Assistant Manager Software Engineering (1-Year Contract)

At PUMA, we are in constant pursuit of faster. That extends beyond our support of the fastest athletes in the world. We also work to be fast in how we adapt to and connect with the constantly changing world around us. Through innovative design, iconic footwear and apparel, and authentic partnerships, we aim to always push what’s next in both sport and culture.

PUMA supports over 21,000 employees across 120+ countries. The PUMA Group owns the brand PUMA, Cobra Golf and stichd, and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany.

YOUR MISSION

• Design and build automation workflows and business systems in Python and JavaScript/TypeScript, with Rust where performance justifies it.
• Build integrations between systems and keep them running reliably in production, with sensible failure handling.
• Troubleshoot production issues in existing workflows and fix the root cause, not just the symptom.
• Own quality for what you ship: test plans, automated suites (unit, API, endtoend) running in CI/CD, and defects driven through to closure.
• Work with process owners to map how things run today and design something better before automating it.
• Mentor engineers and QA analysts, review their work, and hold it to the team's engineering standards.
• Document workflows, system changes and operational runbooks, and keep them current.

YOUR TALENT

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or a related discipline.
• 4 to 6 years in software development, automation or quality engineering, including 1 to 2 years leading a project or mentoring others.
• Strong Python and JavaScript/TypeScript, solid SQL.
• Comfortable reviewing others' code and giving feedback that improves it.
• Test automation running in CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins or equivalent).
• API design and testing (Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI).
• Experience with external facing systems: authentication, role based permissions, data segregation between partners, audit logging.
• Familiarity with cloud native architecture and conversational AI orchestration is a plus.
• Experience in a similar role in sporting goods / fashion / manufacturing / supply chain is a plus.
• Team player with a joyful approach to work and a passion for Sports.
• Fluent English, written and verbal.