps
Experience with Go and Docker (required)
Experience with PHP and AWS/GCP/Azure is a plus
Experience scaling developer tooling, CI/CD pipelines, or platform environments
Deep understanding of APIs, SDK design, automation, and scalable architecture
Experience with open ecosystems, partner platforms, or extension systems is a plus
Ability to think strategically while remaining hands-on (approximately 30–50% technical contribution)
Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
A developer-first mindset and strong empathy for internal and external developers
Very good English skills; German is a plus.

Open culture with flat hierarchies and encouragement of initiative.
Permanent employment contracts providing long-term security.
Flexible working hours and options for mobile work, including full-remote contracts.
Free choice of work hardware.
Well-structured onboarding with support from a personal buddy.
An inspiring environment with committed colleagues and a dynamic community.
Diverse opportunities for personal growth and development.
Attractive benefits such as company pension plans, health programs, and regular team events.

Engineering Lead – Developer Experience

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