Software Engineer - ZMS Content (all genders)

Zalando; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee shares program 40% offfashion

2 paid volunteering days a year

Hybrid working model

Work from abroad up to 30 working days

27 days vacation a year to start

Relocation assistance available

Family services

Health and wellbeing options

Mental health support and coaching

Job summary

Zalando Marketing Services (ZMS) invites a Software Engineer to help build the content-driven advertising platform powering Zalando's brand campaigns. You’ll work on Boards, Landing Pages, and Showstopper Ads, mainly backend with moments of frontend work, and own the Content Studio tooling used by partners to upload assets.

You’ll collaborate with product managers and engineers to design APIs, ensure operational excellence, and deploy robust services in AWS/Kubernetes, shaping how brands connect

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with Java-based languages and backend development.
• Experience designing and developing APIs and event-driven services.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and scalable systems (AWS, Kubernetes).
• Ability to decompose complex requirements into safe deployment iterations.
• Good collaboration with product managers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve the Content Studio toolkit used by Zalando brands.
• Decompose epics into tasks and own execution from refinement to deployment.
• Maintain readable, testable, and maintainable code with automated tests.
• Collaborate with peers and stakeholders to align on customer needs.
• Provide operational elements (metrics, alerts, tracing) for production readiness.

Skills

Java

Backend development

APIs

Event-driven

JavaScript (nice to have)

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

THE ROLE & THE TEAM

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 customers' shopping journey by empowering our partners to promote their brands, stories, and products. As a Software Engineer in the content team, you will join a team of six engineers responsible for the content that Zalando partners (brands, retailers, etc.) show in Zalando, including organic and sponsored content. You will own both the look and feel of the different formats, like Boards, Landing Pages, and Showstopper Ads, as well as the Content Studio tooling that partners use to upload their assets and compose these formats. The role is mainly backend focused, but there will be multiple instances where some frontend capabilities will come into play.

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN At Zalando, our vision is to be the starting point for fashion - one that is inclusive by design. 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 as well. We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Please feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support and assist you throughout the hiring process.

do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion Our employee resource groups: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion/our-employee-resource-groups

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

Build and Improve: Build and improve our Content Studio toolkit that enables our fashion brands to directly plan, execute, and monitor advertising campaigns on Zalando's advertisement platform

Deliver Features: Decompose epics into manageable tasks, owning the execution from requirement refinement through to deployment and production operations

Maintain Engineering Excellence: Elevate our codebase through readable, testable, and maintainable code, writing automated tests and defining clear acceptance criteria

Collaborate and Share Knowledge: Actively participate in team discussions, help skill up your peers, and collaborate effectively with business stakeholders, product managers, and engineering peers

Operate What You Build: Deliver the supporting operational elements (metrics, alerting, graphs, tracing) to monitor performance and assist in root-cause analysis during production incidents

WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

You’re proficient with 3+ years of experience in a Java-based language (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Scala) and can quickly learn new technologies. Knowledge of JavaScript is a plus, but not required. You have experience in developing backend applications, designing and developing APIs, and event-driven services You have solid knowledge of operational excellence and cloud-oriented infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes, etc.) You collaborate with product teams to understand user needs, call out conflicting requirements, and understand the core business KPIs your system impacts You deconstruct complexity when faced with a set of requirements, methodically breaking them down into small, safe deployment iterations while navigating technical constraints.

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.

• 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 their 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 available

ABOUT ZALANDO & ZALANDO MARKETING SERVICES

It’s the perfect time to join Zalando’s journey, from being a pioneer in the world of e-commerce, to becoming 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 more than 49 million active customers.

Zalando Marketing Services (ZMS) is the 360° marketing unit of Europe's leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle, Zalando. We work with the world’s largest fashion and lifestyle brands and provide them with impactful solutions across all marketing touchpoints, access to relevant audiences and in-depth data knowledge, as well as inspiring creation and content. At ZMS we create meaningful connections between brands and consumers through a deep understanding of their personalities. We work with brands, agencies, and publishers from fashion and beyond to produce innovative, impactful campaigns that reach the right audience at the right moment. Thanks to its holistic mix of cutting-edge and privacy-compliant technology, in-depth audience insights, expansive reach, and compelling content, brands produce successful campaigns across multiple digital marketing channels. For more information check out this link: https://zms.zalando.com/ Our values: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/our-founding-mindset do.More - our sustainability strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/domore-our-sustainability-strategy Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/insidezalando

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 Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/insidezalando