PHP Symfony Backend Teamlead & Techlead Webshop (m/w/d)

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PHP SYMFONY BACKEND TEAM LEAD & TECH LEAD FOR E-COMMERCE (m/f/d)

Are you an experienced backend developer who enjoys taking on responsibility and wants to lead a webshop team both technically and functionally without handing over the code? Then join our team at hygi.de! In our webshop team, you’ll work on a platform used by millions of customers—a versatile, responsible role with plenty of room for your own ideas.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM HYGI.DE

• A secure job in a rapidly growing company
• Attractive compensation with additional benefits, e.g., a pension contribution
• 30 days of vacation
• Flexible working hours thanks to flex time and the option to work remotely
• Training opportunities for professional and personal development
• Employee discounts on our extensive product range
• Modern work environment with ergonomic workstations
• Bicycle leasing for sustainable mobility
• Regular team events to foster a strong sense of community
• Free drinks, fruit, and snacks

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Technology & Development (Hands-on)

• Active participation in the further development and maintenance of the hygi.de online shop
• Implementation of complex features, epics, and technical improvements
• Further development of the shop architecture (e.g., refactoring, headless approaches)
• Ensuring code quality, performance, stability, and maintainability
• Conducting and facilitating code reviews
• Responsible handling of deployments and releases
• Continuous technical documentation and knowledge sharing

Team Lead & Tech Lead

• Technical leadership of the entire web shop team
• Disciplinary management of full-time developers
• Professional and technical oversight of external developers (freelancers)
• Overall technical responsibility for backend and frontend development of the web shop
• Close technical coordination with frontend developers regarding architecture, interfaces, performance, and best practices
• Technical decision-making regarding architecture, standards, tools, and procedures
• Coaching and professional development of team members
• Conducting regular 1:1, feedback, and development meetings
• Close collaboration with the Product Owner, Head of IT, and adjacent teams
• Further development of development and quality processes in an agile environment

OUR TECH STACK

• PHP (OOP), Symfony
• MySQL, Doctrine
• RabbitMQ, Redis, nginx
• Docker
• Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins
• JetBrains / PHPStorm
• Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence)

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE

• Several years of experience in object-oriented PHP development
• Very good knowledge of the Symfony framework
• Experience in the technical and/or managerial leadership of development teams
• Solid understanding of modern frontend architectures and the ability to assess frontend topics from a technical perspective
• High attention to quality in code, architecture, and deployments
• Structured, self-directed work style
• Strong communication skills, decisiveness, and team orientation
• Interest in e-commerce platforms, scaling, and modern software architectures
• Motivation to take responsibility for people and technology

OUR TEAM

• Our hygi.de team consists of around 300 experts in the fields of e-commerce, procurement, finance, IT, logistics, marketing, people & culture, product and customer management, and projects. The hygi.de team is primarily based at our Telgte location.
• In the web shop development team, you’ll find not only technically skilled colleagues but also an environment where ideas are welcome, where we learn from one another, and where we work together to find the best solution.
• We celebrate our successes together at team events, summer parties, and Christmas parties—or simply spontaneously after work.

Interested? Then apply now and help shape the future of hygi.de! Send us your application in PDF format to: karriere@hygi.de. We look forward to getting to know you!

About hygi.de
hygi.de is the leading online store for medical devices, hygiene, and cleaning supplies in Germany. Since 2003, we have continuously expanded our product range and offer our more than 3.2 million customers the industry’s largest selection with over 140,000 products. Our success is built on the extensive expertise and passion of our more than 300 employees. With state-of-the-art digital processes, short decision-making paths, and an open corporate culture, we create a work environment that fosters personal responsibility and creative ideas. Join our team and help shape the e-commerce of tomorrow with us. Learn more about us and what we do at: hygi.de and hygi-unternehmen.de

Contact

karriere@hygi.de

Location

Telgte (near Münster)

hygi.de GmbH & Co. KG
Otto-Diehls-Straße 13 – 17
D-48291 Telgte
www.hygi-unternehmen.de