THE ROLE & THE TEAM

We are looking for an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to shape the future of our recommendation systems. You will design and build scalable, high-throughput services that directly impact millions of customers across Europe. Working with AWS and Kubernetes at scale, you’ll help us create reliable, efficient, and low-latency systems that power personalized shopping experiences.
If you enjoy solving complex problems and want to see your work make a difference for millions of users, we’d love for you to join our team.

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

• Design, develop, and scale backend infrastructure to support our 52-million-strong customer base and future growth needs, with a focus on reliability, performance, and sustainability.
• Build and optimize recommendation services at scale, ensuring low latency and high reliability on AWS and Kubernetes.
• Collaborate closely with data scientists, machine learning engineers, and product managers to bring cutting-edge personalization features into production.
• Partner with leaders and stakeholders across Zalando to deliver innovative, production-ready solutions aligned with best practices in software development.