THE ROLE & THE TEAM
Content Experiences is a growing multi-disciplinary group of 100+ engineers, data scientists, business developers, product designers, and product managers in Helsinki and Berlin, working to inspire each individual customer with meaningful fashion moments beyond transactions in a very personalized way.
Join our Customer Experience team as a Senior Backend Engineer. The team’s focus is on implementing a content management system platform designed to support operations for both internal users and our partners. The platform empowers users to engage Zalando customers more effectively by delivering relevant, fresh content at a rapid pace. Our mission is to develop innovative products that amplify our customers' content experiences. This role provides a unique opportunity to collaborate in a multidisciplinary team of engineers and shape the next chapter in Zalando customer experience.
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)
Build and operate a moderation system to check all content going to Zalando to ensure a safe environment for our users
Together with your team, you will own your code and decide on the technologies and methods to deliver to help us build a stable tool for moderating content across systems
Perform code reviews, share knowledge and provide constructive feedback to team members.
Actively participate in team discussions, design decisions and requirements clarifications with stakeholders and product managers.
You keep learning and share your knowledge of state-of-the-art technologies that will help us innovate faster
WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF YOU
You have solid knowledge of JVM based languages (Scala, Java, Kotlin), as well as NodeJS, willingness and interest in maintaining Scala services, and building Kotlin systems. You have knowledge of software patterns and paradigms like continuous integration, test automation and deployment pipelines.
You have experience in specifying, planning, developing, maintaining and operating microservices using REST API (OpenAPI), GraphQL, Cloud Platforms (AWS, Kubernetes), PostgreSQL, DynamoDB
Experience or interest in web frontend technologies (React) as well as GenAI (OpenAI) is a plus.
High level knowledge or interest in data engineering and familiarity with DAGs, data pipelines, S3, Superset, Databricks, or Airflow is a plus.
You have good communication and collaboration skills and enjoy working in an international and diverse environment with a positive no-job-is-beneath you attitude as a team player
You are self-motivated and have a proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement.
You have problem-solving skills and ability to apply logical and analytical thinking to complex problems
You have worked in international, multicultural companies before
OUR OFFER
Culture of trust, empowerment and constructive feedback with internal guilds and Employee Resource Groups, knowledge sharing through tech talks and open source commitment, internal tech academy and blogs, product demos, meetups, parties and events
Competitive salary and employee shares program
40% Zalando discount of products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Zalando Lounge and additional discounts from external partners
Monthly transport, lunch and recreation vouchers, private health insurance and occupational health care services, family services, free beverages and snacks, diverse sports and health offerings
Centrally located office in Kamppi, Helsinki, with flexible working times, additional holidays and hybrid working model
Extensive onboarding, mentoring and training opportunities and an international team of experts to work with
Relocation assistance for internationals
Learn all about Zalando and our values here: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/?gh_src=22377bdd1us. For more information about our office and teams in Helsinki, please visit: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/where-we-work/helsinki
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!
