Frontend Engineer (Typescript / React) - Emerging Propositions

Zalando fulfills more than 200 million orders every year and the volumes are increasing. Whenever a customer experiences our shop the technology is at the scene and behind the scenes - software makes our systems work. Emerging Propositions is a growing multi-disciplinary group of engineers, data scientists, business developers, product designers, and product managers in Helsinki and Berlin, working to inspire each individual customer with meaningful fashion moments beyond transactions in a very personalized way.

As part of the Emerging Propositions teams you will be involved in exciting projects that primarily focus on our customers' experience in the beauty, designer, and pre-owned domains. This Frontend Engineer role provides a unique opportunity to collaborate in a multidisciplinary team of mobile, web, and backend engineers and shape the next chapter for fashion and lifestyle experience for tens of millions of 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)

• You develop high-quality and responsive user interfaces for web applications for both Zalando customers and internal stakeholders (internal tools), using modern frontend frameworks such as React. You are proud of your craft. You write modular, testable, and maintainable code that can be easily understood and modified by your future-self and other team members.

• You collaborate with product managers to refine and clarify product requirements. You collaborate with designers to create visually appealing interfaces that meet user needs. You work closely with backend engineers to design APIs contracts, develop backend-for-frontend, and integrate APIs to frontend components. You love to participate in system design for the whole system and show strong desire to learn beyond your domain of expertise. 

• You are a product-oriented and proactive-problem solver. You like to put yourself in customers' shoes and are willing to pick up new tools to solve customer problems. You take ownership of your work and exhibit a strong sense of responsibility.

• You are humble. You can see opportunities for growth in everyday situations. You proactively seek feedback, constructively share your thoughts, and respect the opinions and experiences of others.

• You continuously strive to become a better team player. You are willing to go out of your comfort zone to help the team achieve goals. You are brave to raise your opinion when things seem to go off track.

WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

• A few years of professional programming experience in web development using TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and Node.js

• Experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React

• Experience with Graphql

• Good understanding of how to work with REST services and APIs

• Extra points from experience with Server Side Rendering and SSR framework such as NextJs, cloud computing (preferably AWS), backend development using other programming languages such as Go and Java, designing and evolving synchronously and asynchronous APIs and familiarity with design tools such as Figma

• Good communication and collaboration skills

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to details

• Commitment to continuous learning and self-improvement

• You have positive energy and no-job-is-beneath-you attitude and you’re a team player with an attitude of accountability, knowledge-sharing and self direction and you enjoy contributing to team’s ways of working

OUR OFFER

• Centrally located and accessible office in Kamppi, Helsinki city center, with diverse working and entertainment spaces and healthy snacks and drinks available.

• Hybrid work model of up to 60% remote work and flexible working times.

• 40% Zalando shopping discount for employees, employee share shop, bike benefit, and Edenred benefits for lunch, sports and culture, commuting and massage.

• Extensive occupational health care and child care benefits.

• Additional holidays and volunteering time off.

• Supportive and active international community of colleagues for onboarding, mentoring, continued learning and for having fun through diverse offering of meetups and events, knowledge guilds and Employee Resource Groups with open source commitment.

• Relocation assistance for internationals.

Learn all about Zalando and our values here: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/?gh_src=22377bdd1us. For more information about our office and teams in Helsinki, please visit: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/where-we-work/helsinki

Please note that all applications must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via email.