Senior Software Engineer

ABOUT LOUNGE BY ZALANDO 

Lounge by Zalando is an online outlet for fashion and lifestyle products in 17 European countries. We offer our members daily, time-limited sale campaigns with discounts of up to 75% off the recommended retail price. However, Lounge by Zalando is so much more than discounts. Our strength lies in our focus on fashion and lifestyle brands: from sought-after labels to niche brands, from famous international names to trendy luxury brands, we make sure to meet the fashion taste of all our customers, who are always on the hunt for the best products at the best prices. Working with our brand partners, we're pioneering innovative supply-chain and production processes and offer them an impactful and smart solution, creating a new way to shop for fashion - and a new way to sell it.

THE ROLE & THE TEAM

As a Senior Frontend Engineer, you will contribute to the success of the Web Platform Team in Lounge by Zalando. Your contributions will drive more effective decision-making across the entire platform development lifecycle, enhancing the scalability and accelerating the growth of the Lounge business.

The Web Platform team empowers Zalando Lounge developers by providing a robust, scalable platform that ensures consistency, simplifies workflows, and fosters collaboration. As an enabling partner to cross-functional Product Teams, we drive innovation and set new standards in web excellence, enabling the creation of exceptional, customer-focused web experiences.

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

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

• You will be part of the Web Platform team, building solutions for Lounge by Zalando’s web applications.

• Together with your team, you will develop solutions not only for customers but also for your fellow frontend engineers. You will collaborate with various stakeholders to understand the business context and translate requirements into technical designs.

• Communicate with various stakeholders to understand the business context, and translate the requirements into technical designs

• Act like an owner by taking up a challenge, work towards reducing ambiguity, and break the work down into manageable tasks.

• Lean on your web experience and skill set, develop robust, performant and maintainable code.

• Share and develop your expertise with your team to deliver the best user experience to our customers

WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

• At least 3+ years of experience with React, Typescript, HTML5, CSS, StyledComponents and Nodejs

• Ability to deploy and operate applications in a cloud infrastructure. You care about observability, automated tests, and fast delivery

• Having a passion for usability, accessibility and an eye for good design

• Proficient in debugging frontend code

• Web Components, Atomic Design, Service Workers, Isomorphic Rendering are more than buzz words for you

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

• Zalando Lounge, discounts from external partners

• 2 paid volunteering days a year

• Hybrid working model with 60% (or more) 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

• 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

• Drive your development through our training platform and biannual peer-to-

• peer review

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