THE ROLE AND THE TEAM
In the Fashion-Tech Proposition team, we fullfil customer’s everyday fashion needs through engaging customer experience and deep customer understanding; one where the products in the parcel live up to the customer's expectations. We make this happen through customization and innovation to serve the unique needs of Zalando customers shopping core fashion categories. We build customer facing features from beginning to end across the home screen, catalog and the product detail page to help over 48+ million customers across 23 markets find products they love, and buy products they keep, ultimately helping customers to make lasting purchases.
As a Senior iOS Engineer in the Fashion Tech Proposition team, you will help us deliver our purpose on the app. You will be at the forefront of how we define, own & build engaging user experiences for millions of our customers. You will be part of a diverse team which enjoys collaboration and strives to deliver customer impact at scale.
INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN
At Zalando, our vision is to be the starting point for fashion - one that is inclusive by design. We only assess candidates based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from people of all gender identities, sexual orientations, personal expressions, racial identities, ethnicities, religious beliefs, and disability statuses. We only want to know why you’re great for this role, so please avoid including your picture, age, and marital status in your CV as well.
We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Please feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support and assist you throughout the hiring process.
do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion
Our employee resource groups:
https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion/our-employee-resource-groups
WHAT WE’D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)
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You will be part of an agile cross functional team that builds solutions for Zalando’s Fashion Store applications (Android and iOS) as well as the website.
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Together with the team you will build solutions for customers to socially engage with others: share fashion discoveries and get inspired by others.
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Communicate with various stakeholders to understand the business context, and translate the requirements into technical designs
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Act like an owner by taking up a challenge, work towards reducing ambiguity, and break the work down into manageable tasks for the team.
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Lean on your iOS experience and skill set, develop robust, performant and maintainable code.
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Share and develop your expertise with your team to deliver the best user experience to our customers
WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF
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You are an experienced iOS developer (+5 years) who is eager to work with new technologies while trying to challenge yourself and deliver high-quality code.
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You have a deep understanding of Swift Programming Language, iOS Frameworks & APIs. Knowledge of SwiftUI is a plus.
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You are familiar with functional programming concepts and Apple Design principles and have made the applications resilient and reliable.
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You have a strong sense of ownership for your work – from understanding the requirements, to writing well structured, readable, and maintainable code that’s covered by unit tests.
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You have hands-on experience with performance tuning (instrumentation & observability).
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You have several years of experience working in high performance teams and can independently drive technical discussions and facilitate complex decision making processes.
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You communicate effectively in english and are comfortable collaborating with different product, design and engineering teams.
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.
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40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Zalando Lounge, discounts from external partners
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2 paid volunteering days a year
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Hybrid working model with 60% (or more) remote per week, actual practice is up to each team to best support their collaboration
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Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year
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27 days of vacation a year (for Zalando SE)
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Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)
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Family services, including counselling and support
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Health and wellbeing options (including Gympass)
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Mental health support and coaching available
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.