Responsibilities
- Own ambiguous technical challenges from design through production operation.
- Build scalable and compliant backend serving capabilities integrated with Zalando’s microservices architecture.
- Develop customer-facing web and mobile features for Boards’ inspiration, curation, and connection experiences.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, UX Designers, stakeholders, and Applied Science teams to shape technical roadmaps.
- Support product experimentation through A/B testing frameworks.
- Improve engineering quality, technical debt, CI/CD, testing, system performance, monitoring, and observability.
- Mentor junior and mid-level team members and promote software-design best practices.
Requirements
- Highly proficient experience developing large-scale applications with TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), and Node.js.
- Robust experience with React and a deep understanding of GraphQL and REST architectural styles.
- Proven experience building backend microservices, robust API endpoints, and working with DynamoDB, Kotlin, and Spring Boot.
- Hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and Docker.
- Practical knowledge of frontend monitoring, performance optimization, and observability tools.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to critical feedback.
Benefits
- 40% discount on products sold and shipped by Zalando.
- Two paid volunteering days per year.
- Hybrid working model.
- Work from abroad for up to 30 working days per year.
- 27 days of vacation per year to start.
- One-time allowance for an ergonomic workstation outside the Zalando office.
- Opt-in health and dental insurance.
- Opt-in pension trust fund with up to 10% matching.
- Life assurance and income protection.
- Cycle to Work Scheme and Tax Saver Commuter Tickets.
- Employee shares program.
- Family services, counseling, and support.
- Health and wellbeing options including Wellhub, plus mental health support and coaching.
- Professional development through a training platform and biannual peer-to-peer reviews.
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About Zalando
Welcome to Zalando. Here’s some key info about us: Our position and vision: - We’re Europe’s leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle. - Founded in Berlin in 2008, we bring head-to-toe fashion to more than 50 million active customers in 25 markets; offering clothes, footwear, accessories, and beauty. - We're building the ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle ecommerce. Our offering: - Our assortment of international brands ranges from world-famous names to local labels - Our platform is a one-stop fashion destination for inspiration, innovation, and interaction - As Europe’s most fashionable tech company, we work hard to find digital solutions for every aspect of the fashion journey: for our customers, partners, and friends of our brand. - Our logistics network with 12 centrally located fulfillment centers allows us to efficiently serve our customers throughout Europe, supported by warehouses in Italy, France, Poland, and Sweden with a focus on local customer needs. Our beliefs: - Our ambition is to combine our passion for self-expression through fashion with our unwavering commitments to sustainability and D&I - We promote an inclusive corporate culture that welcomes different perspectives and brings together people from diverse backgrounds. We want to ensure a non-discriminatory and supportive working environment for each of our employees to thrive. It’s a journey that all teams are on together, centered around the values we uphold. - We believe that our integration of fashion, operations, and online technology gives us the capability to deliver a compelling value proposition to both our customers and fashion brand partners.