The future looks like you
With over 1,300 stores in 17 European countries and more than 25,000 employees, C&A is one of Europe’s leading fashion retailers. Every day, C&A welcomes millions of visitors to its stores in Europe and to its online shop. Our Engineers are responsible for building and maintaining the components or integrations of our software products. The owner of this position is passionate about developing software and is experienced with modern software technologies and frameworks. Engineers are the backbone of the C&A organization, creating and developing the tools needed for the business units to meet their goals.
At C&A we are driven by our values and we believe that affordable and high-quality fashion is not contradictory to caring for people & the planet, we are always forward thinking and acting to develop our business and innovate the industry. This is your chance to join the C&A team as Fullstack Engineer!
Your responsibilities
- Building data-intensive backend applications
- Cooperating with Engineers, Product Managers, QAs, and Designers to ship new components and features by utilizing our Design System
- Drafting architectural decisions together with the Engineering Manager and Solution Architect, and exploring new technologies
- Contributing on team processes via active participation in regular retrospectives
- Exchanging your knowledge with other Engineers and being part of our One C&A Family
- Act as a mentor to less experienced colleagues, supporting them on their learning journey whilst further developing your own leadership skills
- Kafka-based Pub/Sub architecture
- Microservices design and system reliability engineering
- Coordination between second level support and external no code developers
What you bring
- Skilled in software development, engineering and testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring and alerting, and version control
- Experience with low code / no code platforms (example – WEM)
- Experience with Java and/or Kotlin
- Experience implementing Pub/Sub architecture using Apache Kafka
- Familiar with microservices architecture, and principles of distributed systems
- Strong knowledge of TDD and automated testing practices
- Hands-on experience with Continuous Delivery pipelines
- Understanding and application of SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) principles and practices
- Experience maintaining and modernizing legacy systems is appreciated
- Experience with logistics processes (in the area of supplier advicing)
- Experience with component-driven user interfaces & component libraries
- Knowledge of server-side ecosystem and Cloud delivery is a plus
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and overcome technical and organizational obstacles
- Strong passion for delivering exceptional user experiences and a commitment to continuous learning and improvement
- Good communication and collaboration skills
Prerequisites:
- Proven experience as a Software Developer, Software Engineer or similar role
- Bachelor’s degree in a field requiring strong analytical and quantitative skills, such as Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
- Experience with software design and development in a product-led, test-driven environment
- Experience with agile development methodologies
- Event-driven architecture, DevOps/SRE practices
What we offer
This is an opportunity for you to join us on a truly exciting transformation journey, where you’ll be able to leave footprints that last and contribute significantly to our vision. As well as knowing that you played a key part in the evolution of one of Europe’s most recognizable retail brands, you will also enjoy:
- A flexible hybrid work environment.
- An employee discount of 20%.
- Access continuous learning and mentorship via the C&A E-Learning Academy and regular feedback sessions.
- Elevate your well-being as we collaborate with top-tier partners dedicated to your holistic health and success (such as OpenUp, Headspace and much more!).
- Learn or improve in any language with our external language provider.
C&A fosters equal opportunity for people of all backgrounds and identities. We are led by a gender-balanced board that is committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization where everyone can become their best self.
We do not discriminate based on age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, parental and family status, or any other protected characteristic. We welcome applications from women, men and non-binary candidates of all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds. We encourage people belonging to underrepresented groups to apply.
Even if you don't check every box, but see yourself contributing, please apply and help us build an inclusive community.