THE ROLE & THE TEAM
As a Data Engineer (all genders) in the Zalando Offprice Data Platform Team, you will play a key role in shaping the data foundation that supports our supply, content production, outlet, and market teams. Your mission: build reliable, scalable, and efficient data products that empower our stakeholders to make smart, data-informed decisions.
You’ll work at the intersection of data and business, collaborating closely with a diverse group of stakeholders. By understanding their daily operations, challenges, and goals, you’ll turn real business needs into robust technical solutions. Whether it's enabling the supply team to identify the best money-for-value offers, helping markets teams understand local customer behavior, or supporting content teams in creating relevant and engaging material—your work will have tangible business impact.
In this role, you'll design and maintain batch and stream processing pipelines, data models, and large-scale data products using Databricks (Spark), Airflow, SQL, and Python. Your focus will be on creating scalable systems, optimizing performance, and ensuring high data quality across all outputs.
You’ll thrive if you’re passionate about both the technical and human side of data—connecting complex systems with real-world outcomes, and helping Zalando Lounge deliver personalized, relevant experiences to millions of customers.
INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN
At Zalando, our vision is to be the leading pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce - one that is inclusive by design. We only assess candidates based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from people of all gender identities, sexual orientations, personal expressions, racial identities, ethnicities, religious beliefs, and disability statuses. We only want to know why you’re great for this role, so please avoid including your picture, age, and marital status in your CV as well.
We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Please feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support and assist you throughout the hiring process.
do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/our-culture/diversity-and-inclusion
WHAT WE’D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)
Design, build, and maintain large-scale ETL pipelines, data models, and batch/stream processing systems.
Translate business needs into scalable technical solutions with a strong focus on usability and long-term maintainability.
Partner with stakeholders to identify and clarify their data needs, proactively offering solutions.
Modernize data architecture by redesigning or retiring legacy systems.
Apply a "keep-it-simple" mindset to engineering, balancing efficiency with flexibility.
Foster an inclusive, collaborative culture that values continuous learning and improvement.
WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF
You bring 3+ years of experience in data engineering, ideally in a fast-paced, product-focused environment.
You’re proficient in SQL, Python, and Airflow, with hands-on experience in PySpark; knowledge of Databricks, AWS, and object-oriented Python is a plus.
You have strong requirements engineering skills and can turn loosely defined business problems into structured data products.
You’re an effective communicator who builds strong relationships with stakeholders across functions.
You’re passionate about using data to uncover customer needs and drive better business outcomes.
You’re curious, self-driven, and energized by solving complex challenges with clean, scalable solutions.
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
In a 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 counseling 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
Please note that all applications must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via email.
