KERING Backend Development Lead

About Kering

A global Luxury group, Kering manages the development of a series of renowned Houses in Fashion, Leather Goods and Jewelry: Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, DoDo, Qeelin and Ginori 1735, as well as Kering Eyewear and Kering Beauté. By placing creativity at the heart of its strategy, Kering enables its Houses to set new limits in terms of their creative expression while crafting tomorrow’s Luxury in a sustainable and responsible way. We capture these beliefs in our signature: “Empowering Imagination”. In 2023, Kering had 49,000 employees and revenue of €19.6 billion.

How you will contribute

• Collaborate with inhouse and vendor tech team to design and build scalable and maintainable systems on Alibaba Cloud, leveraging cloud technologies & programming languages such as Java, Nodejs, Python.
• Refer to global guideline and existing tools, design and implement best practices for software development, including coding standards, code reviews, and DevOps processes.
• Collaborate closely with vendor development teams for both micro-service and framework’s design, code and provide guides, training and governance to ensure the quality of deliverables.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to define and prioritize product requirements, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of various database technologies, including relational, NoSQL databases and big data solutions, to optimize data storage and retrieval.
• Ensure the highest level of code quality and performance, through hands-on coding, code reviews, and automated testing.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and support to team members, helping them grow their skills and advance their careers.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies, ensuring the team consistently delivers innovative and competitive solutions.

Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of java micro-service development experiences, and 2 years of experience related to IT Management or other information technology development lead role, including retail company experience (luxury retail is a plus).
• Strong programming skills on Java, Spring/Spring Boot/Spring Cloud, Kubernetes, and Cloud development with high demand for code quality.
• Strong product awareness and good ability to break down business requirements and demonstrated ability to solve complex problem from technical projects.
• Solid understanding of Ecommerce system, CRM, WeChat & WeCom Eco. and retail business process.
• Strong database skills, including experience with various database types such as relational, NoSQL, and big data solutions.
• Familiarity with CI/CD processes and tools such as Git, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Vault, Sonar, JFrog, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Familiar with Kafka integration and deeply understand its mechanism.
• Hands on experience on microservice platform deployment including end to end monitor solutions.
• Analytical skills and problem-solving attitude, strong organizational skills.
• Fluent in English in both oral and written is a must.
• Passionate about good practices, clean architecture, and new technology.
• Details oriented with a proactive approach, able to work on different tasks simultaneously.

Why work with us?

Kering is committed to building a diverse workforce. We believe diversity in all its forms – gender, age, nationality, culture,

religious beliefs and sexual orientation – enrich the workplace. It opens up opportunities for people to express their talent,

both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to adapt to a changing world. As an Equal Opportunity

Employer we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their background.

This is a fabulous opportunity to join the Kering adventure and to actively contribute to the development of the business by becoming part of a dynamic team in a global Luxury Group that offers endless possibilities to learn and grow. Talent development is a managerial principle at Kering, and we are committed to fostering internal mobility. Our common vision promotes leadership skills and helps every employee to reach their full potential in a stimulating and fulfilling workplace environment.

Special Notes on Cross-border Data Transfer

Please be noted that your personal information collected by Kering Group during your application will be transferred to the parent company Kering S.A in the EU to allow us for further processing of your data.

We will implement the highest privacy compliance in line with EU privacy law standards to make sure your personal information is strictly protected. Privacy law grant you with privacy rights; please contact hrprivacy@kering.com if you would like to get more information of how we protect your personal information or if you would like to exercise your privacy rights.