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(Senior) Research Scientist - Zalando Research

Employer
Zalando
Location
Berlin
Closing date
11 Feb 2022

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Function
Operations
Level
Senior Manager

Job Details

For a strategic long term research project we are hiring Machine Learning Research Scientists to drive forward fundamental industrial research in the area of Computer Vision and Deep Learning. In this project we aim to address challenges arising in 3D modeling for virtual reality (VR) ranging from image rendering and image generation to 3D garment modeling and amortised physics simulator.
WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED
  • Your work will be use case inspired basic research, enabled by your expertise, by Zalando’s vast data pool, interactions with millions of customers, and by our excellent high performance computing infrastructure
  • You work in a team with outstanding Research Scientists and collaborate with teams from all over Zalando, making the ground for deploying your research into production
  • Your developments will power Zalando‘s next generation of machine learning products in virtual reality, fashion renderer and Image embeddings.
  • Your research results will enhance your publication track record in the most exciting international academic community
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
  • Ph.D. in Machine Learning or a related field
  • 3 years proven academic or industrial track record in Deep Learning, Computer Vision and Image Understanding, Probabilistic Generative Modelling and/or 3D modeling.
  • In-depth understanding of machine learning theory in one of these areas, plus a broad overview of the other areas, ML methods in general, and profound knowledge of current ML literature
  • Strong publication skills and good track record with publications in top-tier research conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, etc.) and journals
  • Solid software engineering skills, expert in Python (and relevant packages like numpy, scipy, pandas),
  • Proven industry experience with a state of the art deep learning framework such as Pytorch or Tensorflow
PERKS AT WORK
  • Culture of trust, empowerment and constructive feedback, open source commitment, meetups, game nights, 70+ internal technical and fun guilds, knowledge sharing through tech talks, internal tech academy and blogs, product demos, parties & 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, PME family service and parent & child rooms* (*available in select locations)

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 23 markets. We drive digital solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 30 million active customers through diverse skill-sets, interests and languages our teams choose to use.

Zalando Research is one of the most collaborative places you can imagine. Partnerships begin within our own teams, with all key engineering and product teams, and with the international scientific community beyond Zalando. We stretch the limits of theory and apply novel ideas in practice and we experiment. We strongly encourage our team members to stay on top of the academic progress, seek patents, and publish research results whenever possible. If you are interested in doing academic research in a fascinating corporate environment then come join us!

Please note that all applications must be completed in English using the online form - we do not accept applications via email.

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
Telephone
+49 (0)30 2759 4693
Location
Zalando SE
Valeska-Gert-Straße 5
Berlin
Germany
10243
Germany

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