Junior Software Engineer (all genders)

THE ROLE AND THE TEAM

As a Junior Backend Engineer, you collaborate closely with Search Engine Optimisation Experts and implement solutions to help our customers to find the perfect matches for their fashion related searches.

Our team is responsible for the content visibility and discovery of articles via search engines and for our customers. We take care of the indexation and exposure of articles and fashion related content to make sure that Zalando ranks highly in search results. Thus providing customers the ability to discover the articles that they are looking for in our shop. Managing this multitude of information is a challenging task. 
Another important task of the team is to ensure that the metadata on the pages in our shop is up to date, reflecting for example seasonality and trends.
In order to fulfil these objectives we operate a large number of services, all working together in a microservice setup. The performance of our systems is vital for both Zalando and our consumers, therefore it is important to make them robust, reliable and highly available from the get go. 
Our software products are built with Scala, Kotlin, JavaScript (partially also TypeScript) and deployed as microservices on AWS using Kubernetes. 

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)

• Create highly scalable solutions and own the entire development cycle - from architecture design to implementation, testing and maintenance.

• Own your code and decide on the technologies and tools to deliver as well as operate large-scale applications, based on a microservices architecture.

• Take an active role in understanding business requirements and translating them into technological solutions.

• Own service operational duties, including monitoring and keeping them up running and healthy

• “Solve something that matters” -  solve business problems in the best possible way, while being a highly dynamic team which embraces change.

WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF YOU HAVE

• A solid grasp of computer science fundamentals with a degree in Computer Science or a related field combined with a strong capacity for solving complex problems.

• Experience with building applications in one of our preferred technologies, like Kotlin, Scala or any JVM based programming language.

• Cloud architecture experience (preferably but not limited to AWS and Kubernetes) is a plus.

• Experience with maintaining databases (preferably PostgreSQL) and designing well defined database schemas is a plus.

• Embracing the "You build it, you run it" approach: experience managing services end-to-end, from developing to deploying to monitoring and incident support.

• Knowledge in design patterns, data and API specifications, quality assurance and testing methods.

• Great communication skills in English.

OUR OFFER 

Zalando provides a range of benefits, here’s an overview of what you can expect. Ask your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about what we offer. Learn all about Zalando and our values here: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/?gh_src=22377bdd1us 

• Employee shares program

• 40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Zalando Lounge, discounts from external partners

• 2 paid volunteering days a year

• Hybrid working model with 60%  remote per week, actual practice is up to each team to best support their collaboration  

• Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year

• 27 days of vacation a year to start

• Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)

• Family services, including counselling and support

• Health and wellbeing options (including Gympass)

• Mental health support and coaching available​