At Shopware, our vision is to enable merchants worldwide to provide outstanding shopping experiences and build their business with our open- source e-commerce software . Are you passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology in the e-commerce industry as well?

As Backend Developer - Research & Innovation (m/f/d) you will embark on a journey of discovery, with an 80/20 balance between research and coding . You will have the opportunity to explore new, emerging technologies and experiment with innovative solutions, while also contributing to the development of product-ready features for our software.

Therefore, we are looking for a Backend Developer - Research & Innovation (m/f/d) across Europe.

• You will research, develop and try out new, different and emerging technologies that can open new possibilities for interesting solutions (coding is not your main focus in this phase).
• You will implement proof of concepts and MVPs to check the feasibility and validate a solution.
• You will Implement product-ready features and contributing to the ongoing development of Shopware.
• You will ensure the quality and functional integrity of the software .
• You will take care of the maintenance and troubleshooting of the code base.
• You will support for code reviews within the team as well as cross-functional collaboration with component specialists and product owners.
• You will write documentation and give support to the community.

What you bring to the table:

• You have at least three years of professional experience as a software engineer, especially in PHP (Framework: Symfony or Laravel).
• You have experience in writing Unit and Functional tests because you like to improve the reliability and quality of your software.
• You have experience in MySQL , ideally also with Elasticsearch and Redis.
• Ideally you also have knowledge in Vue.js and JavaScript, even TypeScript or the willingness to learn it to support the Frontend when needed.
• You are driven by passion, have strong communication, teamwork and adaptability skills and you are keen to be in a continuous exchange with your teammates and internal team stakeholders to share, shape and identify the best solution.
• You will mostly work on innovative topics , but you are also curious about new tech trends (like AI, 3D, VR, AR, ML, etc.) and you should have a strong willingness to invest most of your time doing research by your own or together with your teammates to try out new solutions by yourself without a clear and defined task list.
• You speak English and would like to work in an international, English-speaking company.

This is what we offer you:

• Flexible working hours
• Location-independent work through mobile working and full-remote contracts
• Your choice of hardware
• Well-founded onboarding with your personal buddy
• Crew love
• Personal growth & training
• Team events
• .. and much more!