Senior Software Engineer - Apollo

Global Fashion Group is the leading fashion and lifestyle destination in growth markets across LATAM, SEA and ANZ. From our people to our customers and partners, we exist to empower everyone to express their true selves through fashion. Our three e-commerce platforms: Dafiti, ZALORA and THE ICONIC connect an assortment of international, local and own brands to over 800 million consumers from diverse cultures and lifestyles. GFG’s platforms provide seamless and inspiring customer experiences from discovery to delivery, powered by art & science that is infused with unparalleled local knowledge. As part of the Group’s vision is to be the #1 online destination for fashion & lifestyle in growth markets, we are committed to doing this responsibly by being people and planet positive across everything we do.

For more information visit: www.global-fashion-group.com

THE TEAM

We have an established but growing team under the marketplace roof which is working on the development of our platform and setting the grounds of our transition from monolith to microservices. Our teams are based both in Vietnam and Germany, so in this role as a Senior Software Engineer (PHP), you will have the opportunity to work with colleagues in other countries in this role.

SCOPE OF ROLE

• You will work in a team developing our marketplace platform that serves over 10,000 fashion brands over the world 
• Contribute to the growth of the team by sharing your knowledge in software design and best practices
• Proactively apply your analytical and critical thinking to our business problems, sharing your questions and points of view in our in depth grooming sessions
• You will participate in the design and execution of fundamental architectural leaps in the core of our business
• Investigate the latest technologies to improve site reliability, developer experience and raw performance

HOW YOU’LL SUCCEED

• We need you to help us scale our marketplace platform to match the demands of the increased eCommerce
• Your opinion counts in how we will design our new APIs and microservice architecture
• In the big picture your work will impact the lives of millions of customers shopping in countries all over the world

WHAT IT TAKES

• Very good level of English
• Demonstrated experience with PHP 8, Symfony and MySQL
• You can switch from talking with Product Owners and back with fellow engineers with no effort
• You believe in improving every piece of code that falls into your hands, by default
• You have 7+ years of experience with high-traffic distributed systems and client-server architectures
• You are a living DDD and can talk comfortably in terms of design patterns
• Knowledge of Kubernetes and experience in a microservice environment is a plus
• Experience with the domain of order processing and finance is a plus
• Experience with Java and/or Golang is helpful as well

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

• The unique opportunity to have a serious impact on a growing organisation
• A dynamic working environment shaping the face of fashion e-commerce in growth markets
• Work closely with a global talent pool with international mindset 
• #1 IT company to work for in Vietnam in 2021
• Best practice scaled agile engineering
• Amazing office and great culture! Massage chairs, table tennis, video game room, quarterly team events, yearly company trip, end of the year party
• Hybrid working environment and work from home set up allowance
• Clear career progression plan and support
• English classes
• Macbook or laptop when you start
• Social insurance, medical insurance & health insurance
• 13th month salary
• 15 days of annual leave, 30 days of sick leave/mental health, 1 day of occasion leave
• Support for Gym membership

Apply today and join GFG in this exciting role shaping the face of fashion e-commerce!

Global Fashion Group embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.