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Senior Backend Software Engineer

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  • Level
    Senior
  • Job Feld
    Back End
  • Anstellung
    Vollzeit
  • Vertragsart
    Unbefristetes Dienstverhältnis
  • Ort
    Berlin
  • Arbeitsmodell
    Hybrid, Onsite
  • Job Zusammenfassung

    In dieser Rolle bist du verantwortlich für die Entwicklung und Optimierung leistungsfähiger Backend-APIs und -Microservices in Java, während du an der Umsetzung komplexer Such- und Entdeckungsfunktionen arbeitest.

    Job Technologien

    Deine Rolle im Team

    • The Lounge Discover squad is the gateway to Lounge customer experience. As a cross-functional team, we are responsible for building the client-facing applications and the high-performance APIs that power them. Our mission is simple but ambitious: to make our vast fashion and lifestyle catalog effortlessly navigable. We focus on discoverability and search, ensuring that every user finds their next favorite item with ease.
    • As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will act as a technical owner for key discovery services, driving architecture decisions and leading complex initiatives from design to production. Your work directly impacts how millions of users discover products and drives key business metrics such as engagement and conversion. You will collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, and Frontend Engineers to turn complex discovery challenges into elegant, scalable backend solutions.
    • Architect & Design: Lead the creation of Technical Design Documents (TDD) and define robust architectures that support high-traffic discovery features and complex catalog structures.
    • Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work daily with Product Managers, Product Analytics, Designers, and Frontend Engineers to translate business requirements into technical reality.
    • Build & Scale: Develop and maintain high-availability APIs and microservices using Java, ensuring they are performant and resilient.
    • Embrace an AI-first development approach, utilizing AI-powered tools to enhance efficiency and accelerate innovation in our discovery features.
    • Optimize Search: Design and optimize search systems (e.g. Elasticsearch, vector search), balancing relevance, latency, and scalability.
    • Tackle complex discovery challenges such as real-time catalog updates, search relevance optimization, and high-throughput API design at scale.
    • Manage Data: Design and optimize data models across a diverse stack including PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and caching layers like Redis (Valkey).
    • Operational Excellence: Take ownership of the full software development lifecycle, including a voluntary 24/7 on-call rotation to ensure our customers have a seamless experience around the clock.

    Unsere Erwartungen an dich

    Qualifikationen

    • Architecture Mindset: You are comfortable writing detailed architecture proposals and mentoring more junior engineers through code reviews and design feedback.
    • Product Thinker: You don't just "build to spec"-you take an active interest in Product and user behavior to help shape the roadmap.
    • Team Player: You actively drive alignment across teams and challenge decisions constructively.
    • Reliability Driven: You understand the importance of system health and are willing to contribute to our voluntary on-call rotation to keep the Lounge running smoothly.

    Erfahrung

    • Backend Expertise: You have extensive professional experience with Java and building distributed systems at scale.
    • Search & Data Specialist: You are proficient with Elasticsearch and have hands-on experience with both NoSQL (DynamoDB) and Relational (PostgreSQL) databases.

    Unser Angebot

    • 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.
    • 27 days of holiday a year to start for full-time employees (+1 day for every calendar year up to 30 days).
    • 2 paid volunteering days a year.
    • Hybrid working model with 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.
    • Employee shares program.
    • 40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Lounge by Zalando, discounts from external partners.
    • Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement).
    • Family services, including counseling and support.
    • Health and wellbeing options (including Wellhub, formerly Gympass).
    • Mental health support and coaching available.
    • Drive your development through our training platform and biannual peer-to-peer review.

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    Job Standorte

    • Standort Berlin

      Deutschland

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  • Unternehmenstyp
    Etablierte Firma
  • Arbeitsmodell
    Full Remote, Hybrid, Onsite
  • Branche
    Handel
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    Senior Backend Software Engineer

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