Backend Engineer - Fulfillment Network Capacities

Zalando fulfils more than a hundred million customer orders every year and volumes are increasing. Fulfillment Core within Zalando builds and operates systems that are at the core of Zalando’s platform strategy and ensure timely, efficient, and correct delivery of every one of our customers’ 185+ million orders every year.
At Zalando and in Fulfillment Core, we are committed to providing equal opportunities for career advancement and promotions to all employees, following our inclusiveness principles. We welcome applications for both full-time and part-time positions, as we believe in providing flexible work options to support our employees' diverse needs.

As a Backend Engineer in Fulfillment Network Capacities team, you will help build the Fulfillment Network Platform which provides the foundational structure and data points that inform the many capabilities that Fulfillment Core provides, such as fulfillment planning or delivery time prediction. You will collaborate with many teams across sites and domain boundaries to solve diverse challenges and deliver a delightful delivery experience to our customers.

WHAT WE’D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)

• Join our experienced team of engineers to build and operate the next generation of our Fulfillment Network platform.
• Actively participate in large, customer-facing projects and collaborate with other teams across Zalando.
• Take full ownership of the applications you build and operate them in production.
• Innovate. Help us figure out how we best scale our platform in an increasingly complex ecosystem.

WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

• You have some working experience with a JVM based language like Java or Kotlin and corresponding frameworks.
• Some knowledge, or willingness to gain knowledge, about other technologies we use, such as AWS, Postgres, and a tailored version of Kafka.
• You are motivated by the idea of building systems in the wider context of a complex distributed system at scale using REST APIs and event based asynchronous communication as well as operating them resiliently.
• You can take ownership to turn ideas into action, collaborate well across teams and sites, and communicate clearly.

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

At Zalando, our vision is to be the starting point for fashion - 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 you’re 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 OFFER

• Centrally located and accessible office in Kamppi, Helsinki city centre, 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 meetups and events, knowledge guilds and Employee Resource Groups with open source commitment.
• Relocation assistance for internationals.

ABOUT ZALANDO

It’s the perfect time to join Zalando on our journey, from being a pioneer in the world of e-commerce, to the starting point for fashion in Europe. We connect customers, brands, and partners across 23 markets.

Help us drive digital and sustainable solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 46 million active customers through a team of diverse skill-sets, cultural backgrounds, and interests.

Please note that all applications must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via email.