Senior Data Engineer - Partner Tech (all genders)

Location
Berlin
Contract
Full time
Job Category
Software Engineering - Data

THE ROLE & THE TEAM

Zalando Partner Tech is the technology organisation within Zalando responsible for sourcing fashion products and consumer goods into Zalando. Through our platform and tools, we provide a wide range of products to customers all over Europe. The organisation is composed of more than 300 talented individuals who are dedicated to creating the best platform and inspiring opportunities for multi million euro fashion brands and physical retail stores, connecting them with consumers across multiple European markets.

As a Senior Data Engineer within Partner Tech, you will get the opportunity to build a new data platform from the early stages together with your team. You will work in a welcoming and inclusive team of data engineers and software engineers. You will be responsible for the collection, transformation, and visualisation of data, consumed by Zalando Partners and internal users. You will communicate frequently with your team’s stakeholders to understand and react to their needs in order to raise the data capabilities of all of Partner Tech.

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. Feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support you throughout the hiring process. 

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

WHAT WE'D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)

  • Be in the driver's seat. You enjoy being proactive, addressing intricate business problems and taking the initiative to independently explore and understand them.

  • Proactively look for ways to enhance existing tooling and processes. 

  • You will support the implementation of a reliable and performant data infrastructure that integrates with internal and 3rd party tools.

  • Collaborate with diverse teams of talented data analysts, applied scientists, business analysts, product managers, and software engineers to implement and maintain high-performance data-processing and data integration systems on top of lake house architecture.

  • Work with senior data engineers, and peers in central data platform teams to develop the system architecture and ensure seamless integration into Zalando's central data platform.

  • Establish and enforce data quality standards throughout the ETL process.

  • Set up mechanisms  to proactively identify and address potential issues before they impact data integrity.

WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF... 

  • 5 + years proficiency in engineering best practices, designing, implementing scalable data pipelines from data lake  

  • Experience of running data processing pipelines using distributed data processing frameworks like Apache Spark. Databricks experience is a must.

  • Experience in working with MPP data warehouse, e.g. Redshift, Big Query, Snowflake

  • You have solid programming skills in Python

  • Hands-on experience with a cloud ecosystem (AWS, GCP) and integration with orchestration services (Airflow).

  • You have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English with an ability to articulate complex technical topics and solutions concisely and simply.

  • Nice to have: Experience to technically guide and lead data engineers and analysts

If you have what it takes, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles!

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 Zalando Lounge, discounts from external partners

  • Two paid volunteering days a year

  • Hybrid working model with 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

  • Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)

  • Family services, including counselling and support

  • Health and wellbeing options (including Gympass)

  • Mental health support and coaching are available

  • Drive your development through our training platform and biannual peer-to-peer review

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

Recruiter

Orjada Bilo

orjada.bilo@zalando.de

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Es ist die perfekte Zeit, sich Zalando auf unserer Reise anzuschließen, das führende E-Commerce-Ökosystem für den europäischen Mode- und Lifestyle-Markt aufzubauen. Hilf uns, rund 50 Millionen aktiven Kund*innen in 25 Märkten ein inspirierendes und qualitätsorientiertes Einkaufserlebnis für Mode- und Lifestyle-Produkte zahlreicher Marken aus einer Hand zu bieten. Oder sei Teil unserer Zalando Logistik-, Software- und Service-Infrastruktur, um Marken und Einzelhändler bei ihren E-Commerce-Transaktionen in ganz Europa zu unterstützen – sowohl auf als auch außerhalb der Zalando Plattform. Komm zu uns, um mit diesem Ökosystem einen positiven Wandel in der Mode- und Lifestylebranche zu bewirken.

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