Data Engineer - Data Governance & Data Quality

@ Zalando

About the Role

As a Data Engineer in Data Management at Zalando, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the foundation of Zalando's central data platform. Your focus is on designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance data pipelines for data governance products. You will work within a team that builds secure, scalable, and efficient solutions to make petabytes of data reusable and accessible.

What You Will Do

• Work with Zalando's central Data Management team.
• Follow Data Mesh principles and collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and analysts.
• Collaborate with Product Managers to optimize data governance products.
• Develop self-service and automated data quality processes.
• Write narrative documents to facilitate decision making.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous learning.

What We’re Looking For

• 4+ years of professional experience in software design and analytical problem-solving.
• Expertise with AWS ecosystem (S3, Redshift, AWS role and token management).
• Experience with Databricks (PySpark, Python, Workflows), Delta format, REST APIs.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Adept at managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Our Offer

• Employee shares program.
• Discounts on fashion and beauty products.
• Two paid volunteering days per year.
• Hybrid working model with 60% remote work.
• Work from abroad up to 30 working days a year.
• 27 days of vacation per year.
• Relocation assistance (subject to prior agreement).
• Family services, health and wellbeing options, and mental health support.
• Access to training platforms and peer-to-peer reviews.

Key skills/competency

• Data Management
• Data Governance
• Data Quality
• AWS
• Databricks
• PySpark
• Python
• REST APIs
• Automation
• Collaboration