We are looking for experienced software engineers, designers and product professionals to join our journey. If you are interested in building scalable microservice systems with modern tech for our 50+ million active users, check our open positions below in all Zalando locations!

  • Software Engineering

    Software Engineering is the biggest job function in our Helsinki Tech Hub. We are continuously looking for new talents to join our international community.

    Want to know more? Head out our Engineering Blog or have a look at our Github.

  • Product & Project Management

    We work in close collaboration with software engineers using agile software development methodologies. Being familiar with Scrum, Kanban or other lean software development workflows is essential. We are data driven and we always put ourselves in our customers shoes.

    Want to know more? Follow our Global Project Management Blog.

  • Product Design and User Research

    We combine empathy, science and creativity to make engaging and joyful user experiences to ultimately reimagine fashion. To us, fashion is a way to enable people to connect and to bring them together, to express themselves, to create change and facilitate diversity. The Product Design team in Helsinki is a small but growing team who collaborate regularly with Designers from other locations too.

    Want to know more? Learn about our Product Design teams or follow our Zalando Design blog on Medium.

Our Recruitment Process

1

Recruiter Interview

First introduction interview with your Recruiter for us to get to know you better and also explain more details about the position and what to expect in the recruitment process.

Video call (30-60min)

2

Case Study

Depending on the role, we may ask you to complete a task where you can show us your role-specific skills.

3

Preliminary Interview

Interview with the Hiring Manager to have a more in-depth conversation about the position and your skills.

Video call (60min)

4

Final Interviews

Deep dive interview to your relevant skills for the position with the team and/or main stakeholders. The duration varies depending on the position in question.

The duration of the final interview varies depending on the role.

Onsite or video call (60min+)

Zalando helsinki interview

How to prepare for an interview?

Come as you are, wear what you love! We have no dress-code

  • Check out Our Founding Mindset Principles

  • Think why you would like to join Zalando

  • Have a clear picture of the role and responsibilities

  • Ask questions and get clarifications, treat the interview as a conversation

  • Use examples from your experience (one possibility is to use the STAR technique)

About Us

Teams at our Helsinki Tech Hub work on many of the cornerstones of our Fashion Store, including personalization and social fashion influencing components. Through full stack engineering and research, we turn visionary ideas into new emerging businesses with real potential.

By tackling the most challenging problems for the fashion industry, we drive the personal digital experience and underlying knowledge models to create the most inspirational fashion experience for our customers.

We have 160+ employees in our Helsinki Tech Hub working in various fields like software engineering, product management and product design. We are a very international group of people, with over 30 different nationalities!

Would you like to be a part of our journey? 🧡

Want to learn more?

Get a better understanding what our teams are building in Helsinki