Our teams in ZMS own the platform which enables Zalando partners to run onsite advertising campaigns on the Zalando web and mobile apps. Our solutions help fashion brands to reach Zalando customers via authentic content tell their story provide inspiration and drive engagement. Learn more about our tech teams here.
As a Software Engineer (Full-Stack) in the ZMS Consumer Experience team you will develop solutions and create experiences for hundreds of partners and internal users and millions of Zalando customers including customer-facing advertising formats featured on Zalando home and catalog premises landing page experiences for brand storytelling as well as partner-facing content and media management workflows.
You will be working alongside a cross-functional team and collaborate closely with Product Managers UX Designers Frontend and Full-Stack Engineers Data and Product Analysts all collaborating to drive innovation and success.
Please note: This is a full-stack role in the real sense where the primary focus is on the backend but there will be many instances where certain projects require pure frontend skills. Therefore experience on both the backend and frontend are necessary to be successful in this role (think of it as a 60%:40% split backend to frontend).
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.
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- our diversity & inclusion strategy: employee resource groups: WED LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING Design build and evolve scalable full-stack solutions powering customer-facing advertising experiences and partner-facing content workflows used by millions of Zalando customers. Own backend-heavy features (around 60%) while confidently contributing to frontend development (around 40%) when strong UI and UX skills are needed. Collaborate closely with Product Managers UX Designers Data Analysts and Engineers to turn product ideas and business needs into robust technical solutions. Build and improve APIs data models and persistence layers ensuring high performance scalability and reliability. Create accessible and performant frontend experiences using React and modern web standards. Improve system performance observability and reliability by applying DevOps best practices and contributing to CI/CD and cloud-native infrastructure. Break down complex problems into iterative value-driven solutions while maintaining a high bar for code quality and simplicity. Share knowledge mentor other engineers and contribute to technical discussions that shape the future of the ZMS Consumer Experience platform. You have 4 years of experience building full-stack web applications ideally using and TypeScript Youre comfortable working across the stack including React core web fundamentals (HTML CSS browser concepts) and backend systems You have strong experience with relational data modeling SQL and data persistence using RDBMS You design evaluate and optimize scalable reliable systems with a focus on performance throughput and latency You apply modern DevOps best practices including CI/CD observability Docker Kubernetes and common AWS services You communicate clearly about complex technical and architectural topics with diverse stakeholders You can break down large problems into smaller iterative solutions that deliver customer value You enjoy mentoring junior and intermediate engineers and helping remove blockers Bonus: experience with other backend languages Java or Python deep JavaScript knowledge GraphQL testing practices or data engineering concepts. If you think you have what it takes we encourage you to apply even if you dont meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles! Zalando provides a range of benefits heres an overview of what you can expect. 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% 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 (for Zalando SE) 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 Learn all about Zalando and our values here: Experience: ICWED LOVE TO MEET YOU IF
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