Zalando

THE ROLE & THE TEAM

In the Size and Fit Engineering team, we fulfill customer's everyday fashion needs through engaging customer experience and deep customer understanding, one where the products in the parcel live up to the customer's expectations. We make this happen by solving one of the most important online customer problems - Size and Fit. Through customization and innovation we serve the unique needs of Zalando customers shopping core fashion categories.

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.

Find out more about our Software engineer team: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/what-we-do/software-engineering

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

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

WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

• You are a 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 deploying Machine Learning Inference Services to Production with Triton or similar tools
• Experience with creating and consuming APIs (e.g. RESTful, GraphQL)
• Familiarity with containerization technologies, especially Docker and Kubernetes
• Passion for writing clean, maintainable and simple code
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively discuss technical architecture and designs with senior and principal engineers

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience in Data Engineering, particularly with Databricks and Feature Stores, is a significant advantage
• Familiarity with frontend technologies such as React, Angular, TypeScript/JavaScript
• Experience with Python
• Experience with Java

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, formerly Gympass)
• Mental health support and coaching available
• Drive your development through our training platform and biannual peer-to-peer review

Recruiter

Taruna Poonan

taruna.poonan@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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