1 day ago
Berlin, GermanySenior
Responsibilities
- Build and operate production systems for optimisation, forecasting, machine learning, and Generative AI use cases.
- Design scalable data and ML pipelines using Python, Databricks, Spark, Airflow, and dbt with reliable failure handling and clear data contracts.
- Provide reusable training, evaluation, deployment, and experiment-tracking capabilities for Applied Scientists.
- Productionise models by automating deployment, monitoring quality and performance, and making model behaviour traceable in production.
- Develop and operate Databricks jobs and Dockerised applications running as Kubernetes pods.
- Build operational dashboards, alerts, and runbooks for system visibility and incident response.
- Translate business rules and decision requirements into maintainable software components.
- Improve standards for system design, testing, code review, CI/CD, observability, and operational ownership.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience building and operating production data or ML systems, such as in MLOps, data engineering, ML platforms, or ML product development.
- Maintainable production Python skills and familiarity with automated testing, code review, and CI/CD.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals in reliability, scalability, observability, and maintainable system design.
- Understanding of cloud workload deployment and execution using AWS, Docker containers, and Kubernetes.
- Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders and the ability to turn ambiguous problems into dependable systems.
- Experience with Generative AI products, including LLM evaluation and monitoring, is preferred.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as Codex, Claude Code, or Copilot is welcome.
Benefits
- Employee shares program.
- Discounts including 40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Lounge by Zalando, and external partner discounts.
- Two paid volunteering days per year.
- 27 days of vacation per year initially for full-time employees.
- Relocation assistance subject to prior agreement.
- Family services, counseling, health and wellbeing options, mental health support, and coaching.
- Training platform access and biannual peer-to-peer review.
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About Zalando
Zalando operates a European online fashion and lifestyle platform where consumers shop apparel, footwear, accessories, and beauty, and brands sell via its marketplace. The public company, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Berlin, runs its own logistics network and serves over 50 million active customers across 25 markets. Its business spans direct e-commerce, partner services, and payments and risk systems that support the platform’s operations.