Junior Frontend Software Engineer: Inbound engineering (all genders)

Location
Germany - Berlin
Contract
Full time
Job Category
Software Engineering - Backend

The Role & the Team

As a Junior Software Engineer, you will be a key player in designing and creating technical solutions that extend our reach to external brands. You’ll join a talented group of engineers, collaborating closely with Product Managers, Backend Engineers, and Designers, as well as our dedicated portal team in Sweden.

Your mission is to ensure that as our network grows, complex operational processes—like inventory distribution and replenishment logic—remain seamless and automated. While your primary focus will be on frontend and backend architecture, you’ll have the unique opportunity to peek into backend processes and data models, gaining a holistic view of a massive e-commerce engine. You can learn more about our tech landscape and business units here: Zalando Tech

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

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!

At Zalando, our vision is to be the leading pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce – one that thrives on diversity and is truly inclusive by design. We believe that diverse teams fuel innovation and creativity, and we actively seek out talent from all backgrounds.

We actively seek to reduce bias in our hiring and employment processes, focusing on your qualifications, skills, and contributions. To support this, we kindly ask that you refrain from including personal details such as your photo, age, or marital status in your CV, ensuring a fair and equitable evaluation based solely on your abilities and potential.

We are committed to providing an exceptional and accessible candidate experience for everyone. If you require any accommodations to support you throughout the hiring process, please let us know – we are here to assist you.

Discover more about our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/our-culture/diversity-and-inclusion

What We’d Love You to Do (and Love Doing)

  • Build & Improve: Design, develop, and operate software solutions that directly impact our partners' daily business and the ZEOS portal experience.

  • Own the Stack: Work within a microservices architecture on AWS, taking full ownership of your code from initial architecture and testing to implementation and maintenance.

  • Innovate: Write applications from scratch using the latest technologies and contribute your ideas to improve UX and design.

  • Collaborate: Discuss and design modern APIs, UI modules, and integrated solutions in an agile, startup-like environment.

  • Champion Culture: Actively participate in shaping an inclusive team environment where diverse perspectives drive better engineering.

We’d Love to Meet You If

  • You are a TypeScript and/or JavaScript developer with a genuine passion for these technologies and hands-on experience with React.

  • You have an interest in modern frontend concepts like micro-frontends and libraries such as Material UI.

  • You have a foundational understanding of microservice architecture, API design, and cloud infrastructure (ideally AWS).

  • You are curious about security concepts, testing frameworks, and transactional databases.

  • You possess an entrepreneurial mindset, a strong sense of ownership, and the ability to communicate effectively in English.

  • You are committed to building and growing inclusive team environments and are eager to share knowledge with your peers.

If you think you have what it takes, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement.

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.

  • 27 days of holiday a year to start for full-time employees (+1 day for every calendar year up to 30 days)

  • 2 paid volunteering days a year

  • Hybrid working model with up to 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

  • Employee shares program

  • 40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Lounge by Zalando, discounts from external partners

  • Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)

  • Family services, including counseling and support

  • Health and wellbeing options (including Wellhub, formerly Gympass)

  • Mental health support and coaching available

  • Drive your development through our training platform and biannual peer-to-peer review

Recruiter

Claudia Moras Baez

claudia.moras.baez@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.

Learn More

Software Engineering

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. 

Learn more about our culture