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Zalando

Backend Software Engineer - Zalando Payments (all genders)

Zalando · Software Engineering - Backend

Berlin

Mid-level Relocation support

BackendAWSCI/CDDistributed systemsJavaMicroservicesSpring

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Posted
2w ago

Posted on 23 September 2026

Workplace
Hybrid

Work model: Hybrid

Salary
Not disclosed

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THE ROLE & THE TEAM

As Backend Engineer for Zalando Payments, you will design, develop, test, and operate our core APIs that allow our customers to pay in a secure and engaging fashion. Fashion retail imposes many interesting challenges on the payment experience that we address through tailored deferred payment options and other products. The services you will build in this role steer these processes and directly interface with the merchant systems. You will make sure the product complies with the demanding and high standards of the fintech industry.

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

At Zalando, our vision is to be the starting point for fashion - one that is inclusive by design. We only assess candidates based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from people of all gender identities, sexual orientations, personal expressions, racial identities, ethnicities, religious beliefs, and disability statuses. We only want to know why you’re great for this role, so please avoid including your picture, age, and marital status in your CV as well.

We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Please feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support and assist you throughout the hiring process.

do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion

Our employee resource groups: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion/our-employee-resource-groups

WHY YOU SHOULD BE INTERESTED…

Create highly scalable solutions and own the entire application lifecycle. You will design technical solutions within your team’s architecture, and you are responsible for implementation, testing, and operation in the production environment.

You will be part of a team where best practices like continuous integration, code quality, code reviews, test-driven development, etc. are kept at very high standards, therefore you should also be positive and firm in your attitude towards them.

Together with your team you will own your code and decide on the technologies and tools to deliver as well as operate large-scale applications on cloud (AWS), based on a microservices architecture.

Share your knowledge with your colleagues helping them to grow their technical skills.

WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF…

You have a degree in computer science or a related field, or are an experienced IT Specialist. You are interested in making an impact by building and operating production services. You have already built and ideally operated production services in the past, preferably in the field of e-commerce or payments.

We do expect you to embrace the opportunity to actively learn new technologies and practices.

We are working in a big and complex environment. We expect you to be able to coordinate and communicate effectively with your peers in your team just as well as beyond team boundaries.

Great communication skills and the ability to lead technical decision-making with the team

You bring excellent problem-solving skills, with a logical and pragmatic attitude

Ideally, you are familiar with the Java ecosystem and frameworks (e.g. Spring Boot), You know how to find your way around microservice architecture, REST services, asynchronous distributed systems, etc.

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% remote per week, actual practice is up to each team to best support their collaboration

27 days of vacation a year to start

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

Zalando Payments

Zalando Payments builds the technologies for all financial transactions in the Zalando fashion store and our other consumer-facing apps. We work to deliver a flawless user experience in the checkout, as well as the processing of payments and reconciliation in the backend. Through smart risk steering, we boost conversion and deliver a competitive advantage to our customers, taking in the entire financial process.

About Zalando

Zalando runs Europe's biggest online fashion retailer, and its board mixes the two things that take to build one: Berlin carries the core engineering (IT, ML), and Bucharest carries a real second cluster doing the same, alongside retail operations and marketing roles that outnumber pure software on the list.