Backend (Scala/Kotlin) Engineer - Content Experiences (HYBRID)

Location: Helsinki

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE AND THE TEAM: 

Content Experiences is a growing multi-disciplinary group of 100+ engineers, data scientists, business developers, product designers, and product managers in Helsinki and Berlin, working to inspire each individual customer with meaningful fashion moments beyond transactions in a very personalized way. To further strengthen our efforts to improve our platform offering, we are looking for a passionate Senior Software Engineer striving on the ideas of finely crafted software, operational excellence and building a world class platform.

Our cross-functional team of software and data engineers is focused on optimizing value streams in the content domain by building a world class content platform as a fundamental service of our fashion platform. Our (micro) services are written in functional Scala and partially operate in a high load environment with up to 10k RPS. Our tech stack consists of Scala 3, ZIO, Caliban, PostgreSQL and DynamoDB.

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

• Consistently ship working, testable, maintainable, readable code/data to production in small and safe iterations. The solutions are performant, scalable and fulfil the set SLOs of the product

• Own and operate backend microservices on top of Kubernetes and AWS 

• Making a positive impact on our engineering culture, encouraging knowledge sharing and driving technical discussions within the team and beyond

WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF YOU:

• Have high proficiency in at least one high level JVM based programming language, preferably Scala or Kotlin
  Experience or interest in Scala functional programming libraries (cats, ZIO, etc) or functional programming in general is a plus

• Are passionate about your customers/users

• Strive for high code quality

• Have competence with distributed event-driven systems

• Have experience with creating and consuming GraphQL APIs, that operate at scale, are easy to use, self-documented and have the caller’s perspective always in mind

• Are familiar with DevOps practices and technologies (Docker, AWS, Kubernetes, as well as CI/CD) with keen attention to meaningful logging, monitoring and overall operational excellence

• Prefer iterative (agile) development and KISS principle

• Possess good verbal and written communication skills in English and able to present the thoughts in a clear and structured manner

OUR OFFER:

• Culture of trust, empowerment and constructive feedback with internal guilds and Employee Resource Groups, knowledge sharing through tech talks and open source commitment, internal tech academy and blogs, product demos, meetups, parties and events.

• Competitive salary and employee shares program.

• 40% Zalando discount of products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Zalando Lounge and additional discounts from external partners

• Monthly transport, lunch and recreation vouchers, private health insurance and occupational health care services, family services, free beverages and snacks, diverse sports and health offerings

• Centrally located office in Kamppi, Helsinki, with flexible working times, additional holidays and hybrid working model

• Extensive onboarding, mentoring and training opportunities and an international team of experts to work with
   

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

For more information about our office and teams in Helsinki, please visit: https://www.zalandohelsinki.com/  
 

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

At Zalando, our vision is to be inclusive by design. And this vision starts with our hiring - we do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, personal expression, ethnicity, religious belief, or disability status. You are welcome to leave out your picture, age, or marital status from your application. We only assess candidates on their qualifications and merit. 

We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support you throughout the hiring process.
 

do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/dobetter-our-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy  

Our employee resource groups: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/our-employee-resource-groups  

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

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