Backend Engineering Internship - Recommerce

THE ROLE & THE TEAM

Recommerce & Kids Customer Experience is a multi-disciplinary group of ~20 engineers based in Helsinki, collaborating with Product, Design, and Analytics teams in Berlin. We are building the future of the circular economy.

As a Backend Engineering Intern in the Customer Engagement team, you will help build the systems that enable Zalando to acquire second-hand inventory. You will work on the logic that allows customers to sell clothes back to us and helps warehouse workers process these items for resale. This is a unique opportunity to join a diverse engineering team and shape the next chapter of Zalando’s circular fashion economy.

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

• Learn & Adapt: Dive into our codebase to understand the architecture behind our trade-in services.

• Build: Contribute to the development of new features, bug fixes, and technical debt remediation.

• Innovate with AI: Leverage AI-powered developer tools to boost your productivity. We encourage you to learn how the team uses these tools and to actively share your own insights and workflows with the wider engineering community.

• Collaborate: Work closely with other backend, mobile, and web engineers to deliver a seamless experience for our customers.

WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

• Tech Stack: You have proficiency in Go (Golang) and experience with Git version control.

• Data Fluency: You have basic knowledge of relational (SQL) or NoSQL databases

• Tooling Interest: You are interested in or already using AI-powered developer assistants and are eager to explore how they can streamline development processes.

• Communication: You communicate openly and effectively in English.

• This role is based in our Helsinki office, where you’ll collaborate in person with your team a few days each week.

Please note that we cannot provide relocation or residence permit support for this internship and therefore, all applicants must have the pre-existing right to work in Finland to work full-time for the duration of the program.

OUR OFFER

• Paid internship starting in May 2026 with a duration of 4-5 months.

• Centrally located and accessible office in Kamppi, Helsinki city center, with diverse working and entertainment spaces and healthy snacks and drinks available.

• Hybrid work model of up to 60% remote work and flexible working times.

• 40% Zalando shopping discount for employees and Edenred benefits for lunch, sports and culture, commuting and massage.

• Extensive occupational health care and child care benefits.

• Additional holidays and volunteering time off.

• Supportive and active international community of colleagues for onboarding, mentoring, continued learning and for having fun through diverse offering of meetups and events, knowledge guilds and Employee Resource Groups with open source commitment.

Learn all about Zalando and our values here: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/?gh_src=22377bdd1us. For more information about our office and teams in Helsinki, please visit: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/where-we-work/helsinki

Please note that all applications must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via email. If you are interested, please send us your application and CV before February 13th 2026.

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

At Zalando, our vision is to be the leading pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce - one that is inclusive by design. We only assess candidates based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from people of all gender identities, sexual orientations, personal expressions, racial identities, ethnicities, religious beliefs, and disability statuses. We only want to know why you’re great for this role, so please avoid including your picture, age, and marital status in your CV as well.

We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Please feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support and assist you throughout the hiring process.

do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/our-culture/diversity-and-inclusion

Our employee resource groups: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/our-employee-resource-groups