Senior Software Engineer – Developer Experience / Tooling (PHP) (m/f/d)

Overview

Shopware is an international, leading open commerce platform for ambitious companies in digital commerce. With an API-first approach, maximum flexibility, and a strong community, we create future-oriented e-commerce solutions. Our 450 employees across Europe share a passion for innovation, openness, and team spirit. If you enjoy building tools that make other developers more productive, and you care deeply about APIs, CLIs, frameworks, and workflows that just feel right, this role is for you.

As a Senior Software Engineer in the Developer Experience (DX) Tooling team, you will work on the tooling and foundations developers use to build, extend, test, and operate Shopware. Your contributions will directly influence how enjoyable, efficient, and reliable it is to develop on top of our open-source platform. This position can be filled on-site, hybrid, or full-remote within Germany or specific European countries where we are registered. Your work location will be agreed in advance and forms the basis of your employment contract.

Responsibilities

• Empower developers: Design and build developer-facing tools that improve how developers work with Shopware, from local development to CI and production.
• Shape DX foundations: Work on CLI tools, SDKs, scaffolding, APIs, and internal frameworks that power Shopware’s open-source ecosystem.
• Open source by heart: Collaborate with and support a global developer community by maintaining open-source tooling, reviewing contributions, and improving documentation.
• Quality & usability first: Ensure tooling is robust, well-tested, and intuitive, reducing friction and cognitive load for developers.
• Bridge teams: Work closely with core, SaaS, documentation, and community teams to align tooling with real developer needs.
• Evolve workflows: Improve build, test, release, and extension workflows to enable faster and safer development.

What you’ll bring to the table (Qualifications)

• Strong professional experience with PHP and Golang, ideally in a Symfony-based ecosystem, and experience building developer tooling such as CLIs, SDKs, or APIs. Experience building CLI tools or frameworks is a plus.
• Design of clean, stable public APIs with attention to long-term compatibility. Plugin/app architectures, Shopware knowledge or Symfony internals are welcome but not required.
• Familiarity with Composer, dependency management, and PHP packaging to build tooling and libraries that integrate into existing workflows.
• A focus on DX, usability, and maintainability; ability to improve docs, examples, or onboarding to reduce friction for developers.
• Experience writing automated tests and maintaining quality through CI feedback loops. Comfort with JavaScript tooling (Node.js/Vue.js) is helpful when collaborating across the stack.
• Open-source mindset and enjoyment of collaborating in public repositories. Interest in developer advocacy or community support is appreciated.
• Ability to work in agile, cross-functional teams, communicate clearly with external developers and internal stakeholders, and take ownership to deliver with minimal supervision.
• Excellent English communication (written and spoken); German is a plus, not a requirement.
• Good time management and the ability to see problems from an external developer’s perspective.

What we offer

• Company Culture: Open culture with flat hierarchies, where individual initiative is encouraged.
• Employment Contracts: Permanent positions that offer long-term security.
• Flexibility: Flexible working hours and options for mobile work and full-remote contracts.
• Equipment: Freedom to choose your preferred work hardware.
• Onboarding: Well-structured onboarding with support from a personal "buddy".
• Work Environment: An inspiring environment with dedicated colleagues and a dynamic community.
• Development Opportunities: Diverse opportunities for personal growth and development.
• Additional Benefits: Attractive perks such as company pension plans, health programs, and regular team events.
• And much more!

You can get a detailed insight on our career page.

Your personal contact for this position is Josephine Scheffler, and she is happy to answer any questions you may have!

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