THE ROLE AND THE TEAMJoin us in our mission to invite fashion savvy customers onto a daily new, vibrant treasure hunt! We look for someone who wants to think outside the box to identify new, innovative browsing patterns that help our customers score unique fashion deals with more ease and fun.As Zalandos second biggest customer facing destination, Lounge is a key driver of Zalandos mission to be Europes starting point for fashion. Every morning at 7 am, were opening doors to highly attractive, yet limited deals from brands customers love. To help our 6+ million customers notch up those special fashion pieces they dont want to miss out on, we need your help!As an Engineering Manager for the team, you will join our team in Berlin. Together with the team, you are responsible for operational excellence, building and scaling (a) the intelligence engine that powers the articles purchased by Lounge as well as (b) shaping the partners and buyers experience. We want to build products that make our partners successful within the context of Lounges commercial strategy while simplifying the work they need to do to be successful.WHAT WED LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)Develop and execute mid- & long-term architectural vision and technical direction to create highly available and scalable solutions supporting the team and Zalando level objectives.Set a high bar of engineering and operational excellence in terms of scalability, latency, observability and uptime.Lead a tech team of 5-8 consisting of software engineers, facilitate collaboration, communication and decision-making between the engineering team, product managers and stakeholders.Create and drive a culture of innovation that welcomes new ideas and experimentation from anyone in your team.Attract, onboard, develop and retain diverse top talents to your team and transform the landscape of Zalandos B2C eCommerce platforms.MINIMUM REQUIREMENTSA solid background in software engineering and system design that is based on event-driven, microservices architecture on top of Kubernetes and AWS.Extensive experience in object-oriented and/or functional programming languages with a profound knowledge of REST APIs and highly distributed, scalable and resilient microservice environment.A track record demonstrating your experience leading and developing cross-functional engineering teams within an international, agile environment.Effective communication skills in English, with an ability to understand and translate business and user requirements across teams.Creative thinking, solution oriented, adaptable to change, and a drive for continuous innovation.Responsible for maintaining a trustful relationship with your team, leading them and setting a high standard as an example.BONUS SKILLSYou have a proven track record as an individual contributor.You have experience leading teams across both backend and frontend.You have established a team from scratch before.You have past experience in the E-commerce industry.If you think you have what it takes, we encourage you to apply even if you don''t meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.OUR OFFERZalando provides a range of benefits, heres an overview of what you can expect. Ask your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about what we offer.Employee shares program40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Zalando Lounge, discounts from external partners2 paid volunteering days a yearHybrid working model with 60% (or more) remote per weekWork from abroad for up to 30 working days a year27 days of vacation a year to startRelocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)Family services, including counseling and supportHealth and wellbeing options (including Gympass)Mental health support and coaching availableDrive your development through our training platform and biannual peer-to-peer reviewPlease note that all applications from this job page must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via e-mail. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Engineering Manager (all genders)