NOWEDA operates a critical infrastructure for medication distribution to independent pharmacies, moving from legacy PL/SQL systems into C# and modern cloud-native tooling (Kubernetes, Kafka, Databricks). The tech-stack shift—combined with active projects in SIEM, automated reporting, and security hardening—signals an organization modernizing its logistics backbone for faster decision-making and threat detection. Engineering hiring remains steady but lean, with data and security posture-building emerging as priority areas.
NOWEDA is a pharmaceutical cooperative wholesale distributor owned and operated by approximately 9,300 pharmacists across Germany. For over 85 years, the company has functioned as the central distribution hub for local pharmacies, delivering medications and pharmacy goods daily from a catalog of over 160,000 items. The organization operates 20 distribution centers nationwide and generates over €10 billion in annual revenue. NOWEDA supplies critical medication inventory to independent pharmacy networks and manages the logistics of same-day delivery across the country.
Core stack: C#, ASP.NET Core, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Kafka. Analytics: Power BI, Databricks, Python, Shiny. Infrastructure: Docker, Linux, Windows Server, AIX. Currently migrating from PL/SQL to C#.
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The company operates 20 distribution centers across the country.
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