Senior Software Engineer Java, Kotlin (All Genders)

With over 25 years’ experience, plus the same enormous passion and ambition we had on day-one, we’re trailblazers in the pet e-commerce industry. Our solutions make over 12 million customers genuinely happier - and that’s something we really care about. We work together to continually adapt; embracing change and the challenges it brings so that we can keep doing better. Join us and discover a place where your potential meets your passion for pets. That’s the power of plus.

We are looking for people to help us to deliver good quality loyalty products for our customers. Our goal is to increase the engagement of our customers with Zooplus.

I can tell you some of the main things that make me feel good and would be interesting for you:

• Scrum is our way of work, and we feel like agile environmen t it is not only inside the team, our managers also believe on it and the organisation is already aligned to it.

• The environment is very friendly and sometimes we do some activities together after work and with other teams. Also, there is no strict dress code here so you can come with a simple T-shirt.

• We are used to do pair programming, learning from each others, this way we can share knowledge between us and of course from newcomers like you.

• The daily tasks are related to developing new features, maintaining team products and improve all the infrastructure we need for it, so we also would like to have a colleague that likes to be cross-functional.

• We like to learn and deliver good quality products and for that we think that continuous delivery, clean code and DevOps mindset it is the best way to do it.

• English is the official language of the company; we have mates from other countries inside our teams sometimes or we call to synchronise with team from other locations. Being able to communicate fluently in English is a must.

These are some of the technologies, frameworks & practices we use:

• Kotlin, Java 8+, Python
• React
• Oracle, PostgreSQL, Redis
• Kubernetes, Jenkins CI/CD
• Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana
• AWS (S3, SNS, SQS, RDS), Terraform,
• Git, Scrum, Code reviews,
• AI Tools

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related engineering discipline is a minimum
• 8+ years of experience in software development
• Expertise in Java 8+ or Kotlin
• Spring Framework, Hibernate,
• PostgreSQL, Oracle
• AWS (S3, SNS, SQS, RDS, IAM)
• Ability of designing and operating microservices and event-driven architectures
• DevOps mindset with hands-on experience in Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git)
• Applies testing pyramid principles and demonstrates strong quality ownership
• Applies DDD and SOLID in practice
• Comfortable working across all stages of SDLC
• Enjoying the philosophy of "you build it, you run it"
• Good command of English (min. B2 / C1),

Nice to have:

• Python
• Javascript, Typescript, React, npm
• Terraform, Helm
• Experience in tech leading role

Headquartered in Munich, with offices across Madrid, Krakow, Wroclaw, London and Vienna, we collaborate because we genuinely love working together - so you’ll be at the heart of an incredible, multinational team. We trust each other to get the job done, which means you’ll benefit from hybrid working, spending 60% of your time in the office and 40% at home. There’s an option to work for 20 days abroad in approved countries too.

Add to that development opportunities that help you to shape your own career path, excellent training and support, wellbeing offers, subsidised transport or bike leasing, plus 20% discount across all our products, and you’ll begin to get a sense of what sets us apart. Find out more about the specific benefits at your local office in our blog posts.

A note on compensation: We believe in being transparent about salary ranges. The range shown reflects the full scope that the role can grow into over time, depending on experience, skills, and impact. Most offers are positioned around the midpoint of the range, ensuring a fair and consistent approach across our teams.

At zooplus, we believe in equal opportunity and support everyone to fulfil their potential. We recognise the power of listening and learning from each other and embrace diversity and inclusion of all.