Senior Software Engineer (All Genders)
Content Experiences (CXP) is a growing multi-disciplinary group of 100+ data scientists, engineers, business developers, product designers, and product managers in Helsinki and Berlin working to inspire each individual customer with meaningful fashion moments beyond transactions in a very personalised way.
The Content Authoring sitting inside of CXP team is the bridge between content creators and Zalando customers. We thrive to create world class content to inspire and assist our customers, which helps them imagine and express their own individual style. We are now looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our team based in Helsinki.
INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN
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.
We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support you throughout the hiring process.
do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/dobetter-our-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy
Our employee resource groups: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/our-employee-resource-groups
WHAT WE’D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)
Build and operate a moderation system to check all content going to Zalando to ensure a safe environment for our users
Together with your team, you will own your code and decide on the technologies and methods to deliver to help us build a stable tool for moderating content across systems
Perform code reviews, share knowledge and provide constructive feedback to team members.
Actively participate in team discussions, design decisions and requirements clarifications with stakeholders and product managers.
You keep learning and share your knowledge of state-of-the-art technologies that will help us innovate faster
WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF
You have solid knowledge of JVM based languages (Scala, Java, Kotlin), as well as NodeJS, willingness and interest in maintaining Scala services, and building Kotlin systems. You have knowledge of software patterns and paradigms like continuous integration, test automation and deployment pipelines.
You have experience in specifying, planning, developing, maintaining and operating microservices using REST API (OpenAPI), GraphQL, Cloud Platforms (AWS, Kubernetes), PostgreSQL, DynamoDB
Experience or interest in web frontend technologies (React) as well as GenAI (OpenAI) is a plus.
High level knowledge or interest in data engineering and familiarity with DAGs, data pipelines, S3, Superset, Databricks, or Airflow is a plus.
You have good communication and collaboration skills and enjoy working in an international and diverse environment with a positive no-job-is-beneath you attitude as a team player
You are self-motivated and have a proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement.
You have problem-solving skills and ability to apply logical and analytical thinking to complex problems
You have worked in international, multicultural companies before
OUR OFFER
Centrally located and accessible office in Kamppi, Helsinki city center with diverse working and entertainment spaces and healthy snacks and drinks available.
Hybrid work model of up to 60% remote work and flexible working times.
40% Zalando shopping discount for employees, employee share shop, bike benefit, and Edenred benefits for lunch, sports and culture, commuting and massage.
Extensive occupational health care and child care benefits.
Additional holidays and volunteering time off.
Supportive and active international community of colleagues for onboarding, mentoring, continued learning and for having fun through diverse offering of meet- ups and events, knowledge guilds and Employee Resource Groups with open source commitment.
Relocation assistance for internationals.
Learn all about Zalando and our values here: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/?gh_src=22377bdd1us. For more information about our office and teams in Helsinki, please visit: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/where-we-work/helsinki
Please note that all applications must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via email.
