Fullstack Software Engineer

November 6, 2026

Hybrid

Middle

Berlin, Germany

Indeed

Description

Fullstack Software Engineer in the Tech Logistics Automation Core team, building integrations between automated warehouse equipment and the warehouse management system. The role covers the full software lifecycle: requirements refinement, design, implementation, testing, deployment and operational monitoring in an agile environment, with an 80% backend and 20% frontend split. Stack centers on Java, Spring Boot, Vue.js, PostgreSQL, Kafka and Docker.

Responsibilities

Participate in requirements refinement, technical design, implementation, testing, deployment and operational monitoring in an agile environment
Implement and maintain robust services that bridge physical automation equipment with core warehouse business logic
Write clean, testable and well-documented software following team standards and API-first principles
Use modern developer tooling including AI coding assistants to streamline development, test authoring and troubleshooting
Participate in constructive code reviews, share knowledge and collaborate with Product Managers and Senior Engineers
Dedicate approximately 80% of time to backend engineering and 20% to frontend interfaces and internal operator tooling
Participate in operational support, monitoring and incident handling for owned production services

Requirements

Solid hands-on experience with Java and the Spring Boot framework
Practical experience building web applications using Vue.js, Node.js and modern JavaScript
Working experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs within a microservices architecture
Practical knowledge of relational databases such as PostgreSQL
Foundational understanding of or high interest in event-driven architecture and message queuing systems such as Kafka
Basic knowledge and practical usage of AI-assisted software development tools like GitHub Copilot for coding, testing and debugging
Basic experience with Docker, CI/CD pipelines and cloud environments; exposure to Kubernetes is a welcome bonus
Consistent application of testing methods including unit, integration and contract testing
Pragmatic problem-solving attitude, strong analytical reasoning and comfortable communication of technical details within an international, cross-functional team

Conditions

27 days of holiday a year to start for full-time employees, plus 1 day for every calendar year up to 30 days
40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Lounge and discounts from external partners
Family support including counselling and dedicated services for parents and carers
Company pension scheme
Employee shares programme
Health and wellbeing options including Wellhub and mental health support and coaching
Development through the training platform and biannual peer-to-peer review
2 paid volunteering days a year
Relocation assistance subject to prior agreement
Flexible hybrid work model with the team based in Erfurt