Staff Backend Engineer - Java, React (All genders)

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Company Description

More than 20 years ago, zooplus was one of the first to bring the pet category into the world of eCommerce. Today, we stand strong as Europe’s leading online pet platform, delivering moments of happiness to more than 9 million pet parents each year. We’re on a mission to create joy for pets and their parents, driven by our core values of Care , Courage , Openness , and Simplicity . At the heart of everything we do, these values inspire us to grow, raise the bar for our customers and fuel a pet-first business.

Job Description

We are looking for a Staff Backend Engineer – Technical Lead to drive technical excellence across one of our core product areas. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on solving complex technical challenges, leading architecture decisions, and being a hands‑on contributor while guiding a team of engineers. You’ll work closely with backend, frontend, and DevOps engineers to build scalable, reliable systems, and act as a technical mentor and decision‑maker.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable backend systems and services.
• Own key architectural decisions and drive technical direction for the team.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with frontend, product, and DevOps teams to deliver end‑to‑end solutions.
• Ensure high standards of code quality, performance, and maintainability.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and pairing.
• Influence development best practices and help evolve engineering processes.
• Contribute directly to the codebase as a senior IC (Individual Contributor).
• Advocate for and help implement DevOps practices like CI/CD, observability, and automation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on backend systems.
• Proven experience in leading technical projects and making architecture‑level decisions.
• Strong proficiency in backend technologies (Java).
• Solid understanding of RESTful or GraphQL API design and best practices.
• Good working knowledge of frontend technologies (e.g., React, Angular).
• Hands‑on experience with DevOps tools and practices (e.g., Docker, CI/CD, AWS/GCP, infrastructure as code).
• Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and system scalability.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and the ability to work independently on complex problems.
• Strong communication skills, especially in articulating technical decisions and trade‑offs.

Additional Information

With more than 1,000 passionate professionals located across 6 European offices, we believe our success comes from working together and leveraging our international strengths. Expect a hybrid work setup: 60% in‑office, 40% remote, collaborating with colleagues across locations.

Our benefits

• 20% discount in our zooplus shop
• Internal and external training
• Team events
• ✈️ 28 vacation days and days off on 24th and 31st of December
• ️ Corporate rates at a local gym chain (Body & Soul)
• Company mobile phone for work and personal use

zooplus is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members.

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