Junior Software Engineer
Relocation | Germany
Zalando
At Article Pricing, we are building and maintaining the article discounting and retail pricing services, contributing to Zalando’s overall pricing strategy. Our platform includes on-demand forecasting services, data generation and ML inference pipelines, and tools that enable other Applied Scientists in the department.
As a Junior Software Engineer you will help grow and maintain our in house developed portfolio of services as well as shape the future of our pricing platform.
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
What we'd love you to do (and love doing)
- Build and optimise data/ETL pipelines that are efficient and reliable at scale.
- Support our teams in developing operational ML models.
- Work closely with applied science and engineering teams, product managers and other business stakeholders to bring our state-of-the-art solutions to the customers and to discover and identify new opportunities.
- Help us promote a culture of experimentation across the organisation by ensuring that data-driven decision-making is supported by precise, high-quality metrics.
- Collaborate with Applied Scientists to develop pricing models and services.
- Be a sparring partner to other team members and provide support and guidance to other engineers to help develop their technical capabilities.
We'd love to meet you if:
- You have solid programming skills in Python; SQL proficiency is a plus
- You have Good verbal and written communication skills in English and able to present the thoughts in a clear and structured manner
- You care about building and growing inclusive team environments
- You are familiar with production level deployments (CI/CD, automated testing, git, etc..)
- You have a solid grasp of computer science and statistics fundamentals
- (plus) You are familiar with productionising ETL pipelines & Machine learning operations, as well as distributed data processing frameworks like Apache Spark and Databricks
If you have what it takes, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!
Zalando benefits
Career Development:
- We offer peer-to-peer performance reviews twice a year
- Learn and develop through our extensive Zalando training platform
- Join regular all-hands, team meetings, Q&A-sessions, and quarterly anonymous employee surveys to ask your questions and provide your feedback
- Support from an international team of experts; mentoring and professional development opportunities
Wellbeing:
- 2 days paid leave per year for volunteering
- Minimum of 27 holiday days per calendar year
- Online sports courses, wellbeing, and nutrition advice offered by Humanoo personal wellbeing coach app
- Mental wellbeing support by our Employee Assistance Program and professional consultants to help you find health resources
Flexibility:
- Flexible working hours
- Relocation assistance available - subject to prior agreement
- Home office equipment available for hybrid working, to support you working from home
- Hybrid working model with 60% remote per week
- Opportunity to work from abroad for 30 (working) days per calendar year
Financial:
- Access to the employee shares program
- 40% shopping discount on products shipped and sold by Zalando, and 30% discount on Zalando Lounge
- Discounts from a wide range of external partners
Family:
- Employee parents’ forums and employee resource group
- Supported transition into and out of parental leave, with a buddy and re-onboarding plan
- 3 fully-paid child sick days per year
- Free counselling, assistance, and referral service for all matters concerning yourself and your family via the Fürstenberg Institute
Contact info: casimir.udegbunam@zalando.de
