1 day ago
Berlin, GermanySenior
Responsibilities
- Architect and implement Zalando’s next-generation AI-driven search engine using Neural Search on Elasticsearch.
- Modernize and scale real-time data ingestion systems using Kafka and Flink to process millions of updates.
- Develop core search platform capabilities for personalized discovery experiences.
- Lead platform-wide infrastructure projects, including search-index consolidation and core-service migrations.
- Support operational readiness and reliability for high-traffic events such as Cyber Week.
- Collaborate with engineers, applied scientists, and product partners to translate product requirements into reusable platform capabilities.
Requirements
- Extensive experience building large-scale search engines, preferably in e-commerce.
- Expertise with Elasticsearch or equivalent distributed search systems such as Lucene, OpenSearch, or Solr.
- Experience designing and building high-throughput real-time data ingestion pipelines with Kafka, Flink, or equivalent stream-processing frameworks.
- High proficiency in a JVM language such as Java, Kotlin, or Scala.
- Deep understanding of distributed-systems architecture, concurrency, and performance optimization.
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Benefits
- Employee shares program.
- 40% discount on fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% discount on Zalando Lounge, and external-partner discounts.
- Two paid volunteering days per year.
- 27 vacation days per year for Zalando SE.
- Relocation assistance subject to prior agreement.
- Family services, counseling, health and wellbeing options including Gympass, and mental health support and coaching.
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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.