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You will establish scalable pipelines and the ML infrastructure needed to drive advanced customer forecasting and strategic business decisions.\nWHAT WE'D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)\nYou will act as the technical design authority and driver for the end-to-end data pipelines (ETL/ELT), transforming raw data from Salesforce, Redshift, and Datalake into a high-quality Medallion architecture.\nYou will apply Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) to provision, configure, and secure the Databricks workspace and Unity Catalog to enforce strict GDPR and PII compliance policies for partner data.\nYou will lead the implementation of data monitoring dashboards and BI solutions (Databricks SQL/MicroStrategy) and architect the bi-directional data flow required for CRM activation (Reverse ETL) and advanced customer forecasting.\nYou will be the go-to technical expert, mentoring colleagues, reviewing code, and ensuring engineering best practices are defined and followed for operational excellence (e.g., alerting, performance optimization).\nWE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF YOU HAVE...\n5+ years of experience as a Data Engineer, with 3+ years specifically working with Databricks, Spark, and Delta Lake in a production environment.\nProven experience in designing and driving the implementation of systems with cross-component scope, particularly integrating enterprise CRM systems.\nProficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), advanced Python programming, and CI/CD for building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and ML infrastructure (MLflow, Databricks Genie).\nExpert knowledge in data governance, security, and quality management principles (e.g., Unity Catalog, PII handling) to establish standards for highly sensitive customer data\nHigh initiative and intrinsic motivation for the further development of your own understanding of technical solutions and fluency in the English language. \nIf you think you have what it takes, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other role.\nOUR OFFER\nZalando provides a range of benefits, here’s an overview of what you can expect. Ask your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about what we offer.\n27 days of holiday a year to start for full-time employees (+1 day for every calendar year up to 30 days)\n40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Lounge by Zalando, discounts from external partners\nFamily support, including counselling and dedicated services for parents and carers\nCompany pension scheme\nEmployee shares programme\nHealth and wellbeing options, including Wellhub.\nMental health support and coaching\nDevelopment through our training platform and biannual peer-to-peer review\n2 paid volunteering days a year\nRelocation assistance (subject to prior agreement).\nINCLUSIVE BY DESIGN\nIf you think you have what it takes, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. 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