Senior Android Software Engineer - Lounge by Zalando (all genders)

THE ROLE & THE TEAM
As Senior Software Engineer (Android), you will be joining a cross functional team that will shape the next chapter in Lounge by Zalando customer experience. This role offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of mobile, web, and backend engineers, and as well as working closely with Product Managers and Product Designers. We’ll support your growth and provide opportunities to work with modern technologies.

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

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!
At Zalando, our vision is to be the leading pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce – one that thrives on diversity and is truly inclusive by design. We believe that diverse teams fuel innovation and creativity, and we actively seek out talent from all backgrounds.
We actively seek to reduce bias in our hiring and employment processes, focusing on your qualifications, skills, and contributions. To support this, we kindly ask that you refrain from including personal details such as your photo, age, or marital status in your CV, ensuring a fair and equitable evaluation based solely on your abilities and potential.

We are committed to providing an exceptional and accessible candidate experience for everyone. If you require any accommodations to support you throughout the hiring process, please let us know – we are here to assist you.

Discover more about our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/our-culture/diversity-and-inclusion

WHAT WE’D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)

• You will be part of a cross functional team and play a key role in solution design, planning, development, delivery, operating and improving scalable software solutions for Android application of Lounge by Zalando.

• Together with your multidisciplinary team, you  contribute to the codebases and you lean on your Android experience and skill set, write robust, testable and maintainable code aiming at very high quality and clean code.

• Take an active role in work towards reducing ambiguity, understanding business requirements and translating them into technical solutions and requirements.

• Collaborate closely with Product Management and UX Design to refine designs and functional requirements and you create test cases to be verified during development and feature releases.

• Proactively suggest and implement improvements while driving the technical design of new features and architectural proposals to ensure scalability, testability, and maintainability.

• Participate in code reviews, adhere to best practices sharing and developing your expertise together with your team and you use feedback as an opportunity for growth.

• Stay up-to-date with the latest announcements from Google IO, as well as new Android frameworks, tools, and technologies, to ensure development processes remain modern and efficient.

• Proactively help in the growth of juniors and peers in your team and beyond.

 
WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

• You have 5+ years of professional Android development experience with strong proficiency in Kotlin, and you are eager to work with new technologies, challenge yourself, and deliver high-quality code.

• Proficient in working with RESTful APIs, JSON, and networking, along with expertise in software design patterns and paradigms.

• You have made the applications resilient and reliable and you write well structured, readable, and maintainable code that’s covered by unit tests.

• You have hands-on experience with profiling, debugging, and optimizing Android applications for performance and memory usage.

• You have several years of experience working in high performance teams and can independently drive technical discussions and facilitate complex decision making processes.

• 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.

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.

• 27 days of holiday a year to start for full-time employees

• 2 paid volunteering days a year

• Hybrid working model with up to 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

• Employee shares program

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

• Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)

• Family services, including counseling and support

• Health and wellbeing options (including Wellhub, formerly Gympass)

• Mental health support and coaching available

• Drive your development through our training platform and biannual peer-to-peer review