Senior Software Engineer iOS

Senior Software Engineer iOS - Lounge by Zalando (all genders)

Berlin | Full time

THE ROLE & THE TEAM

Lounge by Zalando, Zalando’s second biggest customer-facing destination, drives Zalando’s mission as Europe’s starting point for fashion. Serving millions daily, we offer unique user experiences and open doors to exclusive, limited-time deals to our members. Join us to enhance and create outstanding user experiences that customers love!

As Senior Software Engineer (iOS), you will be joining a cross functional team that will shape the next chapter in Lounge by Zalando customer experience. This role offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of mobile, web, and backend engineers, and as well as working closely with Product Managers and Product Designers. We’ll support your growth and provide opportunities to work with modern technologies.

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.

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

• You will be part of a cross functional team and play a key role in solution design, planning, development, delivery, operating and improving scalable software solutions for iOS application of Lounge by Zalando.

• Together with your multidisciplinary team, you  contribute to the codebases and you lean on your iOS experience and skill set, write robust, testable and maintainable code aiming at very high quality and clean code.

• Take an active role in work towards reducing ambiguity, understanding business requirements and translating them into technical solutions and requirements.

• Collaborate closely with Product Management and UX Design to refine designs and functional requirements and you create test cases to be verified during development and feature releases.

• Proactively suggest and implement improvements while driving the technical design of new features and architectural proposals to ensure scalability, testability, and maintainability.

• Participate in code reviews, adhere to best practices sharing and developing your expertise together with your team and you use feedback as an opportunity for growth.

• Stay up-to-date with the latest announcements from Apple WWDC, as well as new iOS frameworks, tools, and technologies, to ensure development processes remain modern and efficient.

• Proactively help in the growth of juniors and peers in your team and beyond.

WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

• You have 7+ years of professional iOS development experience with strong proficiency in Swift, and you are eager to work with new technologies, challenge yourself, and deliver high-quality code.

• Deep hands-on experience with Swift and iOS frameworks and APIs, including UIKit, Foundation, Swift Concurrency (Async/Await), Core Animation, Combine, and more.

• Proficient in working with RESTful APIs, JSON, and networking, along with expertise in software design patterns and paradigms.

• Understanding and experience with MVC, MVVM, VIPER, VIP and other architectural patterns.

• You have made the applications resilient and reliable and you write well structured, readable, and maintainable code that’s covered by unit tests.

• You have hands-on experience with profiling, debugging, and optimizing iOS applications for performance and memory usage.

• You have several years of experience working in high performance teams and can independently drive technical discussions and facilitate complex decision making processes.

• Positive energy and no-job-is-beneath-you attitude and you’re a team player with an attitude of accountability, knowledge-sharing and self direction.

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

• 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