Hybrid Senior Software Engineer – PWF

at GotPhoto.com | fotograf.de

• Job title: Senior Software Engineer – PWF
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Distributed Systems, JavaScript, Microservices, Node.js, PHP, React, SDLC, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Berlin, Germany

About the role

• Senior Full Stack Software Engineer designing and maintaining scalable software solutions for photography business efficiency. Collaborating in a hybrid engineering team environment in Berlin.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain distributed systems and event-driven services as we continue our transformation from a monolithic PHP system toward a modern TypeScript-based microservices architecture.
• Design, build and maintain frontends that interact with the services in this new architecture
• Own the entire Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) — from technical design and implementation to deployment, monitoring, and iterative improvement.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Data teams to deliver impactful and high-quality features.
• Contribute to a system that processes 2M+ orders annually, ensuring performance, scalability, and data integrity.
• Participate in peer reviews, pair programming, hackathons, and internal tech talks to continuously improve our engineering culture.
• Act as a proactive communicator who thrives in an asynchronous and hybrid work environment.
• Make thoughtful, mature use of AI tools to increase productivity - without filling our codebase with slop!

Requirements

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience with TypeScript, React (or similar frontend frameworks) and Node.js.
• Proven experience building distributed systems and working with event-driven architectures.
• Ability to take end-to-end ownership of features — from design to deployment and monitoring.
• Experience working in asynchronous or remote-first environments with clear communication practices.
• A product-focused mindset — you care about building features that solve real user problems.
• Strong collaborative skills and fluency in English (written and spoken).

Benefits

• We work in a flexible hybrid model at GotPhoto, leveraging the best of both worlds, with our office at Hausvogteiplatz serving as our central hub for collaboration in Berlin
• Education budget, that allows you to grow professionally and explore new ideas
• 26 + X (26 days of contractual annual leave, plus additional discretionary days)
• Work from abroad up to 40 days per year (after probation)
• Want to learn another language? You get access to Lingoda.
• Flexible Probonio benefits—use your monthly budget on options like public transport, shopping vouchers, or an Urban Sports Club membership.