Are you ready to be a crucial part of a significant transformation in online shopping? Our team recently moved our price comparison site to an AWS-based e-commerce platform, supporting customers with their purchase decisions. Join us as a Senior Frontend Engineer and contribute to modernizing the Frontend Architecture while ensuring performance for our 3-4 million daily page impressions on the price comparison page.

Working closely with a team of experienced Frontend developers and under the guidance of a seasoned Team Lead, you'll play a key role in this exciting phase of our platform's evolution.

If you're driven to tackle the challenges of a high-traffic e-commerce platform, apply now for the role of Senior Frontend Engineer (JavaScript) (m|f|x). The position is available full-time or part-time.

Join us and shape the future of online shopping experiences.

About your new role

• Collaborative Team Spirit: Value and actively participate in collaborative efforts within the team, including joint planning, pair programming, constructive code reviews, and open communication. Encourage an inclusive atmosphere where all voices are heard and respected.
• Ownership of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC): Take ownership of the complete SDLC, from requirements gathering with stakeholders, architectural design, implementation, test automation, and operation to CI/CD pipelines and monitoring. Embrace accountability and shared responsibility within the team.
• Advocacy of Modern Engineering Practices: Advocate for and embody healthy modern engineering practices, emphasizing clean, well-tested, and well-structured code. Drive the adoption of best practices that promote inclusivity and accessibility for all users.
• Personal and Professional Development: Foster personal and professional growth by providing ample time and support for development through personalized 1:1 sessions and tailored personal development plans. Encourage individuals to thrive and excel in their roles.

Requirements

Skills & Requirements

• Continuous Learning and Adaptability: Demonstrate a proactive attitude towards learning and growing professionally, fostering an environment where acquiring new knowledge is encouraged. We value the ability to adapt and learn, recognizing that everyone starts from somewhere.
• Expertise in High-Traffic Web Applications in the cloud: Demonstrate a solid track record as a software engineer, specifically working on and optimizing modern high-traffic web applications in the cloud (preferably AWS). Embrace diverse experiences and backgrounds to enrich the team's capabilities.
• Proficiency in JavaScript (ESNext) and Openness to TypeScript: Possess a high level of proficiency in JavaScript (ESNext) and display an open-minded attitude towards utilizing TypeScript when appropriate. Value diversity in language preferences and foster an environment that encourages various skill sets.
• Experience with Server-Side Rendering (SSR) Frameworks and Scalable Architectures: Have practical experience in implementing SSR frameworks like NextJS, Remix.run, Astro, or similar, with a mindset focused on scalability and efficient architecture. Encourage inclusivity by valuing diverse expertise in different frameworks and approaches.
• Familiarity with Agile Methodologies and Self-Initiative: Be well-versed in agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban, fostering a collaborative and adaptive work environment. Also, exhibit the willingness to take the initiative and write your own tickets, showcasing a proactive approach to problem-solving.

You don't tick all the boxes? Don't worry, we are looking for employees who convince us with their personality and are motivated to go on full power with their team!

At idealo you can expect

• You don't live in Berlin and want to work from home? Our hybrid working model offers you the freedom to work flexibly from all over Germany. Together we will find the best solution that works for you. In return, you get everything you need for your job (a laptop and an optional noise-cancelling headset).
• You need vacation? We offer you 30 days of vacation. Not enough? You can "buy" an additional 15 days every year by converting your salary and it's seen as a positive thing.
• You want to further your education? We take your personal development goals seriously and, in addition to our idealo Learning Hub, eLearning offerings (e.g., Udemy, DataCamp), coaching & mediation, we also offer you the opportunity to benefit individually from additional learning and development budget.
• And what about the office? Our office in the heart of Berlin offers free organic breakfast, excellent subsidized lunch, as well as free coffee, lemonades and after-work beer, in addition to the "standard foosball". It also has a fabulous rooftop terrace with view of the whole of berlin where you can network with colleagues from our group of companies.
• You don't live in Germany yet? We support you in the visa process and with your relocation.
  
• You are a parent of a child that’s in need of daycare? Your needs are well looked after with our company KiTa which enables you to keep focused on work with no worries. In addition, you are paid in full for up to 30 sick days per child per year and if you are a single parent, even up to 60 sick days.

About idealo

idealo is a Berlin success story: in 2000 we started out with the mission of helping consumers make the best purchasing decisions. Today, with 1.5 million visits per day, 50,000 shops, and more than 330 million product offers, we are one of the most popular German e-commerce websites and one of the leading European shopping and comparison platforms. We are active as a price comparison platform in six countries (Austria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, and Spain).
We are located in the heart of Berlin and offer a unique idealo spirit. Your ideas are the driving force that moves our business forward. Not only our product portfolio is diverse, but also the people who work on it. We want you just as you are! Origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or a degree of disability are irrelevant.
If you are passionate about improving the world of online shopping alongside 1000 idealos from 60 nations, apply with us today.

Information for applicants with severe disabilities: As an applicant with a severe disability, you can get advice from our Representative Body for Severely Disabled People (SBV) during the application process. Please inform us regarding this topic.

For the inclusion of people with disabilities, our office is accessible without steps. When you start with us, we will see what else is needed!

Work in the office and from wherever you like.

idealo allows you to work from wherever you are. As part of our Hybrid Work at idealo, you decide whether and how often you work from our office in Berlin or remotely because you live in another city within Germany or the café down the street makes the best coffee cream. Only about once a month, there will be mandatory office days to bring idealos together at company, department or team level, including stunning views from our roof terrace. Find out what Hybrid Work at idealo is all about here and in a personal conversation in the interviews!

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