Fullstack Software Engineer - Logistics Engineering Automation (all genders)

Role Join the Tech Logistics "Automation Core" Engineering team as a Fullstack Software Engineer and help deliver a high-performance, stable, auto-scaling software system that directly impacts customers' happiness. The team is responsible for integrating automated devices and external hardware systems into Zalando's large warehouse management system and its processes, connecting conveyor systems, integrating item and parcel sorters, and steering transport robots to process customer orders efficiently. These integrations include tools and operational workflows to monitor production services and guarantee high availability to users and stakeholders across Zalando logistics centers, directly driving the Fulfillment Capabilities customer promise. You will contribute to the ongoing development and enhancement of the next-generation warehouse management system, collaborating with experienced engineers and cross-functional partners to build reliable solutions for managing orders, physical entities, and automated workflows within fulfillment centers. The team is based in Erfurt, practices a flexible hybrid work model, and collaborates closely with colleagues across Berlin and other European tech hubs. Responsibilities - Contribute across the entire software lifecycle: participate in requirements refinement, technical design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operational monitoring in an agile environment. - Build reliable integrations: implement and maintain robust services that bridge physical automation equipment with core warehouse business logic. - Write maintainable quality code: write clean, testable, and well-documented software following team standards, API-first principles, and modern engineering practices. - Leverage modern engineering tooling, including AI coding assistants, to streamline development, test authoring, and troubleshooting. - Collaborate and learn: participate in constructive code reviews, share knowledge within the team, and collaborate with Product Managers and Senior Engineers to deliver pragmatic solutions. - Work fullstack with backend emphasis: dedicate approximately 80% of time to backend engineering and 20% to frontend interfaces and internal operator tooling. - Support and incident handling: participate in operational support, monitoring, and incident handling for owned production services to ensure high availability and smooth warehouse operations. Qualifications - Backend Foundations: solid hands-on experience with Java and the Spring Boot framework. - Frontend Basics: practical experience building web applications using Vue.js, Node.js, and modern JavaScript. - Service Architecture: working experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs within a microservices architecture. - Data Management: practical knowledge of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL). - Distributed Concepts: foundational understanding of or high interest in Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) and cloud-based message queuing systems (e.g., Kafka). - AI & Modern Developer Tooling: basic knowledge and practical usage of AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, modern IDE assistants, or LLM-based developer tools) to assist in coding, testing, and debugging workflows. - Infrastructure Familiarity: basic experience with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environments; exposure to Kubernetes is a welcome bonus. - Testing & Quality: consistent application of testing methods (unit, integration, contract testing) to ensure service stability. - Mindset & Communication: a pragmatic problem-solving attitude, strong analytical reasoning, and comfortable communicating technical details within an international, cross-functional team. What We Offer - 27 days of holiday a year to start for full-time employees (+1 day for every calendar year up to 30 days). - 40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Lounge by Zalando, discounts from external partners. - Family support, including counselling and dedicated services for parents and carers. - Company pension scheme. - Employee shares programme. - Health and wellbeing options, including Wellhub. - Mental health support and coaching. - Development through a training platform and biannual peer-to-peer review. - 2 paid volunteering days a year. - Relocation assistance (subject to prior agreement).