Zalando

THE ROLE AND THE TEAM

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.

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)

• 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, full stack engineers, product managers and business developers
• Contribute to the community through technical blogs

WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

• You have 5-7 years of experience in professional software engineering
• You are a self driven engineer who shares passion for helping customers find the right fit
• You understand the properties of large scale distributed systems and have proven track record in building and delivering mission critical, 24x7 production software systems
• You have proficiency in writing production applications using Python, with additional experience in Java or Go being is a plus.
• You are familiar with large-scale distributed data processing tools such as Spark, Flink, or Databricks
• You have experience with infrastructure to serve ML models in production environments
• You have Knowledge of AWS (or similar cloud platforms), containerization technologies like Docker, and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes
• You have passion for writing clean, maintainable and simple code
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to discuss technical architecture and designs with other senior and principal engineers

OUR OFFER

• Culture of trust, empowerment and constructive feedback, open source commitment, meetups, game nights, 70+ internal technical and fun guilds, knowledge sharing through tech talks, internal tech academy and blogs, product demos, parties & events
• Competitive salary, employee share shop, 40% Zalando shopping discount, discounts from external partners, centrally located offices, public transport discounts, municipality services, great IT equipment, flexible working times, additional holidays and volunteering time off, free beverages and fruits, diverse sports and health offerings
• Extensive onboarding, mentoring and personal development opportunities and an international team of experts

We celebrate diversity and are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

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

Recruiter

Irina Ponomarenko

irina.ponomarenko.external@zalando.de

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.

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