Working Student

THE ROLE AND TEAM

Zalando fulfills more than a hundred million customer orders every year and volumes are increasing. Fulfillment Core within Zalando builds and operates systems that are at the core of Zalando’s platform strategy and ensure timely, efficient, and correct delivery of every one of our customers’ 185+ million orders every year. 

At Zalando and in Fulfillment Core, we are committed to providing equal opportunities for career advancement and promotions to all employees, following our inclusiveness principles. We welcome applications for both full-time and part-time positions, as we believe in providing flexible work options to support our employees' diverse needs.

As a Working Student in the Fulfillment Network Layout domain, you'll gain experience in developing important services that manage info about our layout, capabilities, and the dynamic aspects of the fulfillment network. In our team, Tetris, we're building the Fulfillment Network Platform, which aims to be a digital twin of the physical fulfillment network. This means it’ll deliver all the relevant fulfillment info through unified APIs and access patterns, ensuring reliable data quality for all business processes in the fulfillment area.

Our Dortmund Tech Hub is located in the heart of North Rhine-Westphalia which is a diverse state with vibrant business centers, bustling cities and peaceful natural landscapes. The state is home to one of the strongest industrial regions in the world and offers one of the most vibrant cultural landscapes in Europe.

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

At Zalando, our vision is to be inclusive by design. And this vision starts with our hiring - we do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, personal expression, ethnicity, religious belief, or disability status. You are welcome to leave out your picture, age, or marital status from your application. We only assess candidates on their qualifications and merit. 

We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. 

do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/dobetter-our-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy
Our employee resource groups: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/our-employee-resource-groups 

• Assist the development of our new and existing solutions in Kotlin

• Contribute to improvements of the operational tooling (monitoring, alerting, playbooks) for our solutions

• Help to maintain the (technical) documentation of our teams

• Collaborate with experienced engineers and stakeholders

• Think abstractly and discover correlations between problems, methodologies, and solutions

• Promote and support an inclusive culture and diverse team environment, fostering a positive and productive work environment for all team members

• You are currently studying as a Bachelor of Science/Master degree in a relevant field in or around Dortmund.

• You have first practical experience with Kotlin or Java and a good portion of curiosity regarding microservice architectures.

• You have a foundation around SQL Databases and distributed systems (Client-server, Event-based).

• You have motivation to tackle challenging topics and have ambitions to grow to become a Software Engineer.

• You feel comfortable communicating in English, both written and oral.

• You’re curious about software design and wish to learn how to develop systems that are easy to maintain and to extend.

• You’re a team player who thrives in an agile and cross-functional environment, and is passionate about fostering a positive and productive work environment.

• You prefer simple solutions over complex ones but at the same time, you are aware that complex problems sometimes require advanced algorithms.

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.

• 40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Zalando Lounge,

• Discounts from external partners

• Hybrid working model, with flexible hours and up to 60% remote

• Health and wellbeing options (including Gympass)

• Become part of the internal community and join others on similar journeys as you develop and thrive in and out of the workplace.

• Support from an international team of experts; mentoring and professional development opportunities

• Invites to social events and meet-ups, bringing together our graduates, interns, apprentices and working students together in one place.

• A non-corporate culture that encourages you to bring your full self to work. Our motto? Every day is “casual Friday”

Learn all about Zalando and our values here: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/?gh_src=22377bdd1us