Senior software engineer (full stack)

🚀 Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack) 🚀
📍 Location: 10783, Berlin
💖 Department: Technology
📅 Position type: Full time


The role

We’re looking for a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to join our collaborative and growing engineering team in Berlin. In this role, you will be responsible for the overall design, development and implementation of front and back-end applications. This will include using React to deliver features for our customer facing website and internal back-office applications, building Python services in a service-oriented architecture. You'll contribute to a service-oriented architecture using gRPC, and work closely with other engineers, designers, and product managers to shape scalable, high-quality systems.

We follow innersource principles that promote shared ownership and cross-team contribution. MPB is deeply invested in technology and innovation, with a cloud-native approach and a strong culture of openness, learning, and experimentation.

You'll be based in our friendly Berlin office, working closely with co-located team members and colleagues in the UK. We operate a hybrid model with in-office days typically on Tuesday and Thursdays. English is our team’s working language.


What you will be doing

* Building and maintaining features in TypeScript/JavaScript using atomic React component libraries
* Developing and extending Python web services to support new features and evolving needs
* Collaborating with a cross-functional team of engineers, product managers, designers, and operations colleagues to create software following industry best practices.
* Helping shape system design and architecture decisions
* Fixing bugs, adapting to changing requirements, and continuously improving features
* Documenting your APIs so they can be consumed downstream by the Backend/Frontend and Test Automation teams as well as Data Analytics teams
* Providing technical guidance, mentoring (including pair programming) to less senior engineers


What we are looking for

* Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frameworks (ideally React)
* Solid Python development experience
* Familiarity with ORM tools, preferably Django
* Experience with Docker (building and running images)
* Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams
* Comfortable working across disciplines in a cross-functional environment
* A collaborative mindset with a desire to mentor and support others
* An interest in the potential of AI tools


Our Values; applied


🌍 Better, Connected: You’ll thrive in our inclusive, globally connected teams. By actively collaborating across borders, you’ll contribute to a workplace that values every perspective

💡 Empowering and Empowered : You'll take ownership of your work with the support of strong tools, knowledge-sharing, and a culture of accountability. We trust our engineers to deliver and support them to grow

🔎 Insight-driven : We use data to guide decisions, and you'll play a key role in shaping our products with customer-centric thinking and smart, informed problem-solving

🌱 Agents of Change: At MPB, innovation isn’t just welcomed—it’s expected. You'll be encouraged to experiment and lead improvements across our stack and practices

🌟 Focussed on Excellence: Our engineers set high standards and work together to meet them. We celebrate achievements and learn from setbacks quickly, with an eye always on improvement

🚀 Passionately Ambitious: Join a team that’s bold and mission-driven. At MPB, you’ll contribute to a platform that supports storytellers and champions the circular economy


About MPB

We are MPB, the largest global platform for used photography and videography equipment. Our platform transforms the way that people buy, sell and trade in photo and video kit. MPB is a destination for everyone, whether you’ve just discovered your passion for visual storytelling or you’re already a pro.

We recognise the benefit of inclusive practices to better build a diverse community here at MPB. Our commitment to ensuring inclusion fuels and connects us as one with the diverse community of visual storytellers that we serve.

MPB customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of family makeup, race, sexuality, religion, gender identity, disability or age. At MPB, every employee has the opportunity to make an impact and grow.

Benefits

We support our staff and their careers in every way we can and we offer the following benefits:
* You’ll get 20 days of statutory holiday, plus 8 additional days from us—with the option to buy up to 5 more each year + 2 days of volunteering leave + 1 day a year to focus on your well-being
* Urban Sports Membership discount
* Retirement & pension plans
* BVG ticket discount (50%)
* MPB Employee discount and uplifts
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
* Learning Management System (the "MPB Learning Lab")- You'll have access to thousands of free courses to up-skill in any areas you'd like, personal or professional
* Enhanced paid parental leave
* Summer and winter employee events
* Financial assistance scheme
* Milestone Gifts - €150 Amazon voucher to celebrate the arrival of your new baby; €150 Amazon voucher for you and your partner when you tie the knot or enter into a civil partnership
* Dog friendly office