[Hiring] (Senior) n8n Business Automation Developer @Kaufland e-commerce

Role Description

Your tasks – this is what awaits you in detail:

• You automate complex business processes in a reliable and maintainable way, using tools like 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.

Qualifications

• 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 enjoy working in an international environment and you are fluent in English (C1); good German skills (B2) are a plus.

Benefits

• 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!
• Do you want to move to Germany? No problem – we offer you an attractive relocation package to give you a smooth start.
• 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 subsidise your train season ticket for more mobility.
• Employee Discount: You will receive a monthly coupon for Kaufland.de.
• Free choice of operating system: MacOS or Ubuntu Linux, 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. We cover the costs for relevant conferences, training opportunities, and approved team workshops to strengthen personal interactions.