Backend Engineer (Scala/Java) for High-Traffic APIs

Zalando Finland Oy; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Zalando Finland Oy in Helsinki is seeking a Backend Engineer to join the Digital Experience Composition Platform team, shaping content selection for millions of customers by building high‑quality, scalable services with Scala, Finch, Redis, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL and Kubernetes.

You will own end‑to‑end development, participate in planning, code reviews and TDDs, collaborate across locations, and work with product management to align initiatives with company goals in a hybrid office setting.

Qualifications

• Solid production knowledge of functional and/or JVM languages, ideally Scala.
• Experience specifying and building high-traffic production RESTful APIs.
• Excellent team collaboration and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Full development cycle: discovery, design, development, deployment, operation and monitoring of critical software serving millions.
• Get onboard the tech stack: Scala, Finch, React, DynamoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes.
• Participate in planning, write tests (TDDs), perform code reviews, and follow lean rituals.
• Collaborate with teams across locations and with product management to align initiatives.
• Represent the team in communications to stakeholders and respond to requests.

Skills

Scala

RESTful APIs

Functional programming

JVM languages

Tools

React

DynamoDB

Redis

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

AWS

Finch

Job description

Zalando Finland Oy in Helsinki is seeking a Backend Engineer to join the Digital Experience Composition Platform team, shaping content selection for millions of customers by building high‑quality, scalable services with Scala, Finch, Redis, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL and Kubernetes.

You will own end‑to‑end development, participate in planning, code reviews and TDDs, collaborate across locations, and work with product management to align initiatives with company goals in a hybrid office setting.