Support, manage, inspire and grow a diverse team of 6 data and software engineers while ensuring smooth delivery and continuous improvements to business critical systems
Ensure operational excellence of the services that are at the core of Zalando's vision of having industry leading product information available
Manage dependencies, work closely with the product and applied science counterparts on solution planning, design and implementation
Contribute to the overall department priorities, spearhead the documentation and learnings from incidents
Ensure system-reliability engineering and technical compliance
Requirements
Excellent experience in supporting architectural and design decisions in the team (such as data pipelines and REST services)
Hands-on experience in managing teams across the engineering stacks required, in particular a track record in delivering and maintaining highly available production level API systems / data driven architectures / data engineering systems to use to gain insights from significant data loads
Comfortable learning new technologies and systems, and helping the team to identify the right tool for the job
Adept at collaborating with a product team, transforming customer issues into actionable solutions and working with them to navigate uncertainty to achieve a positive impact for customers
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to articulate complex technical topics and solutions in a concise and simple way
Experience promoting inclusive culture practices and processes that are models for others
Foster a positive and supportive team environment that encourages collaboration and innovation
Benefits
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 scheme & match up to 10% (opt-in)
Life Assurance
Income Protection
Cycle to Work Scheme
Tax Saver Commuter Tickets
Employee shares program
Family services, including counseling and support
Health and wellbeing options, including Gympass/Wellhub
Mental health support and coaching available
Professional development through our training platform and biannual peer-to-peer reviews
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
data pipelinesREST servicesAPI systemsdata engineeringproduction level systemssystem-reliability engineeringtechnical compliance
Soft skills
team managementcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvinginclusive culture promotionsupportive team environmentinnovation