At Zalando, we combine startup energy with the scale of an industry leader, powered by an international team from 140+ nations. We believe diverse perspectives lead to sharper thinking and better results, encouraging everyone to raise the bar, take ownership, innovate and bring their authentic selves to work.
Zalando Bucharest is our newest site, playing a vital role in optimising our AI-driven infrastructure and driving operational efficiency alongside our Berlin headquarters. We’re looking for professionals who thrive on continuous improvement, automation and collaborative problem-solving to help us deliver exceptional customer experiences at scale.
Zalando Bucharest is our newest site designed to consolidate and scale expert services, ensuring operational excellence as we evolve our global footprint. Our team builds, maintains, and optimizes next-generation ERP applications. As a Full-Stack Senior SAP Engineer, you will drive the technical evolution of our system landscape. You will develop high-quality solutions using ABAP Cloud (RAP), SAP CAP (Node.js), and BTP services based on business requirements across various ERP functional areas. The focus is on developing high-performance solutions, modern data architectures, and seamless integration into our S/4HANA environment.
Learn more about our Bucharest site https://jobs.zalando.com/en/where-we-work/bucharest
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 European technology platform for fashion and lifestyle – one that thrives on diversity and is truly inclusive by design. We believe that diverse teams fuel innovation and creativity.
We actively seek out talent from all backgrounds and try 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
Enhance BRIM Applications: You’ll maintain and enhance complex applications within the fast-paced retail domain, leveraging your deep SAP FICA/CI expertise to optimize core operations.
Execute Backend Development: You’ll perform advanced ABAP backend programming, rigorous testing, and debugging to support and evolve existing products within our SAP S/4HANA environment.
Execute Full-Stack Development: You’ll handle complex development, testing, and debugging processes in ABAP Cloud (RAP) for our S/4HANA landscape and BTP extensions.
Maintain Clean Core Principles: You’ll safeguard the integrity of the core system by developing side-by-side extensions on the SAP BTP Cloud Foundry runtime environment.
Drive Technical Excellence & Mentorship: You’ll provide technical expertise and mentorship to junior team members, delivering internal presentations on emerging technologies like the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Evaluate Emerging Automation: You’ll conduct technical evaluations and implementation of Business AI scenarios and Joule integrations for process automation, maintaining a strong interest in modern ERP trends.
You Are a Modern ABAP Expert: You hold strong technical expertise in Object-Oriented (OO) concepts of SAP ABAP, OData services, CDS Views, and AMDP. You are highly proficient in the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP) and adhere to modern S/4HANA coding styles.
You Speak "BRIM": You have at least 6 years of current and relevant work experience developing complex SAP applications, with a heavy focus on the functional areas of S/4HANA BRIM (specifically FI-CA and Convergent Invoicing), and you deeply understand the underlying business processes.
You Master Interfaces: You are familiar with the SAP Application Interface Framework (AIF) add-on and know how to leverage it to build resilient and transparent integrations.
You Value Software Craftsmanship: You have a strong foundational understanding of security principles, efficient code reuse, and scalable software design.
You Are an Adaptable Problem Solver: You wield an analytical and creative approach to problem-solving in a fast-paced environment. You own a practical work approach, showing flexibility with changing requirements and a strong desire to quickly learn new skills.
You Are a Clear Communicator: You possess excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, ensuring that complex technical details are clearly understood by both engineering peers and business stakeholders.
Experience the autonomy, agility and risk-taking spirit of a newly founded location, backed by the experience, financial stability and massive operational structure of the leading European technology platform for fashion and lifestyle.
Work on a scale where your daily technical choices, architecture decisions and code deployment directly shape the experience of over 62 million active users across Europe.
Our open and collaborative tech radar is a shared platform that inspires our teams to pick the best technologies for new projects, reflect on technical decisions and continuously evolve our software development landscape.
Drive your development through our training platform and biannual peer-to-peer review.
Skills Required
- 6+ years of relevant experience developing complex SAP applications with heavy focus on S/4HANA BRIM (FI-CA and Convergent Invoicing)
- Strong expertise in Object-Oriented SAP ABAP, ABAP Cloud, ABAP RAP and modern S/4HANA coding styles
- Proficiency with OData services, CDS Views and AMDP
- Experience building side-by-side extensions on SAP BTP Cloud Foundry and working with BTP services
- Experience with SAP CAP (Node.js) for BTP extensions
- Familiarity with SAP Application Interface Framework (AIF) for resilient integrations
- Solid understanding of security principles, scalable software design and efficient code reuse
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Mentorship and ability to provide technical guidance to junior team members
- Interest or experience evaluating Business AI scenarios, Joule integrations and modern ERP automation
Zalando Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Zalando and has not been reviewed or approved by Zalando.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off includes a sizable annual allowance that can grow with tenure, plus additional paid days for volunteering. This breadth is highlighted as supportive of work–life balance.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Mental health support, round‑the‑clock counseling for employees and households, and broad fitness/wellness access are emphasized as robust. Substantial product discounts and partner offers add meaningful lifestyle value.
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Parental & Family Support — Structured support around parental leave—such as buddy programs, re‑onboarding, and paid child sick days—helps ease family responsibilities. Flexible and part‑time leadership options further accommodate parents.
Zalando Insights
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.
