Head of Mobile Apps - Big Release Team
- Employer
- Zalando
- Location
- Berlin
- Closing date
- 24 Sep 2020
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- Function
- Technology
- Level
- Manager
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Job Details
Help us shape the future of the Zalando Android and iOS apps!
As a Head of Engineering for Mobile Apps, Big Releases you will be leading engineering work needed to deliver large transformational changes in our mobile apps. Your team of 25+ software engineers will be working with multiple cross-functional teams consisting of Android, iOS, and backend engineers and leads. You will recruit, grow, mentor, and coach Engineering Leads in apps development teams. You will be contributing and shaping the future of the Zalando Android and iOS apps architecture. This is a unique opportunity to use your experience and knowledge in building a scalable development process for delivering transformative customer experiences to the users of Zalando's Android and iOS apps.
Find out more about how our Mobile Engineers work here. #clientengineering
WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
PERKS AT WORK
We celebrate diversity and are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
ABOUT ZALANDO
Zalando is Europe's leading online platform for fashion, connecting customers, brands and partners across 17 markets. We drive digital solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 23 million active customers through diverse skill-sets, interests and languages our teams choose to use.
As a Head of Engineering for Mobile Apps, Big Releases you will be leading engineering work needed to deliver large transformational changes in our mobile apps. Your team of 25+ software engineers will be working with multiple cross-functional teams consisting of Android, iOS, and backend engineers and leads. You will recruit, grow, mentor, and coach Engineering Leads in apps development teams. You will be contributing and shaping the future of the Zalando Android and iOS apps architecture. This is a unique opportunity to use your experience and knowledge in building a scalable development process for delivering transformative customer experiences to the users of Zalando's Android and iOS apps.
Find out more about how our Mobile Engineers work here. #clientengineering
WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED
- Ensure that the development process is productive and scales across multiple teams to deliver large releases that impact all engineering capabilities and all aspects of the experience that Zalando offers to our customers.
- Use critical thinking, planning and analytical skills to find creative ways to deliver complex engineering projects on time and with quality.
- Recruit, build up, lead, manage, inspire, and grow three mobile teams.
- Coach your team members to become the best they can be.
- Engage with product managers and other leaders across the company to deliver outstanding products as part of big releases to satisfy the needs of our customers.
- Follow the latest developments in mobile app engineering and convert these learnings into a future-proof technology strategy for the team.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- Strong technical leadership experience in hiring, developing, coaching, and mentoring Engineering Leads.
- At least 10 years of native mobile coding experience and a thorough understanding of the mobile development cycle.
- At least 5 years of experience leading a 25+ engineering team. with demonstrable results and positive impact on team motivation and employee satisfaction
- Understanding of software delivery KPIs (release velocity, lead time, and etc.) and how to influence them to create a high performing technology organization that delivers on time and with quality.
- Experience delivering engineering projects in complex environments comprising Program Management, Product Management, UX Design and Engineering teams.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to share technical ideas and direction across the organization and a proven ability to influence decision making at all levels and in a variety of contexts.
- A deep understanding of large-scale applications on a PaaS/SaaS cloud (including Kubernetes, AWS) is a plus.
PERKS AT WORK
- Culture of trust, empowerment and constructive feedback, open source commitment, meetups, game nights, 70+ internal and fun guilds, knowledge sharing through talks, internal tech academy and blogs, product demos, parties and events
- Competitive salary, employee share shop, 40% Zalando shopping discount, discounts from external partners, centrally located offices, public transport discounts, municipality services, great IT equipment, flexible working times, additional holidays and volunteering time off, free beverages and fruits, diverse sports and health offerings
- Extensive onboarding, mentoring and personal development opportunities and an International team of experts
- Relocation assistance for internationals, family service and parent & child rooms
We celebrate diversity and are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
ABOUT ZALANDO
Zalando is Europe's leading online platform for fashion, connecting customers, brands and partners across 17 markets. We drive digital solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 23 million active customers through diverse skill-sets, interests and languages our teams choose to use.
Company
Zalando is Europe’s leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle. Founded in Berlin in 2008, we bring head-to-toe fashion to 35 million active customers in 17 markets, offering clothing, footwear, accessories and beauty from over 3,000 international brands.
Our platform is a one-stop fashion destination for inspiration, innovation and interaction. As Europe’s most fashionable tech company, we work hard to find digital solutions for every aspect of the fashion journey: for our customers, partners and every valuable player in the Zalando story.
Our goal is to become the starting point for fashion. We focus on the fashion industry and therefore operate in a variety of business areas.
- Fashion Store
Zalando online shops are tailored to local customers’ needs in 17 different European markets. The range extends from renowned global brands and fast fashion to local brands and is supplemented by our private labels.
- Offprice
The Offprice business of Zalando serves the sale of previous season’s assortments. As part of a shopping club, the Zalando Lounge offers registered members exclusive sales campaigns at discounted prices.
- Zalando's Private Labels
Zalando’s private label assortment includes shoes, clothing and accessories for women, men and children. With a total of six private labels, Zalando creates its own products, covering the entire value chain from design to sales.
- Zalon
Zalon is our style advice service, via which customers can consult and get inspiration from selected stylists regarding individualized purchases.
- Zalando Marketing Services
The entirety of Zalando’s expertise and scope is bundled in Zalando Marketing Services, which now offers personalized marketing solutions for our brand partners.
- Zalando Fulfilment Solutions
Zalando makes its own logistics capabilities available to external partners, so they do not have to be concerned with infrastructure issues but can concentrate fully on their core competence in the fashion business.
- Zalando Partner Services
Zalando helps other players in the industry to be successful in the digital world. For example, by connecting warehouse stocks with multiple retailers, by digitizing processes involved in fashion wholesale and by integrating offline businesses into our Zalando platform.
With a strong workforce of around 14,000 employees of over 130 different nationalities, Zalando unites diverse people, capabilities and concepts. Consolidating our effort and ideas scales our impact as an innovator in Fashion, Technology, Digital Marketing and Logistics Operations.
Company info
- Website
- https://jobs.zalando.com/
- Telephone
- +49 (0)30 2759 4693
- Location
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Zalando SE
Valeska-Gert-Straße 5
Berlin
Germany
10243
Germany
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