Frontend Engineer (React) for Assortment Composition - Retail Core

As a Frontend in the Team Assortment Composition, you will build the retail order engine that processes contracts of hundreds of buyers with over 2000 suppliers. Your systems will ensure that 300000+ products are available at the right time and place for our customers.

WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED

• Meet business needs while maintaining scalable architecture and keeping dependable consistency of business objects
• Own the whole development cycle - from architecture design to implementation and testing, as well maintenance of our products
• Establish rock-solid operation of systems and continuously improve the setup, to ensure that merchandise worth a billion Euros a year can be ordered
• Collaborate with other technology and business teams to ensure that our solutions are well integrated in the larger context of Zalando

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• 5+ years of experience in dedicated React projects while writing well-structured and tested code in the spirit of Clean Code that easily scales to enterprise level
• Hands-on experience developing complex systems for complex business domains through well-considered technology choices
• Enthusiasm for interaction with your users to optimize processes & code based on direct feedback
• Experience in RESTful API design, system architecture as well as building microservice-based systems, preferably in the cloud and in building event-driven systems
• Experience and interest in architectural design combined with product technical concept work is a plus
• Experience and/or willingness to mentor less experienced colleagues is a plus.
• A DevOps mindset, with experience working with Kubernetes and AWS is a plus

PERKS AT WORK

• A workplace run on trust, empowerment and feedback; positive, inspiring working atmosphere
• 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
• Mentoring and personal development opportunities and an international team of experts
• Relocation assistance for internationals, PME family service and parent & child rooms

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.

ABOUT ZALANDO

Zalando is Europe’s leading online platform for fashion, connecting customers, brands and partners across 17 markets. We drive digital solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 34 million active customers through diverse skill-sets, interests and languages our teams choose to use.

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