# Senior Backend Engineer - Checkout (all genders) at ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG

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- **Company:** ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/about-you-se-co-kg)
- **Location:** Hamburg, Germany
- **Work arrangement:** Hybrid
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Experience level:** 5–10 years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** Go, PHP, Symfony, Laravel, MySQL, Redis, GenAI, SOLID, Clean Architecture, Distributed Software Design, TDD, Pair Programming, Agile Methodologies, Concurrency Primitives, API Design, English Communication
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-06-25
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-06-25
- **Status:** May no longer be active (posted more than 60 days ago)
- **Apply:** https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ABOUTYOUGmbH/744000134247749-senior-backend-engineer-checkout-all-genders- (the employer's own application page)
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## About the role

Responsibilities:
- Translate business requirements into technical designs and deliver production-ready solutions for Checkout services.
- Design and evolve a scalable, maintainable Go-based API architecture using idiomatic Go and native concurrency primitives.
- Collaborate in cross-functional teams following agile practices, TDD, and pair programming to ship reliable features quickly.
- Choose pragmatic tools and patterns; optimize performance, reliability, and observability for low-latency services.
- Mentor peers, review code, and contribute to architecture and operational decisions.

Requirements:
- 5+ years of professional experience writing idiomatic Go and working with concurrency primitives.
- Strong background with PHP frameworks (Symfony or Laravel) and experience applying best practices for scalable systems.
- Solid understanding of software engineering principles (SOLID, clean architecture) and distributed system design.
- Hands-on experience with MySQL (optimization, indexing) and Redis (caching, data structures).
- Familiarity with TDD, pair programming, and modern agile workflows.
- Experience with GenAI or related technologies is a plus.
- Fluent English communication and a proactive, ownership-driven mindset.

## Responsibilities

Translate business problems into technical designs and develop a highly scalable software architecture for a Go-based API. Implement clean, idiomatic Go code while utilizing agile methodologies and extreme programming practices.

## Requirements

Requires over 5 years of expertise in Go and a strong background in PHP frameworks like Symfony or Laravel. Candidates must have a solid understanding of distributed software design, MySQL optimization, and Redis.

## FAQ

- **Is this Senior Backend Engineer - Checkout (all genders) role still open?** It was posted on 2026-06-25. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG's site before applying.
- **Does ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG offer visa sponsorship?** This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG's site.
- **Where is this role located?** The listing gives the location as Hamburg, Germany. It is marked hybrid.
- **What skills does this role ask for?** The listing names: Go, PHP, Symfony, Laravel, MySQL, Redis, GenAI, SOLID, Clean Architecture, Distributed Software Design, TDD, Pair Programming, Agile Methodologies, Concurrency Primitives, API Design, English Communication.

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