Software Engineer - Entertainment and Inspiration 

Location
Dublin
Contract
Full time
Job Category
Software Engineering - Backend

THE ROLE & THE TEAM

Our Entertainment and Inspiration team will set out to solve major customer challenges around inspiration & entertainment in fashion & lifestyle e-commerce as well as helping our customers navigate the challenge of overwhelming choice in our ecosystem!

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’D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING) 

  • Be a part of an agile, experienced backend engineering team to develop and build Customer Platform Systems with a major focus on serving capabilities for our clients.

  • Design, build and maintain large-scale backend microservices using technologies such as Scala, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, and Kubernetes.

  • Ensure a state-of-the-art software development methodology.

  • Share your knowledge with your colleagues helping them to grow their technical skills.

  • Interact with various teams and stakeholders with different backgrounds and with a large spectrum of competencies.

WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

  • You have working experience with JVM-based languages: Java/ Kotlin

  • You  have the ability to design small-to-medium scale resilient distributed microservices on a cloud infrastructure (preferably Kubernetes and AWS)

  • You have experience with REST APIs design and event-driven architectures.

  • You have experience with scaling a large-scale Database system (SQL or no-SQL)

  • You advocate for agile processes, operational excellence, and coding best practices such as clean code, readability, and test-driven development.

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 products sold and shipped by Zalando,

  • 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

  • Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)

  • Family services, including counselling and support

  • Health and wellbeing options (including Gympass)

  • Mental health support and coaching available

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!

#LI-Hybrid

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!

Recruiter

Andrew Magill

andrew.magill@zalando.de

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

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.

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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. 

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