Senior Software Engineer - Size and Fit (all genders)

Finding clothes that fit is a challenging topic in the e-commerce fashion industry. As a Software Engineer in the Size and Fit Team, you will be part of a core team developing products and production infrastructure to provide customers with the best size and fit experience thanks to data-driven recommendations.

WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED

• Design, build and improve large-scale software solutions for data products

• Scale the infrastructure to future needs by enabling fast and efficient machine learning algorithmic development and production

• Enrich our engineering culture by encouraging knowledge sharing and driving technical discussions within the team

• Work side by side with applied scientists, software engineers, product managers and business developers

• Contribute to the community through technical blogs

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Self driven engineer who shares passion for helping customers find the right fit

• Understand the properties of large scale distributed systems and have proven track record in building and delivering mission critical, 24x7 production software systems

• Experience of writing production applications in Go lang

• Experience with creating and consuming APIs (e.g. RESTful, GraphQL)

• Familiarity with containerization technologies, in particular Docker and Kubernetes

• Passion for writing clean, maintainable and simple code

• Good verbal and written communication skills; ability to discuss technical architecture and designs with other senior and principal engineers 

• Experience in Data Engineering, especially with Databricks and Feature Stores will be considered a significant advantage.

• Experience with frontend technologies is a plus, in particular React, Angular, TypeScript/JavaScript

• Experience with Python is a plus

• Experience with Java is 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 Lounge by Zalando, discounts from external partners

• 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

• 27 days of vacation a year to start for full-time employees

• Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)

• Family services, including counseling and support

• Health and wellbeing options (including Wellhub)

• Mental health support and coaching available

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

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

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.