THE ROLE & THE TEAM
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will contribute to the creation and delivery of software products that enable Zalando’s internal Software Engineers and Data Engineers to protect the personal data of millions of Zalando customers at rest, in use, and in transit.
As part of this critical technology team, you will play a key role in understanding the needs of our stakeholders and help shape the future of the platform. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be building, operating, improving, and extending data protection services, supporting integration with thousands of applications within Zalando.
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)
Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient microservices
Identify and address performance bottlenecks, optimizing code and improving overall system efficiency
Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment of microservices
Write code that is modular, readable, easily testable, and maintainable
Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality and mentor junior team members towards a culture of high quality code
Support and shape Zalando’s engineering community by sharing best practices, supporting junior team members and peers, and interviewing additional engineering talents
WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF…
You have over 5 years of experience with writing and operating large scale and high performance microservices
You have over 5 years of hands on experience with Java, Kubernetes, Rest APIs and Postgres
You have over 5 years of experience in deploying applications in AWS environment, SQS experience preferred
You have experience coding in Groovy or are open to learn, work and code in Groovy
You have strong capability to research, self-learn, and develop deep expertise in your area
You have experience in operational excellence - including, but not limited to: monitoring, reporting, tracing, and alerting in complex distributed components and services
You have experience with AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, Spark, Kafka or AWS Kinesis (as 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.
Learn all about Zalando and our values here: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/?gh_src=22377bdd1us
