Kaufland e-commerce is hiring an Engineering Manager (all genders) - Backend Infrastructure to lead one of our platform teams. You will be responsible for our technical foundation, including Identity & Access Management (IAM), mailing services, and backend architecture. This role begins with hands-on technical tasks to understand our systems before evolving into full managerial and people leadership responsibilities.

What You'll Do

Lead a highly skilled team that defines the technical foundation of the company.
Shape the backend architecture: provide guidelines and best practices, maintain and evolve the shop monolith, and develop tooling and boilerplate code.
Maintain and improve an existing mailing service handling email templating and delivery.
Support teams by providing a project-based IAM solution that product teams can deploy independently.
Actively contribute to development efforts using backend technologies like Golang and PHP.
Remove roadblocks, help others, create transparency and alignment within the team.
Advance team members' skills and careers and inspire them through purpose.
Continuously raise the engineering bar with a focus on software excellence.
Be responsible for the delivery of the IAM and Mailing product, balancing time, budget, and quality.
Develop, monitor, and own relevant KPIs for the team (cost, SLAs, SLIs, etc.).
Contribute to guidelines, policies, and standards to improve how we work.

What We're Looking For

Background in a product team, focusing on the right technical solutions and owning products end-to-end.
Several years of hands-on engineering experience in Golang.
Knowledge of PHP.
Experience with utilizing cloud and infrastructure resources and familiarity with tools like Kubernetes.
Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with product teams.
Fluent in English (C1).
Results-oriented approach with a dedicated focus on delivering top-notch solutions.

Nice to Have

Initial leadership experience through mentoring, coaching, or in a managerial position is beneficial but not required.
Passion for people management and wanting to grow into an Engineering Manager role.

Technical Stack

Golang
PHP
Kubernetes

Team & Environment

You will join our Tech & Product Team of about 400 experts as part of the Developer Experience and Platform Area. We operate in a dynamic corporate culture that merges a start-up mentality with the opportunities of a large corporation. You’ll find flat hierarchies, a highly motivated team of over 65 nationalities, and an agile environment backed by the strength of the Schwarz Group.

Benefits & Compensation

Flexibility to work remotely (within Germany) or from offices in Cologne, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf, or a co-working space in Berlin.
Attractive relocation package for candidates moving to Germany.
Urban Sports Club and RSG Group Fitness Studios deals.
Mental well-being support via Instahelp (online psychological counseling).
30 days of vacation per year.
Opportunity for a sabbatical after a certain period.
Option for Pluxee restaurant vouchers (tax-advantaged meal allowances).
Subsidized 'Deutschlandticket' train season ticket.
Corporate Benefits discounts with top brands.
Free choice of operating system: MacOS or Ubuntu Linux.
Online language learning programs, diverse in-house training, automated 360-degree feedback.
Covered costs for relevant conferences, training, and approved team workshops.

Work Mode

This is a hybrid position. You can work remotely from anywhere within Germany or choose to work from our offices in Cologne, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf, or a co-working space in Berlin.

We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of skin colour, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, ethnic origin, religion and ideology. We are signatories to the Charta der Vielfalt (German Diversity Charter).