Head of Engineering (All genders)

THE ROLE & THE TEAM

As the Head of Engineering for Partner Platform Tech (PPT), you will lead a group of cross-functional engineers, hire and develop talent and collaborate with tech consulting to define roadmaps. You also provide technical leadership and coaching for engineers across the landscape while primarily focusing on the engineering team in Helsinki.

Zalando's PPT is a composable architecture of systems with several solutions providing software services that enable Zalando partners to manage their transactions with Zalando. It serves as the foundation for partners to do business successfully within the Zalando marketplace. As Head of Engineering, you will work in this dynamic environment with a talented and diverse workforce, delivering against roadmaps, aligned with our future-looking Zalando and Partner Tech target strategies.

As AI and Machine Learning become fundamental building blocks of modern commerce platforms, they will be an essential part of the future PPT offering. You will help shape how AI-powered capabilities, intelligent automation, and data-driven services are embedded into our products, architecture, and engineering practices, creating differentiated value for our partners and customers.

This position is to be based in Helsinki.

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