Architect Shopware Software Engineer

The leading brand in grill manufacturer is preparing a major relaunch of its e-commerce landscape. The client is moving toward a unified "one Santos World" setup to aggregate all locations and instances of the project.

The project involves transitioning to a headless, Shopware 6-based architecture with a composable frontend), supported by a middleware/data lake layer that enables AI-driven and highly automated marketing. Key integration points include the ERP and the middleware platform, connecting the shop, ERP, and analytics/BI systems.

The engineer will be the only senior developer on the client side, working largely independently and coordinating directly with the agency's developers.

• Interview process that respects people and their time
• Professional and open IT community
• Internal meet-ups and resources for knowledge sharing
• Time for recovery and relaxation
• Bright online and offline events
• Opportunity to become part of our internal volunteer community

• Review and challenge the architecture and technical approach defined by the implementation agency.
• Continuously review code quality, patterns, and best practices across the headless frontend, Shopware 6 customizations/plugins, and middleware/data integrations.
• Raise risks and concerns early, propose alternatives, and help keep the project on track for the end-of-year launch.
• Help define and refine the target headless architecture.
• Support hands-on implementation where needed.
• Contribute to designing a clean, future-proof data model across systems, with a focus on product/catalog and customer/transaction data.
• Ensure the new architecture and data model support AI-ready capabilities.
• Help prioritize scope to meet the end-of-year go-live and avoid scope creep.

• 5–7+ years of experience in web/e-commerce development
• Strong hands-on experience with Shopware 6, including customizations, plugins/extensions, integrations, and its data model (products, variants, pricing, promotions)
• Experience with Shopware in a headless/composable setup, or at minimum a clear understanding of such architectures
• Solid experience with at least one modern JS framework used for headless commerce (React, Next.js, or Nuxt.js)
• Experience designing and implementing API-driven frontends consuming REST/GraphQL backends
• Strong background in system integration, connecting e-commerce frontends to ERP, PIM, CRM, marketing tools, and payment/shipping providers
• Experience working with middleware, data platforms, or data lakes (event-driven or ETL-style integrations)
• Strong understanding of performance, scalability, and security in e-commerce context