Backend Software Engineer

About Zalando

Zalando is Europe’s leading online platform for fashion; a public company with a strong workforce of more than 15,000 employees of over 100 different nationalities. Zalandos are united by ambitious objectives to impact the fashion industry and add value to all players in the fashion ecosystem.

Zalando transformed from an e-commerce company into a multi-service platform for fashion. From logistics, to big brands, to fashion bloggers - we’re building the engine that connects all people and the fashion ecosystem.

Position

As a Backend Software Engineer, you’re part of a high performing team, building technologies that connect every part of the fashion industry.

We live radical agility, a methodology built on trust and backed by an architecture that lets us move fast while keeping complexity low. Open Source and InnerSource development is integral to our engineering practices and culture, supported at every level.

When you can tackle new challenges and take ownership of your work, the opportunities to make a personal impact are limitless, and there’s always more to play for.

Your qualification

We are building applications and services that connect fashion merchants with Zalando customers. We solve hard architectural and algorithmic problems. We set ambitious availability, throughput, latency and reliability goals. We value the quality of our designs and the cleanliness of our code. We think hard and move fast. We build for Zalando scale.

We use a variety of languages, but most of our backend systems are written in Scala. We do not require any pre-existing mastery these language, but you would certainly enjoy working with us more if you are motivated to learn it. We do expect you to be a strong problem solver, with a solid grasp of computer science fundamentals.

We minimize reinventing the wheel and maximize using open-source and AWS offerings as appropriate. We encourage the culture of learning, trust, constructive feedback and career growth. Here, you will both learn from others and teach others.

What we offer

We offer competitive salary, subvention of your occupational pension plan, Zalando shopping discount, public transport discounts, relocation assistance if you move from outside of Germany, free drinks and fruits, and hardware of your choice (Mac, Linux, Windows).