Principal Software Engineer Core Platform & Growth / Lounge by Zalando (all genders)

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THE ROLE & THE TEAM Are you a seasoned technical leader passionate about building scalable platforms and elevating the engineering craft around you? Lounge by Zalando is our thriving off-price shopping club, serving millions of members across 20+ European markets. In this role, you will act as a key technical anchor for the Core Platform & Growth, while also stepping up to drive Lounge-wide engineering initiatives. You will help shape the architecture of our growth engine—spanning event-driven pipelines, lifecycle messaging, and modern AI infrastructure. Beyond your immediate domain, you will play a pivotal role in enabling other missions and teams across Lounge, helping them deliver robust solutions and make better, more informed technical decisions.…

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