Junior iOS Engineer - Vinted Academy

Information about the position 

What is the Engineering Academy?

The Engineering Academy is designed to accelerate your tech career at Vinted. This intensive, hands-on programme features training sessions led by our very own experts, who will mentor and guide you through our technology and ways of working.

The programme kicks off with a 2-month induction, covering a broad range of topics - from best practices with Git to understanding how Kubernetes operates at Vinted. It’s a challenging yet rewarding experience that will give you a solid foundation to succeed in your future teams!

The Engineering Academy runs for 6 months and includes:

• 2 months of technical induction: collaborate with other Academy students in product teams, refine your skills & knowledge with a mentor & in technical workshops.
• 4 months in a real Vinted engineering team: experience day-to-day life of a Vinted engineer.
• Ongoing learning sessions: join learning sessions and build your personal skills.

You’ll be hired on a 6 months contract, with the opportunity to join Vinted permanently after completing the Academy and continue growing your career with the skills you’ve gained.

Want to learn more? Check out engineering.vinted.com to see what we’re up to.

Who are we looking for?

The Vinted Engineering Academy is where we grow our tech talent in iOS Engineering. Whether you’re a student, recent graduate, self-taught coder, or something else, this is the place for you.

We’re looking for people with some coding skills and a passion for all things engineering - those who are just starting their careers in this area and are eager to learn, grow, and make an impact.

When?

Our Spring Engineering Academy begins on May 12, 2025. You will be expected to be available full time (0.8 contract option for University students is possible).

In this position, you'll

• Work on a feature for our main Vinted app - a Swift-only codebase.
• Work with Clean Swift. It has enabled us to collaborate much better and write easier-to-understand, more testable code. We have our own take on it, but you'll have an opportunity to shape it further and make it feel like home.
• Learn to work on a large-scale mobile application with millions of users.
• Have a chance to work closely with an experienced engineer who will help you grow.
• Collaborate with other software engineers through GitHub pull requests and code reviews.
• Improve our user experience by implementing product changes, often via experimentation.
• Apply Agile and Scrum principles in your work.

About you

• Some experience developing for iOS and Swift programming language.
• Willing to learn new things.
• Problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ready to commit, own, and create.
• Have a Github account.

Recruitment process

• Online application where you can share with us your GitHub or any link to your projects or anything similar that showcases your technical skills/code. Anything that you think we would love to see! It doesn’t have to be Ruby.
• Technical take-home task.
• Interview: focused on technical skills and problem-solving, as well as on interpersonal skills, communication, and how your values align with Vinted.
• Offer!

Work perks:

• The opportunity to benefit from our share options programme
• 25 working days of holiday (annually)
• Newest MacBook models
• Mental and emotional health support through the Mindletic app
• Never ending snacks and monthly lunch benefit
• Private health insurance
• 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 office are recommended but not enforced. However, during the first 2 months of the Engineering Academy, we expect you to come to the office more frequently for a better onboarding experience.

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 for this position is € 2,442 gross per month.

If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for, we’d love to hear from you! The application window closes on the 17 of April (noon). Please allow us a few days to respond before reaching out to us again.