Engineering Manager - Backend Infrastructure | Engineering Manager (all genders) - Backend Infrastructure

Kaufland e-commerce Services GmbH & Co. KG

Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Published Sep 3, 2025
Full-time
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Job Summary

This Engineering Manager role is for a professional passionate about leading and developing high-performing platform teams, initially focusing on hands-on technical contributions to deeply understand the system, then transitioning to people management. The successful candidate will be instrumental in shaping the backend architecture, maintaining and evolving the shop monolith, and developing tooling for efficient backend service management. Key responsibilities also include maintaining and improving mailing services and supporting project-based Identity & Access Management (IAM) solutions. This position offers the unique opportunity to combine technical depth with leadership, fostering team growth and ensuring high engineering standards within a dynamic, international e-commerce environment that values flexibility and innovation.

Required Skills

Education

Not specified

Experience

  • Several years of hands-on engineering experience in Golang
  • Professional experience with PHP
  • Professional experience in a product team with end-to-end ownership
  • Experience with utilizing cloud and infrastructure resources
  • Initial leadership experience through mentoring, coaching, or a managerial position is beneficial

Languages

English (Fluent)

Additional

  • Must be able to work remotely within Germany or from offices in Cologne, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf, or Berlin. Relocation package available for candidates moving to Germany.