About the Role
BIRKENSTOCK is a global brand which embraces all consumers regardless of geography, gender, age and income. The company is deeply footed on a family tradition of shoemaking that can be traced back to 1774. With around 7100 employees worldwide, BIRKENSTOCK is the largest employer in the German footwear industry. To ensure our quality standards, we produce over 95% of our products in Germany and source more than 90% of our materials and components from Europe. The BIRKENSTOCK Group is headquartered in Linz am Rhein and maintains several locations in Germany, as well as sales offices in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia. <br><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span><span style="font-family:'Calibri Light',sans-serif"><span style="color:#002060"><span>YOUR SHOES TO FILL:</span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify"> </p><ul><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri Light',sans-serif"><span style="color:#373a3c">Frontend, backend, UI, markup, database - you are an all-rounder and design and develop complex web applications, services and modules for our e-commerce systems using agile software development methods.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri Light',sans-serif"><span style="color:#373a3c">As a digital polyglot, you implement responsive web interfaces, prototypes, and screen designs in HTML5, CSS and JavaScript, integrate our store with internal and external systems via APIs and database gating and ensure continuous improvement of the entire website architecture.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri Light',sans-serif"><span style="color:#373a3c">You ensure code quality and performance, stay up to date with the latest technological developments and maintain and expand our store for our (internal) customers.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri Light',sans-serif">Integrate the shop with internal and external systems through APIs and database gating, including seamless integration with Sales force Commerce Cloud.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri Light',sans-serif"><span style="color:#373a3c">Your teamwork skills are holistic and practice-oriented, you cooperate and communicate with the co-developers, product owners, web designers, the UX manager, the SEO & performance marketing and web analytics teams, supervise external suppliers, technical teams and consultants/developers and always work in an interdisciplinary and agile manner. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify"> </p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span><span style="font-family:'Calibri Light',sans-serif"><span style="color:#002060"><span>YOUR WALK OF LIFE:</span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify"> </p><ul><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri Light',sans-serif"><span style="color:#373a3c">University degree in computer science or equivalent with good knowledge of HTML5, CSS and JavaScript.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri Light',sans-serif"><span style="color:black">3-5 years of professional experience as Solution Engineer, E-Commerce Specialist or Project lead, with focused emphasis on Salesforce Commerce Cloud (e.g. Demandware), or an equivalent position. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri Light',sans-serif"><span style="color:#373a3c">Familiarity with some additional programming languages & frameworks (Java, C, PHP, Python, shell scripting), databases (MySQL, SQLite, Elastic Search), services (Amazon Web, Google Analytics and Tag Manager) and concepts (client-server, REST APIs, OOP, computer architecture, design patterns).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri Light',sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Practical experience </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri Light',sans-serif"><span style="color:#373a3c">with Atlassian JIRA & Confluence.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri Light',sans-serif"><span style="color:#373a3c">Good understanding of Agile web development processes (Scrum, Kanban).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri Light',sans-serif"><span style="color:#373a3c">Fluency in English and German is a plus.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri Light',sans-serif"><span style="color:#373a3c">Strong analytical and conceptual skills, detail orientation and willingness to learn continuously. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><p> </p><br><p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:22.0px">WE OFFER:</span></span></p><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><span style="color:#373a3c">BIRKENSTOCK offers you all the advantages of a successful, fast-growing, global company: a dynamic working environment, a great deal of creative freedom, an authentic and open corporate culture and excellent development opportunities. Sounds exciting? It is. We look forward to receiving your online application in English, stating your salary expectations.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><span style="color:#373a3c">If you have any questions about this position, please contact Ankita Arora</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>