Senior Enterprise Automation Engineer (all genders)

Zalando Group; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Hybrid work

Employee shares

Relocation assistance

Wellbeing options

Job summary

Zalando is seeking a Senior Enterprise Automation Engineer to bridge Applied Science and operations in Europe’s leading fashion platform. You will design, build, and deploy intelligent workflow automations using UiPath Suite and n8n, integrating LLMs into transport, customs, and packaging processes.

You will establish secure, auditable bot standards and push production-ready solutions in fast-paced sprints.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with OCR and AI tools to extract structured data from unstructured logistics documents.
• Proficiency in Process Mining or Task Mining to identify automation opportunities.
• Experience with API connections linking SAP with AI orchestration.
• Design, build, and deploy intelligent workflow automations using UiPath Suite and n8n.
• Prompt engineering and safe integration of Large Language Models into live operations.

Responsibilities

• Build intelligent workflows: design, deploy, and scale automations using UiPath Suite and n8n to reduce manual data entry.
• Integrate Cognitive AI: embed Large Language Models into daily processes handling unstructured data.
• Establish the standard: define guidelines for auditable, secure, deployable bots across Europe.
• Bridge the data gap: design and manage API connections linking legacy systems like SAP with AI tools.
• Drive supervised autonomy: develop HITL workflows to manage edge-cases and gain stakeholder trust.
• Collaborate with Tech and SMEs to rapidly deliver production-ready solutions within sprints.
• Demonstrate hands-on expertise in developing workflow automations with UiPath and n8n.
• Show experience in prompt engineering and safe LLM integration.

Skills

UiPath

n8n

Prompt engineering

LLMs integration

API design

Process Mining

IDP OCR

Tools

SAP

Job description

The Logistics Development team is responsible for driving speed, efficiency, and continuous innovation across Zalando's expansive fulfillment network. Fulfilling this mandate requires a structural transition from highly manual task execution toward intelligent, end-to-end AI orchestration. To achieve this, we operate within a fast-paced, autonomous Agile POD model, championing a decentralized "Citizen Developer" approach that scales automation capabilities across our entire European logistics footprint.

As a Senior Enterprise Automation Engineer, you will serve as the crucial technical bridge between advanced Applied Science research and our operational reality on the ground. You will join a fast-paced Agile POD model for intelligent automation. You will design, build, and deploy intelligent workflow automations—utilizing enterprise tools like UiPath and n8n—and seamlessly integrate Agentic AI (LLMs) into the daily business processes of our transport, customs, and packaging experts. By developing robust "Human-in-the-Loop" architectures, you will be the key driver in transforming manual, rule-based tasks into supervised autonomous systems. You will directly empower our logistics teams to shift their focus away from routine data entry, allowing them to concentrate on strategic execution and exception handling for Europe’s leading fashion platform.

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

• Build intelligent workflows: Design, deploy, and scale robust automations using enterprise orchestration platforms (e.g., UiPath Suite, n8n) to eliminate high-volume manual data entry.
• Integrate Cognitive AI: Leverage advanced prompt engineering to successfully embed Large Language Models (LLMs) into daily business processes to handle unstructured data.
• Establish the standard: Define and enforce baseline development guidelines, ensuring our decentralized bots are auditable, secure, and deployable across the European network.
• Bridge the data gap: Design and manage API connections that seamlessly link legacy enterprise systems (like SAP) with modern AI orchestration tools.
• Drive supervised autonomy: Develop "Human-in-the-Loop" (HITL) workflows that safely manage operational edge-cases, ensuring business stakeholders trust and adopt the automated systems.
• Execute with agility: Collaborate closely with central Tech teams and operational Subject Matter Experts to rapidly discover, build, and push solutions to production within fast-paced sprints.
• You bring deep, hands-on expertise in developing and architecting workflow automations using enterprise platforms like UiPath Suite and n8n.
• You have practical, demonstrated experience in prompt engineering and safely integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) into live business operations.
• Intelligent Document Processing (IDP): Hands-on experience with OCR and AI tools to extract structured data from unstructured logistics documents (e.g., invoices, customs forms).
• Process Discovery: Proficiency in Process Mining (e.g., Celonis) or Task Mining to scientifically identify and prioritize automation opportunities.
• Resilience & Error Handling: Proven ability to build "self-healing" workflows and exception-handling frameworks.
• You possess a strong capability in designing, managing, and troubleshooting APIs to create data bridges across diverse internal systems.
• You are a master communicator and stakeholder manager, easily translating complex operational friction from business experts into actionable technical requirements.
• You are passionate about process optimization and thrive in an autonomous, agile environment focused on iterative and rapid delivery.

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.

• 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

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

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.

About Zalando

Founded in Berlin in 2008, Zalando is the leading European technology platform for fashion and lifestyle. Connecting 62 million active customers with more than 7,000 brands across 29 markets, our operations are built on a unique AI-powered data and infrastructure platform. For our customers, our multi-app approach - comprising Zalando, ABOUT YOU, and Lounge by Zalando - delivers an inspiring, highly personalized shopping experience, serving different customers with different needs. For our partners, we are building the operating system for e-commerce. Through ZEOS, Tradebyte, and SCAYLE, we open our logistics, software, and service capabilities to brands and retailers, enabling them to seamlessly scale their businesses across borders.