Job Description

Join our Berlin-based team as a Senior Backend/Data Engineer and be at the forefront of our ZMS Audience Builder team, where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of data-driven marketing strategies. In this role, you'll harness your backend expertise to enhance our audience-building platform, transforming vast data into actionable insights and innovative features. Your mission will be to design, develop, and manage a robust data infrastructure, ensuring our audiences are effectively delivered to multiple platforms while driving forward-looking segmentation and audience forecasting tools.

The technical scope of the team covers large-scale batch processing, ETL on airflow, Databricks & DBT, low-latency APIs & databases, managing AWS resources, and operating Kubernetes. Languages used are Python, Java, Scala, and SQL.

What you'll do

• Innovate Collaboratively: Partner with a cross-functional team of Engineers, Product Managers, and Data Scientists to make a tangible impact on customer experiences.
• Enhance Data Processing: Refine and expand our batch-processing pipeline, ensuring efficiency and scalability.
• Design Future-Ready Solutions: Spearhead the development of resilient architectures to meet evolving requirements.
• Elevate Technical Excellence: Contribute to a culture of quality and innovation through clean code practices and insightful code reviews.

What we expect from you

• Your Engineering Skills Shine: You have a solid foundation in software engineering with hands-on experience in open-source technologies on AWS.
• You're a Data Aficionado: Proficient in SQL, Java/Scala, and Python, you're ready to dive deep into large-scale data processing
• You're Eager to Learn and Lead: Whether you're experienced or keen to explore areas like Spark, data governance, and audience building, your enthusiasm for growth stands out.
• You Value Impact and Privacy: Topics like data quality, privacy, and governance are not just buzzwords but are crucial to your professional ethos.

What we 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.

• Employee shares program
• 40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Zalando Lounge, discounts from external partners
• 2 paid volunteering days a year
• Hybrid working model with 60% remote per week
• Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year
• 27 days of vacation a year (for Zalando SE)
• Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)
• Family services, including counseling and support
• Health and wellbeing options (including Gympass)
• Mental health support and coaching available