Senior Backend/Data Engineer: ZMS Audience Builder (all genders)

Full time Data Engineering Business Intelligence Software Engineering Data Warehouse

Job Description

THE ROLE AND THE TEAM

Join our Berlin-based team as a Senior Backend/Data Engineer and be at the forefront of our ZMS Audience Builder team, where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of data-driven marketing strategies. In this role, you'll harness your backend expertise to enhance our audience-building platform, transforming vast data into actionable insights and innovative features. Your mission will be to design, develop, and manage a robust data infrastructure, ensuring our audiences are effectively delivered to multiple platforms while driving forward-looking segmentation and audience forecasting tools.

The technical scope of the team covers large-scale batch processing, ETL on airflow, Databricks & DBT, low-latency APIs & databases, managing AWS resources, and operating Kubernetes. Languages ​​used are Python, Java, Scala, and SQL.

WHAT WE WOULD LOVE YOU TO DO

  • Innovate Collaboratively: Partner with a cross-functional team of Engineers, Product Managers, and Data Scientists to make a tangible impact on customer experiences.

  • Enhance Data Processing: Refine and expand our batch-processing pipeline, ensuring efficiency and scalability.

  • Design Future-Ready Solutions: Spearhead the development of resilient architectures to meet evolving requirements.

  • Elevate Technical Excellence: Contribute to a culture of quality and innovation through clean code practices and insightful code reviews.

WE WOULD LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

  • Your Engineering Skills Shine: You have a solid foundation in software engineering with hands-on experience in open-source technologies on AWS.

  • You're a Data Aficionado: Proficient in SQL, Java/Scala, and Python, you're ready to dive deep into large-scale data processing

  • You're Eager to Learn and Lead: Whether you're experienced or keen to explore areas like Spark, data governance, and audience building, your enthusiasm for growth stands out.

  • You Value Impact and Privacy: Topics like data quality, privacy, and governance are not just buzzwords but are crucial to your professional ethos.

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.

  • Employee share program

  • 40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Zalando Lounge, discounts from external partners

  • 2 paid volunteering days per year

  • Hybrid working model with 60% remote per week

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

  • 27 days of vacation a year (for Zalando SE)

  • 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

Learn all about Zalando and our values ​​here: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/?gh_src=22377bdd1us

Recruiters

Karolina Miernik

karolina.miernik@zalando.de

Please note that all applications must be completed using the online form – we do not accept applications via email.