(Senior) Business Automation Developer (all genders)

Permanent Contract, Full-or Part-Time, Remote or Cologne / Düsseldorf / Darmstadt / Berlin

Who we are

We operate the international online marketplaces of Kaufland: Several thousand sellers and millions of products make us one of the fastest growing online marketplaces. Ours is a dynamic corporate culture that merges a start-up mentality with the opportunities offered by a large corporation. We combine knowledge and many years of experience in e-commerce with flat hierarchies and a highly motivated team. 
We love flexibility! You have the freedom to choose whether you want to work remotely (within Germany) or at one of our offices in Cologne, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf, or in our co-working space in Berlin. You decide what works best for you!
Day by day, our Tech & Product Team of about 400 experts pursues the goal of creating the best possible customer shopping experience for our online marketplace. Through innovative technical developments, they not only create an outstanding shopping experience but also lay the foundation for an optimal selling experience for our sellers. Learn more about our division, areas, and cross-functional teams here!
We are seeking a (Senior) Business Automation Developer (all genders) for our growing Business Automation team where you can collaborate with cross-departmental teams to automate processes, leveraging AI and bleeding-edge tools to support our growing business. After your onboarding, you will have the opportunity to work directly within the business departments to combine technical and process-related skills into a role that helps to shape the future of E-Commerce.

Your tasks – this is what awaits you in detail

• You automate complex business processes in a reliable and maintainable way, using tools like Claude and n8n
• You create and optimize AI agents using modern LLMs and related tooling (prompting, retrieval, evaluation/guardrails, RAG)
• You partner with business departments to analyze, redesign, and automate new and existing processes from discovery to rollout
• You collaborate with our Center of Excellence for Automation to propose, prioritize, and lead initiatives that improve our automation and AI platforms
• You work cross-functionally with technical experts, product managers, and business leaders to share best practices, document patterns, and enable self-serve automation across the company

Your profile – this is what we expect from you

• You are comfortable scripting in JavaScript for n8n Function nodes or have equivalent experience (foundational programming skills, Python experience, etc.)
• You have experience with automation/orchestration tools like n8n, Zapier, Make, etc.
• You are comfortable integrating SaaS tools and internal systems via APIs, webhooks, OAuth, and event-driven patterns
• You are proficient with APIs and data manipulation: JSON, REST, SQL for joins/aggregations, and the occasional regex
• Experience with prompt engineering and building AI Agents is a plus
• You are a strong communicator who can explain trade-offs to both business and engineering stakeholders and create concise documentation/playbooks
• You are fluent in English (C1) and enjoy working in an international environment

What we offer

• Create your own work-life balance: You have the flexibility to choose between working remotely (within Germany) or from one of our locations in Cologne, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf, or in Berlin!
• Urban Sports Club and RSG Group Fitness Studios: Get top deals for fitness, swimming, yoga and more
• Mental Well-Being: We support you on your well-being journey with special offerings such as Instahelp, the digital platform for online psychological counseling
• Vacation & Sabbatical: Enjoy 30 days of vacation per year and the opportunity to take a sabbatical once you have been part of the team for a certain period!
• Option for Pluxee restaurant vouchers: Buy Pluxee vouchers through us and benefit from tax-advantaged meal allowances!
• ‘Deutschlandticket’: We subsidize your train season ticket for more mobility
• Employee Discount: You will receive a monthly coupon for Kaufland.de
• Free choice of hardware: Mac or Lenovo, it's up to you
• Boost your growth: Benefit from our online language learning programs, diverse in-house training, and our automated 360-degree feedback
• This is who we are: Our dynamic culture combines flat hierarchies, a start-up mentality, an international team of over 65 nationalities, and the strength of the Schwarz Group to provide you an agile and secure working environment.
• We are team players: From day one, you will connect not only with your team but also with others through our digital onboarding journey, the buddy program, and regular team and company events, all-hands meetings, powerful mornings, and much more!

Check out our Principles & our blog for even more insights into our company culture!

Diversity at Kaufland e-commerce

We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of skin colour, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, ethnic origin, religion and ideology. We are signatories to the Charta der Vielfalt (German Diversity Charter) – because we know that extraordinary things can only be achieved with diversity. Read more here! When applying, you can optionally include your pronouns in your resume.
Why are you the perfect fit for this position?
Don't bother with cover letters - we're interested in facts and figures! Feel free to share your Github profile with us in your application.
As we have very international teams, we would highly appreciate it to receive your CV or profile link in English.
We are looking forward to your application!
Kaufland e-commerce Services GmbH & Co. KG
Postal address:
Habsburgerring 2
50674 Köln Your contact person: Verena Schilmann