Data Engineer

Location
Berlin
Contract
Full time
Job Category
Software Engineering - Data

Data Engineer - Demand Data & Reporting Platform - Markets (All-Genders)

THE ROLE & THE TEAM

As a Data Engineer in the Demand Data & Reporting Platform, you will design, develop, and operate data pipelines that form the single source of truth for data regarding Zalando's business processes, including customer data products. Critical business decisions are taken based on the data provided by you and your team. Constantly challenging the status quo, you and your team deliver high-performance data processing solutions that are efficient, reliable and scalable. 

Most importantly, we value diverse teams, and are looking for smart, skilled team players who love to solve challenging problems for our internal customers.

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

  • Design, develop, and operate reliable data integration pipelines processing huge data volumes to provide high-quality curated data products.
  • Leveraging and improving a cloud-based (AWS) tech stack that includes Databricks Spark, Airflow and Python.
  • Analyse business unit requirements and translate them into reporting solutions using MicroStrategy or similar BI tools
  • Making a positive impact on our engineering culture, encouraging knowledge sharing, and driving technical discussions and innovation in our engineering community.
     

WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF YOU HAVE

  • Hands-on experience in implementing ETL pipelines based on the latest tech stack (Databricks Spark, Airflow, AWS) and distributed data platforms.

  • An analytical mindset and solid coding skills in Python and SQL, with a focus on clean, readable, and maintainable code.

  • Knowledge of data modeling techniques for Business Intelligence systems (e.g. Star Schema).

  • Experience with Business Intelligence tools such as MicroStrategy, Power BI, Tableau, or the like.

  • Experience of 5+ years in building Data Processing Platforms or Business Intelligence Systems and the willingness to learn.

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 

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 sold and shipped by Zalando

  • 2 paid volunteering days a year

  • Hybrid working model with 60% remote (from home) 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 counseling and support

  • Health and wellbeing options 

  • Mental health support and coaching available


Learn all about Zalando and our values here: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/?gh_src=22377bdd1us
Please note that all applications must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via email.
 

Recruiter

Casimir Udegbunam

casimir.udegbunam@zalando.de

Please note that all applications from this job page must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via e-mail. Once reviewed, our recruiters will contact applicants via an official Zalando email address (@zalando.de).

In some cases we also work with a selection of headhunters and agencies to fill specific roles. Please note that neither Zalando nor our recruiting partners will ask for any kind of payment to apply for a job or attend an interview.

If you have any questions about our recruitment process, please take a look at our FAQ page.

Our Software Engineering teams deploy software extensively, managing a broad set of applications and conducting thousands of deployments per week. The Software Engineering team enables Zalando as Europe’s number one multi-brand, digital platform for fashion, beauty, and lifestyle for our partners and customers. As a Zalando Software Engineer, you’ll be part of a community of thousands of colleagues across Europe.

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Zalando SE Berlin headquarter BHQ-X

About Zalando

It’s the perfect time to join Zalando on our journey to build the leading pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce. Help us offer an inspiring and quality multi-brand shopping experience for fashion and lifestyle products to about 50 million active customers in 25 markets. Or be part of our logistic infrastructure, software or service capabilities to help brands and retailers run and scale their entire e-commerce business, on or off Zalando. Join our Zalando ecosystem, to enable positive change for the fashion and lifestyle industry. 

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