Senior Backend Engineer (m/f/d) - Shop Backend - Onsite in Hamburg or Berlin

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer (m/f/d) to join our App & Web team, focussing on constantly improving the App, Mobile Website and Desktop Website.

You’ll work on developing our backend API serving our App & Web Application. Additionally, you’ll focus on hardening and optimizing the API for production, tackling technical challenges as the platform scales.

What you will do

• Develop a gRPC API in Go that encapsulates core business logic in a simple-to-use API for our frontend developers
• Improve scalability and technical performance of our API and its response times
• Work on a high-scalable product in the AWS ecosystem
• Have a direct impact on team processes by regular agile retrospectives
• Exchange your knowledge with other developers and be part of our ABOUT YOU TECH community

Who you are

• You are very proficient in Go development
• You have 5+ years of experience in building complex backend API’s
• You have experience in working with relational databases (e.g. MySQL) and key-value stores (e.g. Redis)
• You write well-structured, efficient and maintainable code
• You have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and enjoy building scalable distributed systems
• You are used to working in an English speaking & agile environment

Nice to have

• You have experience in the AWS Ecosystem (Cloud Formation, Terraform, ElastiCache, etc.)
• You have experience with gRPC or GraphQL
• You are familiar with centralized logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions
• You understand DevOps, Containerization and Cloud solutions

Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Fresh fruit every day
• Sports courses
• Free access to code.talks
• Exclusive employee discounts
• Free drinks
• Language courses
• Company parties
• Help in the relocation process
• Mobility subsidy
• State-of-the-art technology
• Central Location
• Flexible Working Hours
• Professional training
• Dog-friendly office
• AY Academy
• Feedback Culture
• Job Bikes

*Please find free fruits, drinks and coffee in our lovely Hamburg Office / HQ

YOU ARE THE CORE OF ABOUT YOU. 
We take responsibility for creating an inclusive and exceptional environment where all genders, nationalities and ethnicities feel welcomed and accepted exactly as they are. We believe that a diverse workforce essentially contributes to the ABOUT YOU culture. In order to maintain talent and diversity, we emphasize the care for physical health, mental health and overall well-being. Our values and work ethics essentially contribute to our brand mission: empower acceptance and shape an inclusive, fair and circular fashion culture.

We are looking forward to receiving your application – preferably via our online application portal! Thus, we can ensure a faster process and for you it is very easy to upload your application documents. :-)