REWE digital
The largest IT unit within the REWE Group — one of Europe's leading retail and tourism cooperatives. With ~2,500 employees across 12 locations in 5 countries, REWE digital builds the digital infrastructure powering online grocery delivery, autonomous stores, fulfillment centers, payment systems, and checkout solutions for 85 million weekly customers. Their tagline: 'Your Home of IT.'
As the REWE Group's strategic IT partner, we deploy smart technologies to optimise shopping experiences and work processes. We are the hub where the physical and digital infrastructures converge. We connect, simplify, modernise and secure — to safeguard the success of the REWE Group and the digital future of retail.
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About the Company
2,500
Employees
Established / Growth — mature internal technology arm of cooperative
Stage
Not separately funded; financed through REWE Group internal investment (€16 billion planned 2024–2028)
Funding
~€920M (rewe.de e-commerce, 2024); REWE Group total: €96 billion
Revenue
22,200
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📍 HQ: Domstrasse 20, D-50668 Cologne, Germany
📈 #1 in German online grocery delivery; REWE Group is Germany's #2 overall grocery retailer; rewe.de ranks #9 among all German e-commerce stores
Legal: REWE digital GmbH · Valuation: Not separately valued; REWE Group equity: €11 billion (2024)
Reg: HRB 78670 (Amtsgericht Köln)
Managing Directors: Martin Fluch (CIO, REWE International AG — joined Jan 2025), Guido Hoepfner (COO — joined Oct 2024), Dr. André Marburger (CTO), Stefan Matzelle (CCO), Dr. Robert Zores (CDIO)
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🛠️ Engineering & Work Culture
Engineering Culture
Strong feedback culture with retros, open question rounds, weekly stand-ups, tech talks, Unconferences, and 'best practices & failure stories' sharing. Mistakes explicitly encouraged as learning opportunities. Agile team coaches embedded in teams. Scaled from 2 to 48+ development teams. Active open-source culture with 12+ public GitHub repositories. Internal 'Tech Tenor' anonymous satisfaction tool.
Work Environment
Hybrid
Remote Work Policy
Trust-based working hours (Vertrauensarbeitszeit). Working from home and in the office enjoy equal status. Teams collectively decide on their working arrangements. No strict office requirement but no fully remote contracts.
Methodology
Agile (Scrum/Kanban) with cross-functional product teams, DevOps ('build and run'), domain-driven design, microservices architecture
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🌈 Diversity & Inclusion
Five priority dimensions: gender identity, sociocultural origin, sexual orientation, generations, physical/mental abilities. Programs include Hackdays4Girls, SHINE initiative, female management development, gender pay gap reduction. PRIDE Index certified.