Frontend Software Engineer​/Lounge

Stellenbezeichnung: Frontend Software Engineer / Lounge by Zalando (all genders)

You will join Lounge Sourcing Platform as a Frontend Software Engineer, working alongside a collaborative, creative team passionate about solving what matters for the business, modern software architectures, rich user experience, design excellence, and having fun along the way.

The Lounge Sourcing Platform mission provides the digital backbone that enables buyers and operational teams to manage partner relationships, make optimal purchasing decisions, and execute purchase orders at scale with speed and high data integrity. By bringing operational workflows and commercial insights together, we enable Lounge to secure the right assortment at the right economics.

You will join a team responsible for developing intuitive tooling and rich web applications to get the best assortments for our campaigns on the best terms. We build user-centric frontend applications alongside backend services to support our business users on their journey, striving to automate processes and deliver exceptional user experiences.

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

At Zalando, our vision is to be the leading pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce – one that thrives on diversity and is truly inclusive by design. We believe that diverse teams fuel innovation and creativity, and we actively seek out talent from all backgrounds.

We actively seek to reduce bias in our hiring and employment processes, focusing on your qualifications, skills, and contributions. To support this, we kindly ask that you refrain from including personal details such as your photo, age, or marital status in your CV, ensuring a fair and equitable evaluation based solely on your abilities and potential.

We are committed to providing an exceptional and accessible candidate experience for everyone. If you require any accommodations to support you throughout the hiring process, please let us know – we are here to assist you.

Discover more about our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace:

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

• You’ll design and build scalable frontend web applications using primarily React that help our Lounge by Zalando department execute their work efficiently.
• You’ll collaborate closely with Product Managers, Product Designers, and Backend Engineers across Zalando to create seamless digital experiences and positive customer impact together.
• You’ll write code that is clean, performant and maintainable, leveraging AI-assisted programming tools to enhance productivity.
• You’ll champion technical quality, testing standards, and operational excellence across our frontend systems to ensure high reliability and seamless user experience.
• You have at least 3 years of recent industry experience as a Frontend Software Engineer.
• You bring excellent web engineering skills with React as your primary stack, and strong problem-solving abilities.
• You have very good design awareness and a passion for creating polished, high-quality user experiences.
• You have experience working with AWS and cloud-native application deployment pipelines.
• You have a strong affinity for AI-assisted programming and exploring AI tools to boost your productivity.
• You are experienced with microservices architecture, distributed systems, and preferably event-driven architecture.
• You are an avid advocate of operational excellence and product engineering mindset.
• You demonstrate very good communication and collaboration skills across functions and teams.

OUR OFFER

Zalando provides a range of benefits, here’s an overview of what you can expect. Ask your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about what we offer.

• 27 days of holiday a year to start for full-time employees (+1 day for every calendar year up to 30 days)
• 2 paid volunteering days a year
• Employee shares…