As a Senior Backend Engineer at the Loyalty Platform team, you will be responsible for developing, testing, operating and monitoring services that lay at the very foundation of the Zalando Loyalty Program Platform. You will have the opportunity to participate and contribute to technical solution designs and decisions in new technology stacks for building new features for our membership program.
Design, develop, deploy and operate microservices at scale
Decide on the technologies and tools to deliver as well operate large-scale applications on PaaS/SaaS cloud (AWS) based on our microservices architecture
Take ownership for the whole development cycle - from architecture design to testing to implementation and maintenance
Collaborate with fellow software engineers, engineering managers and product managers towards our mid- & long-term technical vision in an agile environment
Leverage current trends in software design, architecture and web services
5 years plus of professional software development experience and mastery of at least one programming language, preferably Kotlin or Java
Experience in designing distributed systems, microservices, RESTful APIs and event-driven design
Practical knowledge of cloud platforms, Kubernetes and AWS
Skilled in SQL databases, monitoring, alerting and operational excellence
Fluent in verbal and written communication skills
Strong analytical skills
Knowledge about engineering practices that lead to writing well-tested quality code
Eagerness to read code, and pair with other engineers on refactoring and implementation of new features
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
Relocation assistance for internationals, PME family service and parent & child rooms* (*available in select locations)
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.
Zalando is Europe’s leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle, connecting customers, brands and partners across 25 markets. We drive digital solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 50+ million active customers through diverse skill-sets, interests and languages our teams choose to use.
Please note that all the applications must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via e-mail.
Casimir Udegbunam