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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer - Developer Experience / Tooling (PHP) - **Company:** shopware AG - **Location:** Schöppingen, Germany (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** PHP (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Automation of Tests, Software as a Service, Software Quality, Laravel, Open Source Technology, Symfony, Shopware, Golang, Programming Languages - **Published:** May 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://de.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=cefacf1dfacbd623 ## About the Role Do you have experience in SDKs?, * Solid experience with PHP is essential, ideally within a Symfony-based ecosystem. Experience with frameworks such as Laravel is also highly valuable, while familiarity with Golang is a plus. More importantly, you bring an open mindset and genuine motivation to learn new technologies and programming languages where they create value. * You already have hands-on experience improving Developer Experience through CLI tooling, automation, APIs, scaffolding, and workflow optimisation, and you enjoy building tools that make other developers more productive. * A strong focus on DX, usability, maintainability, and software quality guides your decisions. You are comfortable with Composer, dependency management, automated testing, and CI workflows, and care about creating tooling that integrates smoothly into existing developer ecosystems. * Working with AI-assisted development workflows is something you actively embrace. Whether it's AI-supported coding, automation, documentation, or productivity tooling, you are excited about leveraging AI to improve engineering efficiency and developer experience. * An open source mindset, strong communication skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with both internal stakeholders and external developers are essential for success in this role. * Excellent English communication, written and spoken, enables you to work effectively across teams and time zones. German is a plus, not a requirement. ## Description If you enjoy building tools that make other developers more productive, and you care deeply about APIs, CLIs, frameworks, and workflows that just feel right, this role is for you. As a Senior Software Engineer in the Developer Experience (DX) Tooling team, you will work on the tooling and foundations developers use to build, extend, test, and operate Shopware. Your contributions will directly influence how enjoyable, efficient, and reliable it is to develop on top of our open-source platform., * Empower developers: You design and build developer-facing tools that improve how developers work with Shopware, from local development to CI and production. * Shape DX foundations: You work on CLI tools, SDKs, scaffolding, APIs, and internal frameworks that power Shopware's open-source ecosystem. * Open source by heart: You collaborate with and support a global developer community by maintaining open-source tooling, reviewing contributions, and improving documentation. * Quality & usability first: You ensure tooling is robust, well-tested, and intuitive, reducing friction and cognitive load for developers. * Bridge teams: You work closely with core, SaaS, documentation, and community teams to align tooling with real developer needs. * Evolve workflows: You improve build, test, release, and extension workflows to enable faster and safer development., Your personal contact for this position is Josephine Scheffler, and she is happy to answer any questions you may have! ## Related Videos - [Profiling Symfony & PHP apps with Blackfire](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/265-profiling-symfony-php-apps-with-blackfire) - [The Laravel Core - Demystify The Beast](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/98-the-laravel-core-demystify-the-beast) - [Go with the Flow: Stop the Leaks Before Your Memory's a Waterfall!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100073-go-with-the-flow-stop-the-leaks-before-your-memory-s-a-waterfall) - [Navigating the Corporate Jungle: Life as a Developer in a large Company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/621-navigating-the-corporate-jungle-life-as-a-developer-in-a-large-company) - [Lessons learned from observing a billion API requests](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1574-lessons-learned-from-observing-a-billion-api-requests) - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) ## Related Articles - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Find a Developer Job: 12 Best Job Sites For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/165-find-a-developer-job-12-best-job-sites-for-developers) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [The Biggest German Tech Companies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/424-the-biggest-german-tech-companies) - [Finding Jobs in Germany](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/375-finding-jobs-in-germany)