(Senior) Software Engineer Java (all genders) Join to apply for the (Senior) Software Engineer Java (all genders) role at BESTSECRET GroupBESTSECRET is the leading European online destination for premium and luxury off-price fashion. The Group offers its members in 27 countries across Europe a superior brand portfolio complemented by a high-end shopping experience. At the same time, BESTSECRET enables its brand partners to clear overstock at scale with minimum visibility and maximum brand equity protection. The unique business model is based on its closed character with an invitation-only customer membership, longstanding brand partner and customer relationships, combined with a tech-focused mindset. BESTSECRET has a strong track record of profitable growth over many years. It generated preliminary revenues of approx. EUR 1,415 million in 2024 and employs around 2,300 people from over 90 nations. The Group draws on a heritage of 100 years in the textile and fashion industry and today is owned by Permira Funds and the founding families Schustermann and Borenstein.Are you a Senior Software Engineer Java (all genders) looking for a role where you can solve real scalability challenges, work with modern cloud-native architectures, and ship high-impact features at speed? This position is ideal for developers who love clean code, microservices, distributed systems, and high-performance backend engineering.If you're passionate about system design, technical ownership, and building reliable software in a rapidly scaling environment, this opportunity will give you room to innovate, grow, and make a visible impact on a large European e-commerce platform.Your Responsibilities Design and evolve high-traffic backend services that power our end-to-end shopping experience — from product discovery to delivery.Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, data analysts, and fellow engineers to turn insights and ideas into production-ready features with short release cycles.Contribute to architectural decision-making, ensuring resilience, scalability, and smooth performance across a modern, distributed system.Shape and refine integrations across logistics, ERP, CRM, BI, payments, customer service and product-data pipelines — making complex systems work seamlessly together.Work across key customer-facing domains such as search & recommendations, checkout & payment, loyalty & acquisition, and account self-services.Champion engineering excellence within your team — mentoring peers, improving tooling, and continuously raising the quality bar.Your Qualifications Extensive hands-on experience with Java or Kotlin, ideally in complex environments; e-commerce or high-scale systems are a strong plus.Practical exposure to JavaScript/TypeScript and modern front-end frameworks (Vue.js preferred, others welcome).Familiarity with cloud-native ecosystems such as Azure, Kubernetes, Kafka, microservices, and distributed systems.Comfortable with pair programming and collaborative workflows.Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab) and application observability (Datadog, Grafana).Passion for both greenfield and brownfield work — from building new services with the latest tech, to untangling and modernizing large existing systems (monolith decomposition experience is a plus).Fluency in English; additional languages (German/Spanish) are beneficial but not required.At BESTSECRET, diversity isn't just a trend – it's our professional philosophy. We are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive workplace where everyone's unique talents and backgrounds are celebrated. Applicants from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are welcome to join us in our mission towards a more vibrant and inclusive future.
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