Software Engineer (All Genders)

Zalando Payments GmbH; Dortmund; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 105.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

27 days holiday

40% off fashion

Lounge by Zalando discount

Discounts from external partners

Company pension scheme

Employee shares programme

Health and wellbeing options

Mental health support

Biannual peer-to-peer review

Relocation assistance

Zusammenfassung

Zalando Payments GmbH in Dortmund seeks a Backend Engineer to design, develop, test, and operate our core payment APIs, enabling secure, scalable checkout experiences for millions of customers. You will work in a cloud-native, microservices environment (AWS), own the code lifecycle, and help maintain high standards of quality, performance, and reliability across production systems.

This role offers an exciting chance to impact payments in fashion ecommerce, collaborate with multiple teams, and

Qualifikationen

• Degree in computer science or related field or IT specialist experience.
• Experience building and operating production services, preferably in ecommerce/payments.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and practices.
• Ability to coordinate and communicate across teams.

Aufgaben

• Design, implement, test, and operate core payment APIs.
• Own CI/CD, code quality, and production readiness.
• Work in a cloud-native microservices environment (AWS) and guide technical decisions.

Kenntnisse

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST APIs

AWS

Ausbildung

Degree in computer science or related field

Jobbeschreibung

THE ROLE & THE TEAM

As Backend Engineer for Zalando Payments, you will design, develop, test, and operate our core APIs that allow our customers to pay in a secure and engaging fashion. Fashion retail imposes many interesting challenges on the payment experience that we address through tailored deferred payment options and other products. The services you will build in this role steer these processes and directly interface with the merchant systems. You will make sure the product complies with the demanding and high standards of the fintech industry. Zalando Payments builds the technologies for all financial transactions in the Zalando fashion store and our other consumer-facing apps. We work to deliver a flawless user experience in the checkout, as well as the processing of payments and reconciliation in the backend. Through smart risk steering, we boost conversion and deliver a competitive advantage to our customers, taking in the entire financial process.

WHY YOU SHOULD BE INTERESTED…

Create highly scalable solutions and own the entire application lifecycle. You will design technical solutions within your team’s architecture, and you are responsible for implementation, testing, and operation in the production environment. You will be part of a team where best practices like continuous integration, code quality, code reviews, test-driven development, etc. are kept at very high standards, therefore you should also be positive and firm in your attitude towards them. Together with your team you will own your code and decide on the technologies and tools to deliver as well as operate large-scale applications on cloud (AWS), based on a microservices architecture. Share your knowledge with your colleagues helping them to grow their technical skills.

WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF…

• You have a degree in computer science or a related field, or are an experienced IT Specialist.
• You are interested in making an impact by building and operating production services.
• You have already built and ideally operated production services in the past, preferably in the field of e-commerce or payments.
• We do expect you to embrace the opportunity to actively learn new technologies and practices.
• We are working in a big and complex environment.
• We expect you to be able to coordinate and communicate effectively with your peers in your team just as well as beyond team boundaries.
• Great communication skills and the ability to lead technical decision-making with the team
• You bring excellent problem-solving skills, with a logical and pragmatic attitude
• Ideally, you are familiar with the Java ecosystem and frameworks (e.g. Spring Boot),
• You know how to find your way around microservice architecture, REST services, asynchronous distributed systems, etc.

OUR OFFER

Zalando provides a range of benefits, here’s an overview of what you can expect.

• 27 days of holiday a year to start for full-time employees (+1 day for every calendar year up to 30 days)
• 40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando
• 30% off Lounge by Zalando
• discounts from external partners
• Family support, including counselling and dedicated services for parents and carers
• Company pension scheme
• Employee shares programme
• Health and wellbeing options, including Well-hub
• Mental health support and coaching
• Development through our training platform and biannual peer-to-peer review
• 2 paid volunteering days a year
• Relocation assistance (subject to prior agreement)

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

At Zalando, our vision is to be the leading European technology platform for fashion and lifestyle – 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

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

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