ABOUT ZALANDO

Zalando is Europe’s leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle, connecting customers, brands and partners across several markets. We drive digital solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to millions of customers through diverse skill-sets, interests and languages our teams choose to use.

THE ROLE & THE TEAM

Zalando’s latest and greatest team (Echo) is being created within the Search and Browse - Experience department responsible for an assortment of business-critical functionalities relating to Zalando’s Search and Category pages. Team Echo will be working exclusively on our high-profile Inspiration and Entertainment programme of work actively looking to engage and inspire Zalando's 50 million customers across 25 countries on their online shopping journey. 

We’ve recently taken the exciting decision to open an office in Shenzhen, China. The new team, (Echo) will be the backbone ensuring our established European teams and our new Asian teams collaborate and work effectively together. As a team, we aim to move fast whilst always ensuring Operational Excellence is at the forefront of our mind.

In this particular role you would be working as part of a team consisting of 5 engineers split across both web and mobile platforms, led by an Engineering Manager. Your core responsibility will be ensuring efficient and quality engineering between Shenzhen and our already established European iOS team and codebase, to include but not limited to: ways of working, technology selection and production ownership. As the Echo Team is in its infancy you may be involved in helping to hire and establish the team.

We’re very excited about this new venture within Zalando and are looking for a motivated individual with relevant experience to come in and drive this area forward.

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

• You will support and contribute to a diverse team of 5 engineers while ensuring smooth delivery and continuous improvements to business critical systems.

• You will help establish effective ways of working and efficient code contribution methods between Asian and European engineering teams.

• You will support and drive architectural and design decisions in the team, contribute to the priorities, and advise on technology selection.

• You will ensure operational excellence is paramount in our approach to engineering.

• You will help advise on Search and Browse - Experience priorities providing an engineering input into Product requirements.

• Act like an owner by taking up a challenge, work towards reducing ambiguity, and break the work down into manageable tasks for the team.

• Share and develop your expertise with your team to deliver the best user experience to our customers.

WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF…

• You are proficient in native iOS app development with Swift.

• You have experience with React Native libraries like Redux, React Navigation, and Axios.

• You have experience building cross-platform mobile apps integrating React Native with native modules when necessary.

• You have experience with setting up CI/CD pipelines for mobile apps.

• You have strong experience with Monitoring and Observability.

• You write clean, maintainable code with tests and take ownership of your work.

• With experience in high-performing teams, you can lead technical discussions and drive decisions independently.

• You possess excellent communication skills in English and can articulate complex technical topics and solutions clearly and concisely.

Bonus Skills:

• You should have a proven track record of shipping cross-platform code.

• You are familiar with TypeScript for React projects.

• You have experience working with Kubernetes.

• You have experience working in teams across differing time zones.

• You have experience in the E-commerce industry.

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.

• 40% off products sold and shipped by Zalando 

• 2 paid volunteering days a year

• Hybrid working model 

• Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year

• 27 days of vacation per year to start

• A one-time allowance to set up an ergonomic workstation (outside of Zalando office)

• Health & Dental Insurance (opt-in)

• Pension Trust Fund (opt-in)

• Life Assurance

• Income Protection

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Tax Saver Commuter Tickets

• Employee shares program

• Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)

• Family services, including counseling and support

• Health and wellbeing options, including Gympass

• Mental health support and coaching available

• Professional development through our training platform and biannual peer-to-peer reviews

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

If you think you have what it takes, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!

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