Senior Software Engineer

THE ROLE & THE TEAM 

In the Size and Fit Engineering team, we fulfill customer's everyday fashion needs through engaging customer experience and deep customer understanding, one where the products in the parcel live up to the customer's expectations. We make this happen by solving one of the most important online customer problems - Size and Fit. Through customization and innovation we serve the unique needs of Zalando customers shopping core fashion categories. 

Our team is looking for a talented iOS Senior Software Engineer with React Native experience who has a strong customer-centric mindset and is passionate about developing high-quality applications with delightful customer experience. 

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will join a team that works closely with Product Managers, Designers, and other Software Engineers to fulfil fashion customers' needs through engaging and delightful customer experiences that blend inspiration, quality, entertainment, and seamless digital interaction. We build customer-facing features across the customer journey to help over 50 million customers across 25 markets find products they love, and buy products they keep, ultimately helping customers to make lasting purchases.

You may check out our Tech Blog for more information on the technologies we use.

At Zalando, our vision is to be the leading pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce - 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:

• Actively involved in the end-to-end lifecycle of Android and iOS applications, including design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of high-quality software using both native and React Native technologies to deliver exceptional user experiences.

• Share expertise, develop skills collaboratively, and contribute to team knowledge to consistently deliver the best user experience.

• Leveraging experience in high-performing teams, you will independently manage end-to-end feature and project delivery. You will also facilitate technical discussions, resolve complex challenges, and support effective team decision-making.

• Actively participate in code reviews, providing and receiving feedback to ensure adherence to best practices and high code quality. View feedback as a valuable opportunity for professional growth and team improvement.

• Engage with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate complex requirements into clear, actionable technical designs for the team.

• Proactively take ownership, reduce ambiguity, and break down complex projects into manageable tasks for team collaboration.

• Proactively identify and implement system/process improvements. Contribute to the technical design of scalable, testable, and maintainable new features and architectural proposals.

• You have proven experience developing and shipping React Native applications (5+ years), a good understanding of React Native fundamentals, and experience working with TypeScript and modern JavaScript.

• Experienced with React Native ecosystem, including Redux for state management and React Navigation.

• You have a good understanding of iOS and Android native mobile development, and hands-on experience integrating native modules.

• Possesses understanding of Turbo Modules and App Architecture principles to build robust and performant applications.

• You own your code and are passionate about writing well structured, readable, and maintainable code that's covered by automated tests.

• You embrace agile software development practices, and support others through code reviews and knowledge sharing.

• You have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate respectfully with others by listening, communicating clearly, and actively sharing knowledge. 

• You always put yourself in your customer's shoes and therefore you take pride in developing user-friendly and high-class features.

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 shares program

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

• 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

• 27 days of vacation a year to start for full-time employees

• 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