Head of Web Development (w / m / d) eCommerce
Holzland Becker Open · verified Sep 24, 2026 At a glance
Leadership Ecommerce Marketing role at Holzland Becker. Offenbach am Main · full-time.
Pay not stated Ecommerce Marketing salary
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What you'll do
- You'll set the architecture direction and design e-commerce systems, interfaces, and core components
- You'll assess technologies, frameworks, and systems to guide make-or-buy choices and platform expansion
- You'll turn business needs from Product Management, Marketing, and other teams into scalable technical solutions
- You'll own platform stability, security, scalability, performance, and improvements to CI/CD and agile workflows
- You'll lead and mentor developers while supporting career growth and planning team capacity
What you bring
- You bring a computer science degree, comparable training, or equivalent practical qualifications
- You offer extensive agile software development experience, ideally in a senior lead or head role
- You know JavaScript frameworks such as Vue.js and Nuxt.js, plus Shopware or comparable e-commerce platforms
- You have led and scaled development teams and understand system architecture, API design, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps
- You communicate technical roadmaps clearly with an analytical, strategic, and assertive approach
Who this fits
This role suits a technical leader who can shape architecture, guide strategic technology choices, and lead a development team. You’ll work across Product Management, Marketing, and other business units while translating business needs into technical solutions. The role is based in Offenbach am Main with hybrid work.
From the employer
With our brands Holzprofi24 and Leondo, we operate some of the leading e-commerce platforms for Home & Garden in Europe. We combine modern web technologies, data-driven online marketing, and powerful logistics to deliver an outstanding shopping experience for our customers. To lead our web development team both strategically and operationally, we are looking for a Head of Web Development who will shape our system landscape technically and visionarily, drive sustainable architectural decisions, and provide professional leadership for our development team.
As our Technology Lead, you own the long-term direction of our technical architecture, designing complex e-commerce systems, interfaces, and core components to pave the way for future growth
Evaluating new technologies, frameworks, and systems is a core part of your role, playing a decisive part in strategic make-or-buy decisions and proactively driving the expansion of our platforms
Working closely with Product Management, Marketing, and other business units, you act as a strategic bridge, translating complex business requirements into high-performing, scalable, and future-proof technical solutions
Ultimate accountability for the stability, security, scalability, and performance of our platforms rests in your hands, combined with the continuous optimization of our development workflows from CI/CD to agile methodologies
With empathy and structure, you assume the functional leadership and mentoring of our development team, fostering the individual career growth of your team members and sustainably managing resource and capacity planning
A degree in Computer Science, a comparable professional education, or equivalent practical qualifications, combined with extensive, long-term experience in agile software development – ideally with a track record in a senior lead or head-of role
Profound, battle-tested knowledge of JavaScript frameworks (such as Vue.js / Nuxt.js) as well as experience with Shopware or comparable e-commerce platforms
Proven track record of leading, motivating, and scaling development teams, with a passion for fostering a modern, open, and collaborative engineering culture
Deep understanding of complex system architectures, API design, cloud infrastructures, and modern DevOps practices
Highly analytical and strategic mindset, strong assertiveness, and excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate technical roadmaps and visions clearly to non-technical stakeholders
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