THE ROLE & THE TEAM

Zalando Stores is a retail business unit within Zalando universe. We operate 15 (and counting) physical outlet stores across Germany. As a Software Engineer you will join an autonomous, cross-functional team, lay and transform the technical foundation needed as we continue our growth. You will design, architect, and build mission-critical applications that improve and automate processes for different groups of stakeholders (Stores Management, Zalando Engineering Community, Outlets customers). Through collaboration with them, you will develop highly resilient software components in a microservice-based and event-driven system tailored for retail.

WHY YOU SHOULD BE INTERESTED…

Work with modern software tech stack and paradigms - highly observable, event-driven cloud-based microservices written in Go
Play a multidimensional role - application design, architecture, data analytics, stakeholder management
Join an autonomous Business Unit, but still enjoy all advantages of Global Zalando Engineering community
Have an opportunity to develop soft/hard skills: stakeholders management, mentoring, complex systems integration
Shape the engineering culture within the team

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

Create scalable solutions and own the entire development cycle - from architecture design to implementation, testing and maintenance.
Own your code and decide on the technologies and tools to deliver as well as operate large-scale applications, based on a microservices architecture.
Take an active role in understanding business requirements and translating them into technical solutions.
Play a leading part in evolving and scaling our systems as per our business demands.
Own service operational duties, including monitoring and keeping them up and running and healthy

WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF…

You have a track record in software development as an individual contributor in designing and building backend microservices in Go
You would like to work with our tech stack (Go, SQL, AWS, Kubernetes, TS, NodeJS)
You have understanding of microservice application design, cloud, observability, monitoring and alerting principles and techniques
You follow engineering principles such as SOLID, DRY, KISS
You have good verbal and written communication skills in English
Experience in at least one front-end technology (JS/TS, NodeJS, React) is a plus.

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
2 paid volunteering days a year
Hybrid working model with 60% (or more) 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 (for Zalando SE)
Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)
Family services, including counseling and support
Health and wellbeing options (including Gympass)
Mental health support and coaching available

ABOUT ZALANDO

It’s the perfect time to join Zalando’s journey, from being a pioneer in the world of e-commerce, to becoming the Starting Point for Fashion in Europe. We connect customers, brands, and partners across 25 markets.

Help us drive digital and sustainable solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 49 million active customers.

Our values: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/our-founding-mindset

do.More - our sustainability strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/domore-our-sustainability-strategy

Please note that all applications must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via email.