2 days ago
Berlin, GermanyMid Level
Responsibilities
- Design and build scalable frontend web applications primarily with React.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Product Designers, and Backend Engineers across Zalando.
- Write clean, performant, and maintainable code using AI-assisted programming tools.
- Promote technical quality, testing standards, operational excellence, and reliability across frontend systems.
- Develop user-centric tooling and web applications that support sourcing, purchasing, and operational workflows.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of recent industry experience as a Frontend Software Engineer.
- Excellent web engineering skills with React as the primary stack.
- Strong problem-solving abilities, design awareness, and a passion for polished user experiences.
- Experience with AWS and cloud-native application deployment pipelines.
- Affinity for AI-assisted programming and AI productivity tools.
- Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems; event-driven architecture is preferred.
- Advocacy for operational excellence and a product engineering mindset.
- Very good communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Benefits
- 27 days of annual holiday initially for full-time employees, increasing by one day per calendar year up to 30 days.
- Two paid volunteering days per year.
- Employee shares program.
- Discounts on Zalando, Lounge by Zalando, and selected external partner products.
- Relocation assistance subject to prior agreement.
- Family services, counseling, health and wellbeing options, and mental health support and coaching.
- Training platform access and biannual peer-to-peer reviews.
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.