THE ROLE & THE TEAM
In the Size and Fit Engineering team, we fulfill 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 by solving one of the most important online customer problems - Size and Fit. Through customization and innovation we serve the unique needs of Zalando customers shopping core fashion categories.
Our team is looking for a talented Senior Frontend Engineer with React Native experience who has a strong customer-centric mindset and is passionate about developing high-quality applications with delightful customer experience.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will join a team that works closely with Product Managers, Designers, and other Software Engineers to fulfill fashion customers' needs through engaging and delightful customer experiences that blend inspiration, quality, entertainment, and seamless digital interaction. We build customer-facing features across the customer journey to help over 50 million customers across 25 markets find products they love, and buy products they keep, ultimately helping customers to make lasting purchases.
You may check out our Tech Blog for more information on the technologies we use.
INCLUSIVE BY DESIGNAt Zalando, our vision is to be the leading pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce - 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://jobs.zalando.com/en/our-culture/diversity-and-inclusion
WHAT WE’D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)Design & Develop: Architect, build, and maintain clean, efficient, and reusable code using modern React and TypeScript.
Problem Solve: Take a proactive approach by suggesting, researching, and implementing solutions to complex technical challenges.
Collaborate: Work closely with Product Management and Design to refine requirements and with your team to design robust technical solutions. You'll translate ambiguous ideas into practical features.
Own Your Work: Take full ownership of the features you build, including writing comprehensive unit and component tests to ensure quality and long-term maintainability.
Innovate & Improve: Always look for opportunities to make things better, whether it's enhancing the user interface, improving performance, or mentoring other engineers. Your creativity and attention to detail will be key.
Align & Lead: Act as a technical leader within your team and on cross-team projects, helping to align on solution designs and driving significant deliverables forward.
You have proven ability and experience developing modern SaaS applications with React,Typescript and React Native.
You have Good knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, & HTML
You have experience with fetching and caching tools like React Query
You have a solid understanding of REST API principles and Open API
You have experience with unit and component testing using frameworks like Jest and React Testing Library
You have experience with E2E Tests using Playwright or Cypress
You have a proactive approach, constantly suggesting and finding solutions
Your creativity and attention to detail drive you to improve everything you touch
You have a very good command of English (written and spoken)
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.
Employee shares program
40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Lounge by Zalando, discounts from external partners
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
27 days of vacation a year to start for full-time employees
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
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.
