Senior Software Engineer - SAP ABAP + Retail (all genders)

Title: Senior Software Engineer - SAP ABAP + Retail (all genders) Location: Bucharest

Location: Bucharest Employment: Full time

THE ROLE & THE TEAM

At Zalando, we combine startup energy with the scale of an industry leader, powered by an international team from 140+ nations. We believe diverse perspectives lead to sharper thinking and better results, encouraging everyone to raise the bar, take ownership, innovate and bring their authentic selves to work.

Zalando Bucharest is our newest site, playing a vital role in optimising our AI-driven infrastructure and driving operational efficiency alongside our Berlin headquarters. We’re looking for professionals who thrive on continuous improvement, automation and collaborative problem-solving to help us deliver exceptional customer experiences at scale.

Zalando Bucharest is our newest site designed to consolidate and scale expert services, ensuring operational excellence as we evolve our global footprint. Our team builds, maintains, and optimizes next-generation ERP applications. As a Full-Stack Senior SAP Engineer, you will drive the technical evolution of our system landscape. You will develop high-quality solutions using ABAP Cloud (RAP), SAP CAP (Node.js), and BTP services based on business requirements across various ERP functional areas. The focus is on developing high-performance solutions, modern data architectures, and seamless integration into our S/4HANA environment.

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INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

If 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 roles!

At Zalando, our vision is to be the leading European technology platform for fashion and lifestyle – one that thrives on diversity and is truly inclusive by design. We believe that diverse teams fuel innovation and creativity.

We actively seek out talent from all backgrounds and try to reduce bias in our hiring and employment processes, focusing on your qualifications, skills and contributions. To support this, we kindly ask that you refrain from including personal details such as your photo, age or marital status in your CV, ensuring a fair and equitable evaluation based solely on your abilities and potential.

We are committed to providing an exceptional and accessible candidate experience for everyone. If you require any accommodations to support you throughout the hiring process, please let us know – we are here to assist you.

Discover more about our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace:

WHAT WE’D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)

• Enhance Retail Applications: You’ll maintain and enhance complex applications within the fast-paced retail domain, leveraging your deep SAP Materials Management (MM) expertise to optimize core operations.
• Execute Full-Stack Development: You’ll handle complex development, testing, and debugging processes in ABAP Cloud (RAP) and SAP CAP (Node.js) for our S/4HANA landscape and BTP extensions.
• Implement Cloud Extensions: You’ll design and implement cloud-native extensions and integrations utilizing the SAP BTP Integration Suite (including CPI, API Management, Event Mesh, and Workzone).
• Maintain Clean Core Principles: You’ll safeguard the integrity of the core system by developing side-by-side extensions on the SAP BTP Cloud Foundry runtime environment.
• Drive Technical Excellence & Mentorship: You’ll provide technical expertise and mentorship to junior team members, delivering internal presentations on emerging technologies like the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
• Evaluate Emerging Automation: You’ll conduct technical evaluations and implementation of Business AI scenarios and Joule integrations for process automation, maintaining a strong interest in modern ERP trends.

WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

• You Are a Modern ABAP Expert: You have at least 6 years of current, relevant work experience developing complex SAP applications in an S/4HANA environment. You hold strong technical expertise in Object-Oriented (OO) ABAP, OData Services, and Core Data Services (CDS) Views.
• You Bring Deep MM Context: You have proven years of hands-on technical experience with SAP Materials Management (MM), and you deeply understand how it integrates within a large-scale retail environment.
• You Embrace Modern SAP Extensions: While your core is in ABAP, you are eager to work with modern paradigms. Any hands-on expertise you bring in the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP), SAP Fiori, Application Interface Framework (AIF), or the Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP) is highly welcomed.
• You Are an Adaptable Problem Solver: You own a practical, hands-on work approach. You show flexibility with changing requirements and possess a strong, continuous desire to quickly learn new skills.
• You Are a Clear Communicator: You possess excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, allowing you to clearly articulate technical complexities to your team and cross-functional stakeholders.

OUR OFFER

As we build our new office in Bucharest, we are committed to providing a competitive benefits package tailored to local market practices. Please ask your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about what we plan to offer at the start:

• 22 days of holiday a year, increasing up to 25 days depending on your tenure (every 3 years)
• Private medical coverage with options to add your family
• Daily meal allowance of 30 RON per working day
• Subsidy of public transport ticket
• Office-first working model (at least 3 days a week)