Full-Stack SAP Engineer (all genders)

THE ROLE & THE TEAM

At Zalando, we combine startup energy with the scale of an industry leader, powered by an international team from 140+ nations. We believe diverse perspectives lead to sharper thinking and better results, encouraging everyone to raise the bar, take ownership, innovate and bring their authentic selves to work.

Zalando Bucharest is our newest site, playing a vital role in optimising our AI-driven infrastructure and driving operational efficiency alongside our Berlin headquarters. We’re looking for professionals who thrive on continuous improvement, automation and collaborative problem-solving to help us deliver exceptional customer experiences at scale.

As a Full-Stack SAP Engineer (C6), you will play a central role in building, maintaining, and scaling our ERP applications. You will be responsible for translating business requirements into high-quality, reliable code. Working within our Engineering team, you will focus on developing performant features using ABAP, ABAP Cloud (RAP), SAP CAP (Node.js), and BTP services. You will act with autonomy, ensuring our S/4HANA environment remains efficient while delivering value to our customers.

Learn more about our Bucharest site https://jobs.zalando.com/en/where-we-work/bucharest

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

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!

At Zalando, our vision is to be the leading European technology platform for fashion and lifestyle – one that thrives on diversity and is truly inclusive by design. We believe that diverse teams fuel innovation and creativity.

We actively seek out talent from all backgrounds and try 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: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/our-culture/diversity-and-inclusion

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

Development & Delivery: Develop, test, and deploy features autonomously across multiple modules within our SAP S/4HANA and BTP landscape, utilizing ABAP Cloud (RAP) and SAP CAP (Node.js).

Quality Assurance: Ensure the delivery of high-quality, maintainable code through diligent code reviews, automated unit testing, and the creation of acceptance tests for new features.

Operational Excellence: Own the maintenance and operation of services your team is responsible for. Monitor system performance using metrics and logs, and actively participate in root cause analysis for production incidents to increase system resilience.

Collaboration: Collaborate with Product Managers and other engineers to refine requirements, break down epics into manageable tasks, and proactively identify and resolve conflicts between stated requirements and technical implementation.

Continuous Improvement: Participate in and contribute to internal communities, share knowledge across the team, and help improve our documentation and developer experience through automation.

WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

Technical Proficiency: Strong hands-on experience in ABAP development (OO ABAP, RAP). Familiarity with SAPUI5/Fiori Elements is essential.

Experience: 4+ years of relevant professional experience developing SAP applications.

BTP Knowledge: Solid understanding of SAP BTP services and cloud-native development practices (e.g., Destination Service, XSUAA, Cloud Logging).

Problem Solving: Proven ability to investigate system interactions, identify gaps in requirements, and suggest alternate, scalable solutions.

Communication: Clear verbal and written communication skills. Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and work constructively in a multi-disciplinary team environment.

Mindset: A proactive approach to learning; comfortable applying feedback to iterate on solutions and eager to expand your technology toolkit.

Clean Core: Knowledge of SAP's newest "clean core" development principles.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with SAP Integration Suite.

Interest in exploring Business AI capabilities, such as Joule integrations, for process automation.

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern development tools like SAP Business Application Studio (BAS) or GitHub.

A strong desire to contribute to engineering standards and technical documentation.

OUR OFFER

As we build our new office in Bucharest, we are committed to providing a competitive benefits package tailored to local market practices. Please ask your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about what we plan to offer at the start:

22 days of holiday a year, increasing up to 25 days depending on your tenure (every 3 years)

Private medical coverage with options to add your family

Daily meal allowance of 30 RON per working day

Subsidy of public transport ticket

Office-first working model (at least 3 days a week)