Web Staff Engineer, Marketplace Product

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Brief info about Vinted

Vinted is the leading second-hand fashion marketplace in Europe and a go-to destination for all kinds of second-hand items. With a mission to make second-hand the first choice worldwide, Vinted enables people to sell and buy second-hand clothes and lifestyle items from each other, helping give those items a second or even third life.

Vinted Go launched in 2022, with a focus on developing products and solutions for more seamless shipping and delivery across Europe. Vinted Go has connected more than 60 carriers and more than 500,000 PUDO points across Europe to support the delivery of millions of parcels per year.

The Vinted Group, composed of Vinted Marketplace, Vinted Go, and Vinted Pay is headquartered in Vilnius, with workplaces in Germany, Lithuania, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and over 2,000 employees. Its backers include Accel, EQT Growth, Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sprints, and TPG.

Information about the position

As our new Web Staff Engineer, you will be part of the Marketplace Platforms group of Staff Engineers, who are focused on setting and delivering the technical strategy of Vinted Marketplace. You will work alongside Backend, iOS, Android, and QA Staff engineers, reporting to the Senior Staff Engineer of Marketplace Platforms, where you will have the opportunity to own, shape, and guide the technical direction of the Marketplace Web platform.

Think you’re up to the challenge? Read on.

In this position, you’ll

• Own the technical vision for the Marketplace Web platform and develop strategies enabling its execution.
• Set the standards for resilience and performance of Marketplace Web and its communication with the backend services.
• Lead improvements and innovations in web engineering practices while acting as a force multiplier.
• Collaborate with other web engineers to enable them to grow and create a bigger impact.
• Represent Marketplace Web as a platform within the Staff/Principal Engineer layer.
• Interface with Production Engineering, Engineering Experience and other domains that provide infrastructure and tooling that enables Marketplace Web.
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with technical expertise.

About you

• Extensive prior experience as an architect or tech lead, having delivered cross-team technical initiatives in organizations of scale.
• Deep understanding of frontend architecture patterns and their effects on systems and engineering organizations.
• Worked hands-on building web user experiences for large distributed systems, including patterns of server side rendering, optimistic UI updates and other eventual consistency mechanisms, and graceful degradation.
• Deeply familiar with the entire lifecycle of web systems at scale, from development and deployment to maintenance and deprecation.
• Demonstrable expertise in designing and implementing effective technical strategies.
• Sharp communication skills and an ability to discuss complex topics in detail, while building relationships and alignment across functions and departments.
• Excel at bridging the gap between engineering teams and stakeholders, ensuring mutual alignment and cooperation towards shared objectives and goals.

Work perks

• The opportunity to benefit from our share options programme
• 25 working days of holiday
• Newest MacBook models
• Free access to an office gym
• Digital mental and emotional health support and Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
• Home office support: we provide IT workstation equipment and a personal budget of up to €540 for home workplace furniture
• Private health insurance
• On-site canteen serving delicious homemade food at friendly prices
• Frequent team-building events
• A personal monthly budget for shopping on Vinted
• The opportunity to spend up to 90 days per year - 21 of which can be spent working outside of the EU - on workation
• A dog-friendly office

Working at Vinted

Individual Learning Budget

We invest in your professional growth! As part of our commitment to continuous learning, we offer an annual learning budget to support your personal and career development through courses, certifications, workshops and more.

Hybrid Work

We’ve adopted a hybrid workplace model where 2 days in the office are recommended but not enforced. It’s up to you and your team to decide on the exact days you’ll spend working together in person.

Equal Opportunity

The Vinted Group is committed to building an inclusive workplace where people from all walks of life feel a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and life experiences. At Vinted, all applicants are treated fairly without regard to their race, age, religion or belief, sex, national origin, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

The salary range for this position is € 7,708 - € 10,425 gross per month.