Senior Software Engineer - ZEOS Partner Foundation (all genders)

The Role and the Team

Over the last few years, we've learned that solving fulfillment-related challenges for the benefit of our customers fuels the growth of our platform. With more partners joining our Partner Program and Connected Retail, we've been developing and testing additional fulfillment services tailored to their needs.

As a Senior Software Engineer at ZEOS, Zalando's B2B Logistics unit developing Europe's leading Logistics Platform recently launched under the ZEOS Logistics brand, you will be part of a team designing technical solutions to seamlessly connect various e-commerce platforms with the robust logistics ecosystem of ZEOS. You will ensure that all our operational processes, such as warehousing, inventory management, inventory distribution, deliveries, and returns, can be steered on various e-commerce platforms. You will have the chance to learn about the broad business context we operate in. In line with the overall Zalando philosophy, you will bring visibility and transparency to processes, thus having a huge impact on our customers and key stakeholders.

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.

What we'd love you to do (and love doing)

• You regularly collaborate with others to ensure the right software/engineering design approaches and methodologies are applied.
• Design, develop, deploy, operate, and improve software solutions that have a direct impact on our daily business with our partners.
• Discuss and design APIs and integrated solutions.
• Based on our microservices architecture, you and your team will own your code and decide on the technologies and tools to deliver and operate large-scale applications on AWS.
• Work like a startup in an agile environment and take ownership for the whole development cycle — from architecture design to testing, implementation, and maintenance.
• Write applications from scratch with the latest technologies of your choice.
• Shape and champion an inclusive culture and diverse team environment.

We'd love to meet you if

• You have 7+ years of software engineering experience.
• You have a deep understanding of microservice architecture, REST services, and API design.
• You possess good knowledge of security concepts.
• You are highly versed in deploying and operating applications in a cloud infrastructure.
• You are highly skilled as a Java Developer.
• You have proven experience in frameworks like Spring Boot.
• Ideally, you have experience with a distributed event store such as Apache Kafka.
• You have some experience with Frontend technologies like JavaScript (ES6 / ES2015), React, Typescript, Webpack, CSS/HTML, showing interest in full-stack development.
• You have a good understanding of PostgreSQL and cloud architectures/platforms (preferably AWS).
• Check our Tech Radar for more information on the technologies we use at Zalando.
• Demonstrated strong sense of ownership, entrepreneurial & analytical thinking add to your excellent communication skills.
• Ideally, you have experience integrating third-party services, such as through developing or working with middleware solutions.
• Shopify or other e-commerce experience is a merit.

Our offer

• 27 days of holiday a year to start for full-time employees (+1 day for every calendar year up to 30 days)
• 2 paid volunteering days a year
• Hybrid working model with up to 60% remote per week (actual practice is up to each team to best support their collaboration)
• Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year
• Employee shares program
• 40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Lounge by Zalando, discounts from external partners
• Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)
• Family services, including counseling and support
• Health and wellbeing options (including Wellhub, formerly Gympass)
• Mental health support and coaching available
• Drive your development through our training platform and biannual peer-to-peer review

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 25 markets. Help us drive digital and sustainable solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising, and research, bringing head‑to‑toe fashion to 50 million active customers through a team of diverse skill‑sets, cultural backgrounds, and interests. Our values do.More — our sustainability strategy.