Senior Backend Engineer - Checkout (all genders)

About SCAYLE

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

• You can take a business problem, translate it into a technical problem, and work with the team to ensure it is properly designed, planned, and delivered.
• Help envision and work hand-in-hand with other colleagues to develop a scalable software architecture for our API written in PHP.
• Embrace modern agile software development methodologies and extreme programming practices such as TDD and pair programming.
• Extensive tech stack: use the right tools for the right tasks without being dogmatic about it.
• Plenty of room for your ideas and creations, flat hierarchies, and very short decision paths.

Qualifications

• Proactive problem solver with a strong sense of responsibility and eager to learn
• Able to handle complex technical tasks independently
• Team player, ensuring high-quality, technically sound solutions that amplify team efforts
• 5+ years of experience with PHP, with a strong focus on modern development
• Proven expertise in Symfony or Laravel, following best practices for scalable applications
• Golang experience is a plus
• Solid understanding of engineering principles and software architecture
• Strong experience with MySQL & Redis
• Fluent English communication skills

Additional Information

Main Benefits

• Flexible working times
• 40% discount on our ABOUT YOU online shop
• Fresh fruits + drinks everywhere
• Language courses (German & English)
• Free sports courses & reduced price for Wellpass membership
• Subsidized public transportation ticket
• Free choice of hardware and operating system (Mac, Windows, Linux) also for private usage
• Modern office in the city center of Hamburg
• International working environment and English as company language
• Agile work environment and cross-functional teams
• Dog-friendly office
• Professional training
• Company pension plan
• Help in relocation and VISA process

(Benefits may vary depending on 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 a fairer approach to fashion.