Senior Software/Data Engineer - Zurich Size & Fit Engineering (all genders)

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THE ROLE AND THE TEAM

Finding clothes that fit is a challenging topic in the e-commerce fashion industry. As a Software Engineer in the Size and Fit Team, you will be part of a core team developing products and infrastructure to provide customers with the best size and fit experience through data-driven recommendations.

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

At Zalando, our vision is to be the starting point for fashion — inclusive by design. We assess candidates based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from all gender identities, sexual orientations, personal expressions, racial identities, ethnicities, religious beliefs, and disability statuses. Please focus on why you’re great for this role and avoid including your picture, age, or marital status in your CV.

We aim to provide a great candidate experience. Feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need so we can support you throughout the hiring process.

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

• Design, build, and improve large-scale software solutions for data products
• Scale the infrastructure to meet future needs by enabling fast and efficient machine learning development and deployment
• Enrich our engineering culture through knowledge sharing and technical discussions
• Collaborate with applied scientists, full-stack engineers, product managers, and business developers
• Contribute to the community via technical blogs

You have 5-7 years of professional software engineering experience.

You are a self-driven engineer passionate about helping customers find the right fit.

You understand large-scale distributed systems and have a proven track record in building mission-critical, 24x7 production software.

You are proficient in Python, with additional experience in Java or Go being a plus.

You are familiar with data processing tools like Spark, Flink, or Databricks.

You have experience with infrastructure for serving ML models in production environments.

You have knowledge of AWS or similar cloud platforms, containerization with Docker, and orchestration with Kubernetes.

You are committed to writing clean, maintainable, and simple code.

You possess excellent communication skills, able to discuss technical architecture and designs effectively.

OUR OFFER

Culture of trust, empowerment, and constructive feedback; open source commitment; meetups; game nights; 70+ internal tech and fun guilds; tech talks; internal tech academy and blogs; product demos; parties & events.

Competitive salary, employee share shop, 40% Zalando shopping discount, discounts from external partners, centrally located offices, public transport discounts, municipality services, great IT equipment, flexible working hours, extra holidays, volunteering time off, free beverages and fruits, diverse sports and health offerings.

Extensive onboarding, mentoring, personal development opportunities, and an international team of experts.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

Please note that all applications must be submitted via our online form. We do not accept applications via email.

Irina Ponomarenko

irina.ponomarenko.external@zalando.de

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