In short

Our Direct to Consumer business is performing and growing strongly, which is why we - within the Customer Platform team in Commercial Technology at On - are looking for a Backend Engineer to scale On’s online business to the next level. Our newly created team is focussed on providing a customer communication platform product. As an experienced engineer, you will be responsible to design, build, deploy, test and operate our digital services. You will be sitting in our office in Berlin and collaborating closely with the cross-functional Digital teams in both locations.

The Backend Engineer role will report to Senior Lead - Engineering Manager on the Customer platform team within Commerce Technology supporting teams within Commerce Technology.

Your Mission

  • You will build and maintain the Customer platform by providing APIs, real-time events and documentation to reduce the cognitive load and enable stream-aligned teams to rapidly deliver premium, personalized experiences across all consumer touch points.
  • You iteratively deliver value and quality with your solutions to meet both technical and internal consumer needs.
  • With the team, you will build, release and operate complex systems. You will own and evolve the architecture (by leading decision making through RFCs) that scales for millions of customers across the globe.
  • You will act as an expert in the given technology area, leverage best in class engineering practices including continuous integration and deployment, code reviews, high test coverage and allowing for observability.
  • You collaborate effectively through verbal and written communication with diverse teams and stakeholders and drive alignment beyond the team.
  • You will engage in the engineering community by sharing knowledge, mentoring your team mates, receiving / providing feedback or growing our team by supporting the hiring.
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  • Man and woman sat at desks talking
  • Open planned office with men and women sat on a a large curved sofa
  • Group of runners talking outside the office
  • A team of people sat on the steps with a view of mountains outside the office.
  • Two women smiling at each other in a meeting room with large curved windows
  • A group of people sat around a table looking at large design papers
  • 3 men sat around with laptops smiling at each other
  • a large group of runners holding an On flag smiling at the camera
  • Man and woman sat at desks talking
  • Open planned office with men and women sat on a a large curved sofa
  • Group of runners talking outside the office
  • A team of people sat on the steps with a view of mountains outside the office.
  • Two women smiling at each other in a meeting room with large curved windows
  • A group of people sat around a table looking at large design papers
  • 3 men sat around with laptops smiling at each other
  • a large group of runners holding an On flag smiling at the camera

Your story

  • You have 5-6 years of backend experience designing, building, testing, releasing and operating scalable systems with a strong problem-solving mindset striving for excellence and taking full accountability.
  • You have experience within the Ruby and NodeJS (TypeScript) eco-system, designing and developing APIs (bonus if you have experience with GraphQL and NestJS).
  • You have experience working with and designing distributed systems. You are competent in building and designing event driven systems (e.g. using Kafka).
  • You have mastered automated testing, TDD, and performance debugging tools and you are hands-on with operating the infrastructure on AWS or GCP.
  • You are comfortable using containerized workloads and clusters like Kubernetes.
  • You facilitate discussion as well as guide and mentor your peers by delivering praise and constructive feedback.
  • You have a product mindset that makes you comfortable in owning and building features from the ground up, understanding the “why”, applying holistic thinking and delivering for impact using experimentation.

Attributes of a successful candidate:

  • Action-Oriented: Proactively taking on new opportunities with high energy and a sense of urgency.
  • Team-focussed: Build strong partnerships in the team and beyond to meet shared objectives
  • Alignment-driving: Drive alignment on topics inside the team by providing clear context, contributing to the planning of focus areas in the team and sharing updates proactively
  • Manage Ambiguity: Operating effectively when things are not certain and help to bring clarity to the team. Viewing challenges as opportunities to grow and learn
  • Self-Development: Seek new ways to grow and challenge your abilities both personally and professionally using feedback and reflection to gain insight into personal strengths and weaknesses
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About the Team

As you might expect from a running brand, the wider E-Commerce team at On is a fast-paced place to be. You will work in the diverse Berlin-based Customer platform team as part of Commercial Technology. You will collaborate with roles including Software Engineers, QA Engineers, Product Managers, Data Analytics, Marketing and others of stream-aligned or platform teams that are located in Berlin, Zurich and London.

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Our team exists to think differently. Wild curiosity and a thirst for knowledge keeps moving our tech forward. There are no boxes here. We’re always dreaming of what’s possible – and searching for new ways to get there. 

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    Gioia

    Head of Operations Project Portfolio Management

    My journey has evolved for sure and, actually, change can lead to infinite possibilities. Those core values that were there when I joined are still here today and I really find them extraordinary every day.
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    Vivek

    Director of Engineering

    We’re closely connected to the whole business. Every day, we’re making quick decisions to improve the customer experience. Because these live changes impact the whole business, we deeply respect individual opinion and what others think about the end customer experience.
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What we offer

On is a place that is centered around growth and progress. We offer an environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically – to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate. Our distinctive approach combines a supportive, team-oriented atmosphere, with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being, so each person is led by purpose.

On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination.

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What to expect

We want to set everyone up for success, so here’s the lowdown on how we hire. Our process is a two-way street – bringing you into our culture, while helping us learn how you think.

Our full process can last about eight weeks from application to offer, because we care about getting it right. These steps explain how we usually do things.

Before you get started, feel free to consider if you want to work with us. Strange question? Well, we give people a lot of space to navigate their day-to-day and that style isn't for everyone. We want you to be passionate about what you do and be sure this is the right fit. Because when skills and passion combine – it creates that 'Wow' moment.