Software Engineer - Ad Platform | Software Engineer - Ad Platform (all genders)

Job Summary

As a Software Engineer in the Ad Platform team at Zalando Marketing Services (ZMS), you will be at the core of the advertising technology ecosystem, responsible for building and maintaining critical, high-performance infrastructure. Day-to-day, you will design and implement scalable, resilient services capable of handling up to 4,000 requests per second with strict latency requirements. A major focus includes leading technical projects from conception through delivery, promoting engineering excellence through clean code and robust observability, and mentoring junior engineers. You will also innovate with real-time data processing pipelines, transforming massive volumes of user interactions into actionable insights for optimized ad delivery. The role requires deep experience with Java, Spring, and distributed systems, alongside familiarity with technologies like Kubernetes, AWS components, Kafka, and Flink. This position offers a unique chance to solve complex technical challenges at scale, directly impacting ZMS's financial performance and connecting approximately 50 million customers across 25 European markets.