Edmund Optics Inc.

Mainz, Germany

Edmund Optics® is a leading manufacturer and supplier of optics, imaging, and photonics technology. Edmund Optics` state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities combined with its global distribution network has earned it the position as being one of the largest supplier of off-the-shelf optical components and a trusted partner when it comes to customized solutions. Supporting numerous markets around the globe, including advanced diagnostics, semiconductor & electronics, machine vision, automation, and R&D; Edmund Optics products are used in a variety of applications ranging from DNA sequencing to retinal eye scanning to high-speed factory automation.

Edmund Optics Europe, a US owned-group consisting of Edmund Optics subsidiaries in Germany, UK, Netherlands and France, is responsible for sales, marketing, distribution, engineering and application support for a wide product range throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Europe is one of the main growth markets for Edmund Optics globally, leading to a rapidly expanding and developing local team.

To accelerate our success and growth within the European Market, Edmund Optics GmbH. is looking for a

Edmund Optics® is a leading manufacturer and supplier of optics, imaging, and photonics technology. Edmund Optics` state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities combined with its global distribution network has earned it the position as being one of the largest supplier of off-the-shelf optical components and a trusted partner when it comes to customized solutions. Supporting numerous markets around the globe, including advanced diagnostics, semiconductor & electronics, machine vision, automation, and R&D; Edmund Optics products are used in a variety of applications ranging from DNA sequencing to retinal eye scanning to high-speed factory automation.

Edmund Optics Europe, a US owned-group consisting of Edmund Optics subsidiaries in Germany, UK, Netherlands and France, is responsible for sales, marketing, distribution, engineering and application support for a wide product range throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Europe is one of the main growth markets for Edmund Optics globally, leading to a rapidly expanding and developing local team.

Senior E-commerce Backend Engineer: AI Native (f/m/d)

Essential Functions:

• Backend Platform Development: Design, build, maintain, and extend backend services, APIs, and integration layers that support Edmund Optics' modular e-commerce architecture and customer-facing web experiences
• AI-Native Software Development: Use AI coding agents and agentic development workflows as a core part of day-to-day engineering to generate, refactor, test, debug, document, and accelerate production code. Validate AI-generated output for correctness, security, maintainability, and performance rather than treating generated code as automatically production-ready
• E-commerce Systems Integration: Integrate key e-commerce capabilities including personalization platforms, semantic/LLM search and discovery, DAM, PIM, analytics and data services, and other modular components as the e-commerce ecosystem evolves
• Enterprise Data & ERP Integration: Build and maintain reliable integrations between the e-commerce platform and internal enterprise systems, including SAP/HANA, product, pricing, inventory, customer, order, and other business data required to support e-commerce experiences and transactions
• API & Service Architecture: Develop scalable, secure, well-documented APIs and services that allow internal applications, third-party platforms, and customer-facing experiences to exchange data efficiently and consistently
• LLM & Semantic Capabilities: Partner with e-commerce, search, data, and AI teams to integrate LLM-enabled and semantic capabilities into the site, including retrieval, product discovery, conversational experiences, and supporting data pipelines or service layers
• Quality, Testing & Debugging: Build automated testing and validation into development workflows. Use AI-assisted debugging where appropriate while maintaining strong standards for code review, observability, performance, regression prevention, and production reliability
• Modular Architecture & Reusability: Develop services and components with clear boundaries, reusable interfaces, and maintainable integration patterns that support continued movement toward a more modular and composable e-commerce architecture
• Vendor & Partner Collaboration: Work directly with technology vendors, implementation partners, and internal teams to understand technical requirements, review integration approaches, troubleshoot issues, and translate platform capabilities into production solutions
• Continuous Improvement & Emerging Tools: Stay current with AI-assisted software development, agentic coding workflows, backend architecture, integration patterns, and emerging e-commerce technologies. Evaluate new approaches pragmatically and adopt those that measurably improve engineering speed, quality, or maintainability

Qualifications:

To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Your profile:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent relevant experience will be considered
• 7+ years of professional software development experience, including substantial hands‑on backend, API, or systems integration work
• Experience working with SAP and/or SAP HANA data and integration patterns
• Demonstrated recent experience using AI‑assisted or agentic coding workflows in real software development, not solely experimentation or prompt-based prototyping
• Strong hands‑on backend software engineering experience building production web applications, services, APIs, and integrations
• Strong engineering judgment and demonstrated ability to use AI coding agents and AI‑assisted development tools to write, refactor, test, debug, and document code as part of a professional software development workflow
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs, service integrations, data interfaces, and modern backend application patterns
• Experience integrating multiple enterprise or SaaS platforms within a production web or e‑commerce environment
• Strong understanding of databases, data modeling, SQL, system‑to‑system data flows, error handling, and integration reliability
• Experience with source control, automated testing, code review, CI/CD practices, logging, monitoring, and production troubleshooting
• Ability to work effectively with frontend developers, architects, product and e‑commerce teams, data teams, enterprise application owners, and external implementation partners
• Strong problem‑solving skills, curiosity, and comfort working in an evolving environment where architecture and tools will continue to change
• Ability to communicate technical concepts, trade‑offs, risks, and dependencies clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Fluency in English

What we offer:

A versatile and challenging position alongside a highly competitive employment package within our dynamic and successful corporation in a growing and future‑proof industry. You will have the opportunity to work with highly motivated, self‑driven and open‑minded people with a great team spirit.

Edmund Optics provides a range of employee benefits alongside the salary package including:

• Company pension scheme
• Private medical & dental insurance
• Extensive training and development opportunities
• Subsidized gym membership
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Company events
• ...and a lot more!

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