Backend Engineer - Scala (all genders)

Zalando
Helsinki
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Teamwork","Learning mindset","Collaboration","Code review","Communication"]

Build and evolve Tier 1 backend services for Zalando’s Digital Experience Composition Platform, enabling personalized and engaging content selection for millions of active customers. Own the full development lifecycle—from discovery and design through deployment and monitoring—while contributing to tech decisions in a team of six engineers. Collaborate with product management and partner teams across locations, using Scala and modern infrastructure to drive reliable, high-traffic REST APIs.

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Zalando
Zalando
4 days ago

Backend Engineer - Scala (all genders)

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Job Summary

Build and evolve Tier 1 backend services for Zalando’s Digital Experience Composition Platform, enabling personalized and engaging content selection for millions of active customers. Own the full development lifecycle—from discovery and design through deployment and monitoring—while contributing to tech decisions in a team of six engineers. Collaborate with product management and partner teams across locations, using Scala and modern infrastructure to drive reliable, high-traffic REST APIs.
Location: Helsinki
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Deliver end-to-end development for important software solutions that impact millions of customers.
  • •Drive discovery, design, development, deployment, and operation of backend services in the composition platform.
  • •Plan and write tests (TDD), participate in code reviews, and follow lean rituals.
  • •Collaborate with product management and represent the team in reacting to incoming requests and communications.
  • •Work across teams in different locations, with an option to contribute to frontend components.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceEquityRelocationHybrid WorkingCommuter BenefitsMeal Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •Solid production knowledge of functional and/or JVM languages, ideally Scala (Scala can be taught).
  • •Experience specifying and building high-traffic production RESTful APIs.
  • •Strong understanding of the full software development lifecycle and a mindset for continuous improvement.
  • •Experience collaborating across teams and locations, using effective communication (mail/chat) and responding to requests.
  • •Team-oriented approach with the ability to learn from peers and grow others.
Experience:E-commercePersonalizationMachine learning
Skills:TeamworkLearning mindsetCollaborationCode reviewCommunication
Tech Stack:ScalaFinchReactDynamo DBRedisPostgre SQLKubernetesJVMRESTful APIsTDDMicroservicesAWS

Company Brief

Zalando
Zalando operates a leading European online marketplace for fashion and lifestyle products, offering clothing, shoes and accessories from international brands and local labels, plus logistics and marketing services to partner brands and retailers.
Industry: Online Marketplaces
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Berlin, Germany
Founded: 2008
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