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Senior Backend Engineer - Content Experiences
Posted on July 3, 2025
- Helsinki, Finland
- No Salary information.
- Full Time

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THE ROLE & 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.
Join our Customer Experience team as a Senior Backend Engineer. The team’s focus is on implementing a content management system platform designed to support operations for both internal users and our partners. The platform empowers users to engage Zalando customers more effectively by delivering relevant, fresh content at a rapid pace. Our mission is to develop innovative products that amplify our customers' content experiences. This role provides a unique opportunity to collaborate in a multidisciplinary team of engineers and shape the next chapter in Zalando customer experience.
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)
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 programming language, preferably Kotlin.
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
Relocation assistance for internationals
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://jobs.zalando.com/en/where-we-work/helsinki
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