Senior Data Engineer (all genders)

THE ROLE & THE TEAM

As a Senior Data Engineer in our central Data Platform team, you will play a critical role in identifying and addressing inefficiencies and ensuring that best practices are consistently applied across all teams. Your primary focus will be to enhance the efficiency of Databricks usage within Zalando. Through continuous innovation and challenging the status quo, you will enable our organization to operate more efficiently by quickly driving actions based on valuable and data-driven insights.

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

• Work within Zalando’s central data infrastructure team, responsible for mission-critical services across the entire Zalando group, as the subject matter expert

• Analyze and monitor Databricks usage to identify low resource utilization, unnecessary overhead, and areas where best practices are not being followed

• Collaborate closely with various teams to understand their requirements and support them in implementing optimized solutions. This includes one-on-one or group sessions to walk through changes and ensure successful adoption

• Take the initiative in addressing complex business problems proactively, independently exploring and understanding them

• Stay up to date on the latest best practices and features, make informed technology and design decisions, take ownership of these choices, and clearly communicate the architectural trade-offs involved

WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

• You possess hands-on experience with Cloud technologies (preferably AWS)

• Hands-on experience with Databricks, Spark and performance tuning

• You have solid programming skills in Python and SQL (Java or other JVM languages is plus)

• Demonstrated experience in analyzing and optimizing cloud resource usage and costs

• You excel in communication, have a willingness to challenge the status quo, and the ability to train and consult other engineers

• You have a good understanding of modern data engineering practices, including data modeling, data architecture, pipeline as a code, data observability

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.

• Employee shares program

• 40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando

• 30% off Zalando Lounge, discounts from external partners

• 2 paid volunteering days a year

• Hybrid working model with 60% (or more) remote per week, actual practice is up to each team to best support their collaboration

• Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year

• 27 days of vacation a year (for Zalando SE)

• Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)

• Family services, including counseling and support

• Health and wellbeing options (including Gympass)

• Mental health support and coaching available

Learn all about Zalando and our values here: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/?gh_src=22377bdd1us

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