THE ROLE
Scento runs its own storefront in Next.js and its own commerce backend on Medusa, Node.js, TypeScript and PostgreSQL, with a checkout built in-house on Stripe. It serves customers in 27 European markets, and seasonal peaks such as the perfume advent calendar put real pressure on every layer.
As Staff Full-Stack Engineer you set the technical direction. You make the hard architectural calls, raise the bar for performance and reliability, and pull the engineers around you forward. Success means a platform that stays fast, safe and easy to change as Scento scales.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Shape the architecture of Scento's commerce platform across the Next.js storefront and the Medusa backend on PostgreSQL.
- Build and harden Scento's own checkout with Stripe, including multi-currency and multi-language support.
- Lead on performance and Core Web Vitals so every page feels instant on every device.
- Drive reliability, observability and security, from monitoring to incident learning.
- Set engineering standards, review code and mentor engineers at every level.
- Work directly with product, growth and operations on features that move the business.
WHAT YOU'LL BRING
- 10+ years building production web systems, several of them at staff or principal level.
- Expert TypeScript, React and Next.js, with strong Node.js and PostgreSQL.
- Experience with payments, headless commerce or high-traffic e-commerce.
- Fluent English.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Salary at the top of the market plus an annual performance bonus.
- Remote-friendly within the EU, with offices in Paris (Place Vendôme) and Berlin.
- The equipment of your choice and a home-office budget.
- A personal learning budget of €2,500 a year for courses, conferences and books.
- 30 days of paid holiday a year, plus public holidays.
- A generous monthly perfume allowance to explore the whole catalogue.
- Real ownership and fast decisions in a company scaling quickly across Europe.
SALARY AND HOW TO APPLY
Salary: €140,000 – €185,000 gross per year, full-time, permanent contract, plus an annual performance bonus.
Location: Berlin or Paris, or remote from anywhere in the EU.
To apply, email your CV and LinkedIn profile (and portfolio, if you have one) to careers@scento.com with “Staff Full-Stack Engineer (Next.js, Medusa)” in the subject line.
Apply: https://www.scento.com/careers/staff-full-stack-engineer