Senior Backend/Data Engineer: ZMS Audience Builder (all genders)

THE ROLE AND THE TEAM

Zalando Marketing Service (ZMS) stands for a new era of marketing in e-commerce. The company helps partners to shape love brands, create strong customer relationships, and accelerate their business, by integrating data-infused and inspirational marketing. ZMS enables fashion, beauty and lifestyle partners to engage with ~50 million active customers across 25 European markets on Zalando and beyond, and provides access to exclusive fashion and lifestyle audiences. Based on deep customer insights, smart marketing tools, assortment and content creation expertise across >50K campaigns, ZMS drives the marketing and sales impact of its partners seamlessly along the path to purchase, from brand awareness, to consideration and conversion.

Team Audiences is responsible for building and maintaining our customer segmentation platform. We leverage advanced data processing techniques and custom machine learning solutions to enhance the precision and impact of the targeted marketing campaigns at Zalando Marketing Services.

As a Senior data engineer, you will be part of the core team that designs, develops and operates our segmentation platform. The technical scope covers large-scale batch processing, ETL, managing cloud resources and data analysis.

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

At Zalando, our vision is to be the starting point for fashion - 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://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion

Our employee resource groups: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion/our-employee-resource-groups

WHAT WE WOULD LOVE YOU TO DO

• Innovate Collaboratively: Partner with a cross-functional team of Engineers, Product Managers, and Data Scientists to make a tangible impact on customer experiences.

• Enhance Data Processing: Refine and expand our batch-processing pipeline, ensuring efficiency and scalability.

• Design Future-Ready Solutions: Spearhead the development of resilient architectures to meet evolving requirements.

• Elevate Technical Excellence: Contribute to a culture of quality and innovation through clean code practices and insightful code reviews.

WE WOULD LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

• Your Engineering Skills Shine: You have a solid foundation in software engineering with hands-on experience in open-source technologies on AWS.

• You're a Data Aficionado: Proficient in SQL, Java/Scala, and Python, you're ready to dive deep into large-scale data processing

• You're Eager to Learn and Lead: Whether you're experienced or keen to explore areas like Spark, data governance, and audience building, your enthusiasm for growth stands out.

• You Value Impact and Privacy: Topics like data quality, privacy, and governance are not just buzzwords but are crucial to your professional ethos.

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% remote per week

• 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

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