Senior Web Engineer, Marketplace Technologies

Information about the position 

As a new Senior Web Engineer, you’ll join a team of web engineers in the Marketplace-Technologies domain. The purpose of this team is to support other developers in the company through guidance, tooling, performance optimizations, application architecture, and new technology research and adoption. You will participate in executing large-scale critical engineering projects and initiatives, moving us closer to achieving our company mission.

Take a look at vinted.engineering to see what we’re up to.

In this position, you’ll 

• Create and spearhead innovative technical opportunities that enhance the speed, efficiency, and reliability of our main product.
• Drive, lead, and contribute to large-scale engineering projects that have a significant impact on our platform.
• Engage deeply with complex problems, researching and implementing solutions that benefit the entire community of Vinted’s Web Engineers.
• Focus on enhancing the developer experience, and streamlining processes and tools to foster greater productivity.
• Work diligently to monitor and alleviate frontend performance bottlenecks, ensuring a seamless user experience.
• Pursue code quality improvements, striving to eliminate inconsistencies and maintain high standards across the codebase.
• Write testable code, ensuring that components are reliable, maintainable, and scalable.
• Collaborate with fellow developers through GitHub pull requests and code reviews, fostering a culture of continuous feedback and improvement.
• Work with the latest technology stack, including the latest versions of Next.js and React.
• See your code affect millions of members almost instantly – our master branch gets rolled out straight to production on each merge and we deploy many times per day.

About you 

• You thrive on generating innovative technical solutions and have a knack for effectively pitching your ideas to others
• Complacency isn’t in your vocabulary; you consistently challenge the status quo and hold aiming high as a core personal value
• You’re driven by complex and demanding tasks that require a profound understanding of cutting-edge technologies, industry trends, and best practices
• Collaborating with fellow developers excites you, especially when it involves understanding their challenges and helping devise solutions
• A lifelong learner, you eagerly pursue the mastery of new technologies and concepts
• Your expertise in system architecture allows you to operate at both a macro and micro level, adeptly evaluating short-term versus long-term solutions
• Your strong command of spoken and written English enables you to seamlessly collaborate with colleagues from diverse cultural backgrounds
• You’re amenable to participating in an on-call rotation approximately every 5-6 weeks, ensuring the reliability and stability of our systems.
• With extensive experience managing large-scale Node.js systems in production, you’ve honed your ability to optimize and maintain them.
• Your proficiency with CI/CD practices and observability tools underscores your commitment to efficient and effective development processes.

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
• Mental and emotional health support through the Mindletic app
• 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 discount 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 € 4,975 - € 6,725 gross per month.