Back-End Software Engineer, commercetools

• 3+ years of experience developing and maintaining backend services with high security needs and standards
• Experience developing and working with deployment pipelines and infrastructure components in Kubernetes
• Experience working with large codebases using React and Typescript
• Be able to speak English fluently to work in an international environment
• A strong knowledge of JavaScript (ES2015+) and modern web development tools
• Knowledge of CSS methodologies, such as CSS-in-JS, CSS Modules, etc
• Experience with different levels of testing
• Ability to bring your ideas and be proactive in proposing solutions and improvements to the codebase and high-level problems
• Ability to weigh trade-offs through discussions working within a cross-functional team
• Even more important than your technical qualification: You want to join and learn from a skilled, agile team that believes in having fun, giving back to the community, and collaborating in an open, supportive environment!

Desirable

• We are looking for a new team member to support the continuous improvement of the Merchant Center and our Identity provider
• The Merchant Center is an administration application for the commercetools platform which allows customers to manage every aspect of their commerce project
• You will also have the opportunity to make an impact in our authentication and authorization services and infrastructure
• Our engineers are part of vertical teams working closely with Product Managers, UX/UI Designers and other software engineers
• You will work within the respective domain and also contribute to the core of our product while engaging with our Open Source libraries where needed
• Work collaboratively with a high degree of autonomy in a group of international peers on a rapidly growing product using cutting edge technologies
• Work on a modern unified JavaScript tech stack with technologies and tools such as NextJS, React, GraphQL, CSS-in-JS, etc
• Work on modern cloud native infrastructure technologies such as Kubernetes, cloud databases, etc
• Collaborate and align efforts with UX/UI Designers, Product Managers, other Software Engineers and more, while also engaging with stakeholders
• Contribute to the implementation and progress of our authentication and authorization services and infrastructure
• Contribute to the enhancement and maintenance of our frontend infrastructure
• Contribute to some of our open source projects, their documentation, and releases
• Have a chance to get dedicated time to experiment with new technologies and ideas (known as Exchange & Exploration time) as well as having a professional development budget at your disposal
• Have a chance to attend and speak at conferences and meetups, to write articles, etc. as well as getting assistance and support to get started on this matter