Engineering Manager - Content Team

Zalando Marketing Services GmbH; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 80.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Employee shares program

40% off fashion products

Hybrid working model

27 days of vacation

Relocation assistance

Health and wellbeing options

Zusammenfassung

Zalando Marketing Services GmbH is looking for an Engineering Manager in Berlin to lead a team of engineers driving the content tools for Zalando partners. The ideal candidate will foster a culture of trust and continuous learning while ensuring the technical excellence of our platforms.

Responsibilities include mentoring engineers, defining technical roadmaps, and overseeing engineering standards. The position allows hybrid working and offers various employee benefits, including discounts and wellness programs.

Qualifikationen

• Proven leadership experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Solid background in Full Stack Software Engineering, including frontend and backend technologies.
• Experience with mobile app development is a plus.
• Fluent in English and capable of translating technical and business requirements.

Aufgaben

• Lead and mentor a high-performing team of engineers.
• Collaborate with leadership to shape the technical roadmap.
• Oversee technical direction and drive excellence.
• Define and enforce engineering standards.
• Drive the hiring process to attract top-tier engineers.

Kenntnisse

Leadership experience

Full Stack Software Engineering

Frontend technologies (React)

Backend technologies (Node.js, JVM)

Microservices architecture

AWS services

Fluent English communication

Jobbeschreibung

Join us to help drive the development of the ZMS advertisement platform that strives to inspire, engage and inform Zalando shoppers through unparalleled brand‑curated and highly relevant advertising experiences, seamlessly supporting our customer’s shopping journey by empowering partners to promote their brand, stories and products. As the Engineering Manager of the Content team, you will lead six engineers responsible for the content that Zalando partners (brands, retailers, etc.) show on Zalando, including organic and sponsored content. You will own both the look and feel of the different formats, such as Boards, Landing Pages and Ads, as well as the Content Workspace tooling that partners use to upload assets and compose these formats.

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and mentor a high‑performing team of engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, psychological safety and continuous learning through active coaching and feedback.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering leadership to shape and deliver the technical roadmap and define mid‑to‑long‑term technical goals, ensuring seamless collaboration across ZMS and Zalando and translating business requirements into scalable, high‑quality solutions.
• Demonstrate strong product ownership and product insight, deeply understanding the product, market and business context to inform technical strategy, constructively challenging priorities when needed and ensuring engineering efforts align with maximum business impact.
• Oversee the technical direction and drive technical excellence in our core systems while remaining technically sharp—ready to participate in architecture reviews or dive into the code to unblock complex challenges.
• Define and enforce engineering standards, from CI/CD pipelines to robust testing strategies (TDD/E2E), ensuring that quality is a core feature of every release and that secure, high‑performance services are delivered while managing infrastructure costs.
• Actively shape the team structure, identify talent gaps and drive the hiring process to attract top‑tier engineers who share our values and possess the right skills for evolving business needs.
• Establish and maintain effective team rituals and practices, identify and drive process improvements and create a culture of continuous learning through knowledge sharing and mentorship to grow team members’ skills and careers.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in a fast‑paced environment, having created a culture of trust, growth and responsibility.
• Solid background in Full Stack Software Engineering, including frontend technologies (React) and backend technologies (Node.js, JVM ecosystem such as Kotlin/Java). Experience with mobile app development (iOS, Android) is a plus.
• Well‑versed in modern architecture patterns (Microservices, Event‑Driven, REST/OpenAPI) and experienced with AWS services and containerisation.
• Leader who can still "talk shop" with senior engineers, conduct meaningful architecture reviews and contribute to complex architectural decisions.
• Business acumen—ability to translate technical debt and infrastructure needs into clear business value for stakeholders, particularly for user‑facing interfaces.
• Understanding of regulations such as the European Accessibility Act and experience in introducing compliance to them.
• Fluent English communicator who can navigate technical complexity and business requirements with equal ease, acting as a bridge between Engineering, Product and Sales to resolve roadblocks and align expectations.

Benefits

• 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 flexible hours and up to 60% remote per week; actual practice is up to each team to best support collaboration.
• Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year.
• 27 days of vacation a year to start.
• Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement).
• Family services, including counselling and support.
• Health and wellbeing options, including Gympass.
• Mental health support and coaching.