1 day ago
Berlin, GermanyMid Level
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement forecasting and planning software for logistics network decision-making and capacity allocation.
- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable Python code for logistics network planning projects.
- Own the full development lifecycle, including solution design, testing, implementation, and maintenance.
- Collaborate with subject matter experts to resolve operational challenges and identify solutions.
- Work with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, communicate status, and deliver project milestones.
Requirements
- Have 3+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.
- Ideally have experience building machine learning models for forecasting, optimization, or advanced planning.
- Build robust, scalable, and high-performance systems.
- Demonstrate proficiency in SQL, relational data warehouses, ETL design and development, and pipeline orchestration.
- Have experience with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.
- Have strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Have experience with technical documentation and user guides.
- Have experience with Databricks.
- Actively use agentic development practices through tools such as Claude or Copilot.
Benefits
- 27 days of annual holiday for full-time employees initially, increasing by one day per calendar year up to 30 days.
- 40% discount on fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Lounge by Zalando, and external partner discounts.
- Family support, counselling, and dedicated services for parents and carers.
- Company pension scheme and employee shares programme.
- Health and wellbeing options, including Wellhub, plus mental health support and coaching.
- Training platform access and biannual peer-to-peer reviews.
- Two paid volunteering days per year.
- Relocation assistance subject to prior agreement.
Categories
Data EngineeringML Engineering
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.