Senior Software Engineer - SAP ABAP + BRIM… at Zalando · Bucharest

Senior Software Engineer - SAP ABAP + BRIM (all genders)
Location: Bucharest
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.
Learn more about our Bucharest site https://jobs.zalando.com/en/where-we-work/bucharest
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: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/our-culture/diversity-and-inclusion
WHAT WE’D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)
Enhance BRIM Applications: You’ll maintain and enhance complex applications within the fast-paced retail domain, leveraging your deep SAP FICA/CI expertise to optimize core operations.
Execute Backend Development: You’ll perform advanced ABAP backend programming, rigorous testing, and debugging to support and evolve existing products within our SAP S/4HANA environment.
Execute Full-Stack Development: You’ll handle complex development, testing, and debugging processes in ABAP Cloud (RAP) for our S/4HANA landscape and BTP extensions.
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 hold strong technical expertise in Object-Oriented (OO) concepts of SAP ABAP, OData services, CDS Views, and AMDP. You are highly proficient in the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP) and adhere to modern S/4HANA coding styles.
You Speak "BRIM": You have at least 6 years of current and relevant work experience developing complex SAP applications, with a heavy focus on the functional areas of S/4HANA BRIM (specifically FI-CA and Convergent Invoicing), and you deeply understand the underlying business processes.
You Master Interfaces: You are familiar with the SAP Application Interface Framework (AIF) add-on and know how to leverage it to build resilient and transparent integrations.
You Value Software Craftsmanship: You have a strong foundational understanding of security principles, efficient code reuse, and scalable software design.
You Are an Adaptable Problem Solver: You wield an analytical and creative approach to problem-solving in a fast-paced environment. You own a practical work approach, showing flexibility with changing requirements and a strong desire to quickly learn new skills.
You Are a Clear Communicator: You possess excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, ensuring that complex technical details are clearly understood by both engineering peers and business stakeholders.
OUR OFFER
Experience the autonomy, agility and risk-taking spirit of a newly founded location, backed by the experience, financial stability and massive operational structure of the leading European technology platform for fashion and lifestyle.
Work on a scale where your daily technical choices, architecture decisions and code deployment directly shape the experience of over 62 million active users across Europe.
Our open and collaborative tech radar is a shared platform that inspires our teams to pick the best technologies for new projects, reflect on technical decisions and continuously evolve our software development landscape.
Drive your development through our training platform and biannual peer-to-peer review.