Senior Backend Software Engineer - Lounge by Zalando (all genders)

As a Senior Software Engineer in Lounge Supply you will join a team that is serious about design, rock solid APIs and fun.

You will join a team that is responsible for developing tooling to get the best supply for our campaigns on the best terms. We build frontend and backend services to support our business users on their journey and strive to automate as much as possible.

You will join a team that is in the process of replacing related legacy systems and laying the foundations for a microservice-based, primarily event-driven system.

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

At Zalando, our vision is to be inclusive by design. And this vision starts with our hiring – we do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, personal expression, ethnicity, religious belief, or disability status. You are welcome to leave out your picture, age, or marital status from your application. We only assess candidates on their qualifications and merit.

We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support you throughout the hiring process.

WHAT WE’D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)

You’ll design backend services that help our Lounge by Zalando department execute their work efficiently, and provide foundational data for other departments.

You’ll collaborate with Engineers, Product Managers, Product Designers and Analysts across Zalando to create positive customer impact together.

You’ll write code that is simple, readable, testable and maintainable.

You’ll follow a feature through its entire lifetime from problem formulation to solution delivery.

You’ll improve our internal processes and documentation.

You’ll coach your colleagues and new joiners and share best practices in software development with the engineering community.

You have 5+ years of recent industry experience as a backend engineer.

You bring excellent backend software engineering skills. Production grade experience with Golang is a plus.

Experience in software and API design is a must.

In addition to that, proficiency with Git is a must.

Interest and experience in at least one further technology stack is a plus.

Experience with microservices architecture, distributed systems is a plus.

Experience building and/or running large-scale applications is a plus.

Strong AWS knowledge and/or Kubernetes experience 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 Zalando Lounge, discounts from external partners

2 paid volunteering days a year

Hybrid working model with 60% (or more) 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

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

ABOUT LOUNGE BY ZALANDO

Lounge by Zalando is an online shopping club for fashion and lifestyle products in 17 European countries. We offer our members daily, time-limited sale campaigns with discounts of up to 75% off the recommended retail price. However, Zalando Lounge is so much more than discounts. Our strength lies in our focus on fashion: from sought-after labels to niche brands, from famous international names to trendy luxury brands, we make sure to meet the fashion taste of all our customers, who are always on the hunt for the best products at the best prices. Working with our brand partners, we\’re pioneering innovative supply-chain and production processes and offer them an impactful and smart solution, creating a new way to shop for fashion – and a new way to sell it.

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 .

Software Engineering

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.

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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