Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE & TEAM

The Boards Team is a cross-functional engineering unit sitting within our Early Products Domain which encompasses Boards, Profiles, and Livestreaming.

A Board is a curated collection of fashion items, inspirations, or trends that invites exploration and sparks creativity by prioritizing the visual "vibe" before product details. Within this team, you will build core features across three product pillars:

• Inspiration - enabling users to discover highly visual, non-catalog content on home feeds and wishlists
• Curation - allowing users to follow Boards and stay updated via push notifications and email
• Connection enabling customers to seamlessly share Boards with friends for shared value

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you will take true ownership of technical features from the database to the pixel. You will architect highly scalable backend services while crafting performant, responsive web interfaces for Boards, ensuring complex data flows operate flawlessly at scale.This is a highly product-focused role; you will bring a proactive, "customer-first" mindset to the table, taking pride in understanding the business context, reducing ambiguity, and directly translating customer insights into impactful technical designs.

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

• End-to-End Ownership: Act like an owner by taking on highly ambiguous challenges, breaking the work down into technical designs, and driving architecture from concept through to production operation.
• Drive Boards Engineering: Build scalable, compliant serving capabilities that integrate smoothly into Zalando's microservices architecture, backing our web and mobile features.
• Collaborate & Influence: Actively communicate internally with your team and externally with stakeholders (including Applied Science teams applying ML algorithms) to translate complex details into team actions.
• Product Collaboration & Experimentation: Drive technical discovery alongside Product Managers and UX Designers, shaping the technical roadmap for customer-facing features that are systematically rolled out via A/B testing frameworks
• Promote Tech Excellence: Drive engineering quality, optimize tech debt and comfortably champion best practices across CI/CD, testing, and system performance.
• Mentor & Guide: Act as a proud role model and mentor for junior and mid-level team members, helping them understand broader customer domains and software design.

WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

• You are highly proficient in developing large-scale applications utilizing TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), and Node.js.
• You have robust experience with React paired with a deep understanding of GraphQL and REST architectural styles.
• You have a proven track record working with backend microservices, building robust API endpoints, and handling databases DynamoDB, Kotlin, Springboot.
• You are well-versed in modern cloud infrastructure, including hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and Docker.
• You have high standards for operational excellence, with practical knowledge of frontend monitoring, performance optimization, and observability tools.
• You demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills, meticulous attention to detail, and a proactive approach to handling critical feedback.

OUR OFFER:

Zalando provides a range of benefits, here’s an overview of what you can expect. Ask your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about what we offer.

• 40% off products sold and shipped by Zalando
• 2 paid volunteering days a year
• Hybrid working model
• Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year
• 27 days of vacation per year to start
• A one-time allowance to set up an ergonomic workstation (outside of Zalando office)
• Health & Dental Insurance (opt-in)
• Pension Trust Fund-up to 10% match (opt-in)
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Tax Saver Commuter Tickets
• Employee shares program
• Family services, including counseling and support
• Health and wellbeing options, including Wellhub
• Mental health support and coaching available
• Professional development through our training platform and biannual peer-to-peer reviews

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

If you think you have what it takes, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!

At Zalando, our vision is to be the leading pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce – one that thrives on diversity and is truly inclusive by design. We believe that diverse teams fuel innovation and creativity, and we actively seek out talent from all backgrounds.

We actively seek to reduce bias in our hiring and employment processes, focusing on your qualifications, skills, and contributions. To support this, we kindly ask that you refrain from including personal details such as your photo, age, or marital status in your CV, ensuring a fair and equitable evaluation based solely on your abilities and potential.

We are committed to providing an exceptional and accessible candidate experience for everyone. If you require any accommodations to support you throughout the hiring process, please let us know – we are here to assist you.

Discover more about our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/our-culture/diversity-and-inclusion