Senior Backend Engineer - Checkout (all genders)

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Hamburg, DEU
In-Office
Senior level
Retail • Software
The Role
Build scalable, low-latency checkout APIs in Go, translating business needs into clean, idiomatic code. Collaborate on distributed system architecture, apply TDD, pair programming, and agile practices, and deliver features from design through production. Optimize MySQL queries and indexing, use Redis for caching and data structures, and contribute to modern eCommerce capabilities, including potential GenAI features. Communicate technical decisions and trade-offs in fluent English.
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Company Description

SCAYLE is one of the fastest-growing enterprise commerce platforms in the world, enabling brands and retailers to realize their D2C ambitions. SCAYLE stands for innovation, international collaboration, and a strong focus on data. We believe that stepping outside of our comfort zone and making bold decisions is key to growing both professionally and personally. Instead of seeing problems as obstacles, we approach them as opportunities to find better solutions. We work in an environment that encourages flexibility, creativity, and continuous development. What drives us is the shared motivation to make an impact and actively shape the future of eCommerce.

Job Description

  • Turn real business needs into clean, idiomatic Go code that your team can easily build on
  • Partner with the team to design and build a rock-solid, highly scalable Go API architecture
  • Champion clean coding practices like TDD, pair programming, and agile workflows
  • Pick the right tool for the job: getting the most out of Go’s speed without being stuck in dogma
  • Bring your own ideas to the table in a flat hierarchy with fast, direct decision-making

Qualifications

  • Self-starter who steps up, takes responsibility, and stays curious about new ways to solve problems
  • Comfortable taking complex, low-latency features from the drawing board all the way to production without hand-holding
  • Collaborative builder who writes solid, dependable code and makes everyone around them better
  • Knows Go inside out, writing clean, idiomatic code and making the most of its built-in concurrency
  • Strong foundation in modern Symfony or Laravel, with a track record of building clean, scalable apps
  • Hands-on experience with modern PHP is a big plus
  • Deep grasp of core engineering principles (SOLID, clean code) and distributed system design
  • Knows their way around MySQL (smart indexing, query tuning) and Redis (caching patterns, data structures)
  • Hands-on or curious about leveraging GenAI to build smarter, modern product features
  • Fluent in English and comfortable sharing ideas, alignment, and technical trade-offs across the team

 

Additional Information

Your perks at a glance: Visit our benefits page.

Simply apply online via our career page - we will get back to you as soon as possible!
(Please note that benefits may vary depending on the location)

A Place Where You Can Be You
We take it as our responsibility to create an environment where everyone feels welcome, exactly as they are.
Different backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger and shape our culture in ways that matter.
What we stand for internally, we stand for as a brand: acceptance, inclusion, and fairness.

Skills Required

  • Strong knowledge of Go, including clean idiomatic code and built-in concurrency
  • Experience building scalable, low-latency features from design through production
  • Strong foundation in Symfony or Laravel
  • Understanding of core engineering principles, including SOLID, clean code, and distributed system design
  • Experience with MySQL, including indexing and query tuning
  • Experience with Redis, including caching patterns and data structures
  • Fluent English communication skills
  • Hands-on experience with modern PHP
  • Hands-on experience with or interest in using GenAI for product features
  • Self-starter mindset, ownership, curiosity, and collaborative working style
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The Company
HQ: Hamburg
196 Employees
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

SCAYLE enables brands and retailers to realize their D2C ambition. Easy. Fast. And limitless. With headless commerce technology, international operations, and data-driven marketing. Our commerce engine is proven by the success of ABOUT YOU and allows brands to scale infinitely – empowering them to become market leaders in their industry.

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