Shopware

Engineering Lead – Developer Experience

Shopware

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Germany

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudDockerGoGoogle Cloud PlatformPHP

About the role

  • 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.

Requirements

  • 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.
Benefits
  • 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.
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Hard Skills & Tools
GoDockerPHPAWSGCPAzureAPIsSDK designautomationscalable architecture
Soft Skills
team leadershipcommunicationstakeholder managementstrategic thinkingempathytrust buildingcoachingopen cultureanalytical skillshands-on contribution