THE ROLE & THE TEAM
As a Backend Engineer, you will be delivering a direct impact to more than 50 million Zalando customers in 25 countries and growing. You will be building systems that will solve major customer challenges around inspiration & entertainment in fashion & lifestyle e-commerce and build systems to take customer experience to the next level.
We are looking for a strong individual with a track record of delivering highly scalable, critical-path services who are looking to further grow in their professional career by building systems that directly influence the onsite experience of millions of Zalando customers.
INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN
At Zalando, our vision is to be inclusive by design. And this vision starts with our hiring - we do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, personal expression, ethnicity, religious belief, or disability status. You are welcome to leave out your picture, age, or marital status from your application. We only assess candidates on their qualifications and merit.
We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support you throughout the hiring process.
do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy:
https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/dobetter-our-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy
Our employee resource groups: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/our-employee-resource-groups
WHAT WE’D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)
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Be a part of an agile, experienced backend engineering team to build systems for Entertainment and Inspiration with a major focus on serving capabilities for our clients.
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Design, build and maintain large-scale backend microservices using technologies such as Java, Kotlin, Scala, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, and Kubernetes.
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Decide on the technologies and tools to deliver and operate scalable microservice-based applications on AWS.
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Ensure a state-of-the-art software development methodology.
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Interact with various teams and stakeholders with different backgrounds and with a large spectrum of competencies.
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Share your knowledge with your colleagues helping them to grow their technical skills.
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Help us become better, provide active feedback, mentor and support the development of more junior colleagues.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
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3+ years of professional software development experience.
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Ability to design large-scale resilient distributed microservices on a cloud infrastructure (preferably Kubernetes and AWS).
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Experience with JVM-based languages (Java, Kotlin, Scala).
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Experience with REST APIs design and event-driven architectures.
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Experience with scaling a large-scale Database system (SQL or no-SQL).
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Advocating for agile processes, operational excellence, and coding best practices such as clean code, readability, and test-driven development.
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, experience in writing technical documentation.
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Collaboration with engineering teams, managers, and product stakeholders from different backgrounds.
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Strong analytical skills.
OUR OFFER
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Culture of trust, empowerment and constructive feedback with internal guilds and Employee Resource Groups, knowledge sharing through tech talks and open source commitment, internal tech academy and blogs, product demos, meetups, parties and events.
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Competitive salary and employee shares program.
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40% Zalando discount of products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Zalando Lounge and additional discounts from external partners
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Extensive onboarding, mentoring and training opportunities and an international team of experts to work with
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Relocation assistance for internationals
Learn all about Zalando and our values here: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/?gh_src=22377bdd1us.
If you think you have what it takes, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!
Top Skills
What We Do
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
- Our vision is to become The Starting Point For Fashion.
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 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.
