Backend Engineer – Personalization Platform

Zalando GmbH; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Zalando discount

Relocation assistance

Private health insurance

Hybrid work model

Office in Kamppi, Helsinki

Job summary

Zalando Helsinki is hiring a Backend Engineer to help shape the Digital Experience Composition Platform. You’ll work on Tier 1 services, drive discovery and design, and may contribute to frontend components. You’ll join a small, active team of 6 engineers in Helsinki.

We value learning, collaboration, and delivering high-quality software that scales to millions of users across Europe. The role offers a hybrid working model in Kamppi, Helsinki, with relocation support for internationals.

Qualifications

• Full development cycle from discovery to deployment, monitoring and ongoing improvement.
• Experience with Scala, Finch, React, DynamoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL and Kubernetes in production.
• Experience building and designing high-traffic RESTful APIs and services.
• Strong teamwork, curiosity and willingness to learn new skills.

Responsibilities

• Full development cycle: discovery, design, development, deployment, operation and monitoring of software solutions impacting millions.
• Work with tech stack including Scala, Finch, React, DynamoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL and Kubernetes.
• Participate in planning, write tests (TDD), review code and follow lean rituals.
• Collaborate with multiple teams across locations and with product management.

Skills

Scala

React

RESTful APIs

JVM languages

Functional programming

PostgreSQL

Redis

DynamoDB

Kubernetes

Frontend technologies

Microservices

Finch

AWS

Tools

DynamoDB

Redis

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

AWS

Finch

Job description

Zalando Helsinki is hiring a Backend Engineer to help shape the Digital Experience Composition Platform. You’ll work on Tier 1 services, drive discovery and design, and may contribute to frontend components. You’ll join a small, active team of 6 engineers in Helsinki.

We value learning, collaboration, and delivering high-quality software that scales to millions of users across Europe. The role offers a hybrid working model in Kamppi, Helsinki, with relocation support for internationals.