Software Engineer - Engineering Productivity

Job description

Job Category

·  Technology & UX/UI Design

Location

·  Berlin

Contract

·  Professional Level

Company

·  Zalando SE

THE AREA

Zalando is transforming from Europe’s leading e-commerce company into a multi-service platform for fashion. From logistics to big brands, to manufacture - we’re building the platform that connects all people and parts of the fashion ecosystem. We live Radical Agility . With the set of principles that we give our teams - Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose - we entrust them to shape the future of Zalando.

The Engineering Productivity Team is a group of engineers dedicated to improve the quality and productivity of engineering in Zalando. We work together in a responsive and agile manner, create solutions, and iterate to improve them constantly. We focus on adding value to Zalando’s engineering by providing a diverse array of sustainable tools and systems.

Our work tasks can vary from quarter to quarter. However, they are always focused on improving engineering teams’ productivity.

Our scope of service to other teams does not involve writing tests because our focus is on facilitating tools and processes to boost productivity. However, we may help teams with writing tests in a consultancy approach during the kickoff when onboarding a team on one of our tools.

Desired profile

YOUR PROFILE

·  You are familiar with designing and building end-to-end solutions, to measure and automate testing of complex systems.
·  You enjoy working with talented engineers and can influence system design for reliability, performance and testability.
·  You enjoy people interaction and cross-collaboration with Engineering and Product.
·  You thrive in a dynamic, agile environment.
·  You are focused on quality throughout the entire software development cycle.
·  You are eager to explore new ideas with your teammates; learn and build solutions based on a combination of your learnings and previous experience.
·  You are an enthusiast to facilitate technical specifications.
·  You have knowledge and experience with software testing and automated test techniques.