Location:
This position is within a growing international e-commerce logistics company that enables customers worldwide to shop from Germany and receive deliveries globally. The platform powers a package forwarding service used by tens of thousands of customers and processes thousands of parcels every month across more than 130 countries.
The company values strong ownership, automation, open communication, and collaboration. As a small but fast-moving organization, team members often work across multiple areas and are encouraged to take initiative, improve processes, and contribute beyond strict role boundaries.
You will take ownership of an existing full-stack web application and help evolve it into a scalable and maintainable platform. The role requires a developer who is comfortable working independently, making architectural decisions, and managing the development lifecycle while collaborating closely with the Managing Director on product direction.
Your duties
Maintain, extend, and improve the existing frontend application built with Vue.js and hosted on Vercel
Develop and maintain backend services using Python and Flask
Manage serverless infrastructure on AWS including API Gateway, Lambda, and RDS
Take ownership of the system architecture, including database schema, API design, frontend structure, and cloud infrastructure
Improve the existing codebase by enhancing structure, readability, documentation, and test coverage
Set up and maintain development processes such as CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and deployment processes
Triage and prioritize incoming bugs, feature requests, and technical debt
Align with the Managing Director on product roadmap, development priorities, and timelines
Leverage AI tools to increase development productivity while ensuring quality and reliability
Maintain clean, well-documented, and maintainable code across the entire stack
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of experience with modern frontend frameworks (Vue.js, React, Angular, Svelte or similar)
- Willingness to work primarily with Vue.js and Vercel
- Minimum 3 years of backend development experience with Python and frameworks such as Flask, FastAPI, or Django
- Willingness to work primarily with Flask
- Minimum 1 year of experience working with AWS in serverless architecture (API Gateway, Lambda, RDS)
- Ability to design, own, and evolve system architecture independently
- Comfortable working as the sole engineer responsible for a product
- Ability to read, understand, and improve existing codebases with limited documentation
- Strong organizational skills and ability to write clean, well-documented code
- Ability to set up and manage full development lifecycle processes including CI/CD, testing, deployment, and monitoring
- Strong ownership mindset and ability to manage development priorities independently
- Ability to leverage AI tools to improve development productivity
- Fluency in written and spoken English
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