Staff Engineer

Join to apply for the Staff Engineer - Golang / PHP role at Ankorstore. About Us Launched in 2019 by four co‑founders, experts in the retail and marketplace sectors, Ankorstore has established itself as Europe’s leading B2B platform connecting brands and independent retailers. Ankorstore is built on a simple yet vital insight: independent retailers are essential to the vibrancy and attractiveness of our town centres. However, faced with evolving consumer habits and the dominance of mass retail and e‑commerce, these local businesses often struggle to adapt and innovate. To address this challenge, Ankorstore has developed an innovative, global, and technology‑driven solution that enables independent retailers to diversify their product ranges while benefiting from competitive commercial terms. Brands, in turn, benefit from a strong network and efficient tools to extend their reach and boost their activity. By empowering retailers to compete with major players, Ankorstore aims to transform long‑term collaboration between brands and retailers As a Staff Engineer at Ankorstore, you are one of the most senior technical contributors in the company. You will drive architectural thinking at squad level while contributing directly to key initiatives. Reporting directly to the VP Product & Tech, you act as: A technical partner to leadership, shaping the architectural vision. An embedded expert in squads, guiding complex technical decisions and unlocking execution. A multiplier for the whole engineering organisation, raising technical quality and helping teams adopt modern patterns. You influence at org‑level through clarity, expertise, and deep problem‑solving. You help squads build systems that align with our long‑term modular platform strategy to bring the most value to our customers. This role asks for strong ownership, broad impact, and the ability to move seamlessly from hands‑on work to architectural guidance. Main Responsibilities Architecture & System Design Own key architectural decisions inside one or several domains, ensuring alignment with Ankorstore’s tech vision. Translate the long‑term architecture strategy into practical designs that squads can execute. Drive the adoption of modular, API‑first, event‑driven, and data‑centric design patterns. Participate in design reviews and challenge proposals with constructive, high‑level technical judgment. Execution & Delivery Contribute hands‑on to complex technical components, refactors, and mission‑critical projects. Debug and resolve systemic issues across services, infrastructure, and data flows. Champion performance, scalability, and reliability across squads. Technical Leadership Coach Senior Engineers and elevate their architectural thinking. Promote best engineering practices, raising the bar on code quality, testing, observability, and documentation. Cross‑Functional Alignment Partner with Product, Data, and Platform leaders to build coherent solutions. Ensure technical solutions directly support our brand‑first OS strategy and services expansion. Innovation & Continuous Improvement Explore technologies (AI integration, event‑driven workflows, platformization trends) and push prototypes that create leverage. Identify long‑term opportunities to improve foundations and reduce complexity. Tech stack Back‑end: PHP 8.3, Laravel 10, Golang Front‑end: Vue 2/3, Nuxt 3/4, TypeScript, Vuex/Pinia, Sass, PostCSS, Vite, Storybook, Chromatic, Tailwind QA: Vitest, Jest, Cypress Infrastructure: GCP, Kubernetes, Istio/Envoy, MySQL, Redis Tools: GitHub, CircleCI, Sentry, Notion, Grafana, Docker, Jira, Figma IA: MCP and agent home‑made Preferred Experience 8+ years of engineering experience, including 2+ years in Staff+, Tech Lead, or equivalent senior IC roles. Proven ability to design, evolve, and scale complex distributed systems. Experience driving architectural initiatives inside fast‑paced product organisations. Experience with microservices, event‑driven architectures, and domain modeling. Strong hands‑on proficiency in one or more of Ankorstore’s core backend languages (PHP, Golang). Demonstrated influence across multiple teams without formal authority. Excellent communication skills—able to simplify and explain architecture to technical and non‑technical audiences. Comfortable working in English. Benefits / Perks All employees are automatically covered by Health Insurance & Life Insurance (SideCare). Partnered with Swile for meal vouchers. Access to Leeto – an exclusive discounts, cultural activities, holiday vouchers platform. Paid leaves + RTT. Modern offices located in Paris (Opéra). Sana Labs – dynamic learning platform with customized training experiences. Learning more about Ankorstore Visit our website, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Welcome to the Jungle. Read media coverage: "How to build a 2 billion unicorn in under 3 years", Rewild Retail, "Ankorstore is shaping the shopping of the future", Mary Portas & Ankorstore. Ankorstore is proud to be an equal‑opportunity workplace dedicated to promoting diversity. We don’t discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. 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