Senior Software Engineer Frontend

Berlin - Germany

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 22 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

THE ROLE & THE TEAM

In the Size and Fit Engineering team we fulfill customers everyday fashion needs through engaging customer experience and deep customer understanding one where the products in the parcel live up to the customers 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.

Our team is looking for a talented Senior Frontend Engineer with React Native experience who has a strong customer-centric mindset and is passionate about developing high-quality applications with delightful customer experience.

As a Senior Software Engineer you will join a team that works closely with Product Managers Designers and other Software Engineers to fulfill fashion customers needs through engaging and delightful customer experiences that blend inspiration quality entertainment and seamless digital interaction. We build customer-facing features across the customer journey to help over 50 million customers across 25 markets find products they love and buy products they keep ultimately helping customers to make lasting purchases.

You may check out our Tech Blog for more information on the technologies we use.

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 youre 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.

- our diversity & inclusion strategy: WED LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)

Design & Develop: Architect build and maintain clean efficient and reusable code using modern React and TypeScript.
Problem Solve: Take a proactive approach by suggesting researching and implementing solutions to complex technical challenges.
Collaborate: Work closely with Product Management and Design to refine requirements and with your team to design robust technical solutions. Youll translate ambiguous ideas into practical features.
Own Your Work: Take full ownership of the features you build including writing comprehensive unit and component tests to ensure quality and long-term maintainability.
Innovate & Improve: Always look for opportunities to make things better whether its enhancing the user interface improving performance or mentoring other engineers. Your creativity and attention to detail will be key.
Align & Lead: Act as a technical leader within your team and on cross-team projects helping to align on solution designs and driving significant deliverables forward.

WED LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

You have proven ability and experience developing modern SaaS applications with ReactTypescript and React Native.
You have Good knowledge of JavaScript CSS & HTML
You have experience with fetching and caching tools like React Query
You have a solid understanding of REST API principles and Open API
You have experience with unit and component testing using frameworks like Jest and React Testing Library
You have experience with E2E Tests using Playwright or Cypress
You have a proactive approach constantly suggesting and finding solutions
Your creativity and attention to detail drive you to improve everything you touch
You have a very good command of English (written and spoken)

OUR OFFER

Zalando provides a range of benefits heres 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

Required Experience:

Senior IC

THE ROLE & THE TEAMIn the Size and Fit Engineering team we fulfill customers everyday fashion needs through engaging customer experience and deep customer understanding one where the products in the parcel live up to the customers expectations. We make this happen by solving one of the most importan...