Sat.May 13, 2017 - Fri.May 19, 2017

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Hack Around The Clock – Hack Night @ Zalando Hamburg

Zalando Engineering

Here at Zalando Tech, hacking has a long tradition and it’s not merely limited to writing lines of code. Back in the day, when there were no blinds to protect our screens from the reflection of the sun, staff covered the office windows with paper bags. This pragmatism is what makes working at Zalando unique. With our first Hack Night in Hamburg, a similar approach could be felt.

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Personalization For The Good Of All

Zalando Engineering

In the Fall of 2016, five senior software engineers found themselves in cold water. Not only was the freezing Finnish winter approaching fast, but the whole vision for their team was about to raise chills: revolutionize the whole personalization approach for customers shopping on Zalando. The bar was set high. The user stories were endless. The key metrics set for product evaluation bewildered even the most analytically minded developer.