Backend Engineer, Seller Domain

Join Vinted as a Backend Engineer in the Seller Domain

Vinted, the largest online international C2C marketplace in Europe, is seeking a talented Backend Engineer to join our Seller domain team. This role is pivotal in empowering sellers with tools for success, focusing on paid features that enhance visibility and convenience, such as item and wardrobe promotion.

Your Role

As a Backend Engineer, you will be part of a cross-functional product team within the advertising technology (Adtech) industry. Your responsibilities will include developing and enhancing scalable, reliable, and high-performing solutions. You will implement business logic and APIs for our mobile and web platforms, addressing technical challenges and expanding our backend infrastructure to meet growing demands.

Key Responsibilities

Work with one of the largest Ruby on Rails codebases globally, alongside technologies like MySQL, Redis, Go, Vespa, and Apache Flink.
Maintain existing Ruby on Rails solutions and develop new ones using Go.
See the immediate impact of your code on our 80+ million users, handling over 2 million requests per minute.
Spend two sprints per quarter on technical initiatives and improvements, such as breaking down large monoliths into smaller, manageable components and services.
Write unit tests (RSpec) for all your code contributions, aiming for nearly 100% code coverage.
Monitor your deployed code using tools like Kibana, Grafana, and DataDog.
Collaborate closely with product and business teams to understand product decisions and suggest product and technical initiatives for the backlog.
Learn and grow through interactions with other senior backend and frontend engineers on the team.

About You

Eager to learn and master new technologies and concepts.
Experience building large-scale applications and familiarity with distributed systems, continuous integration, deployment pipelines, and service-oriented architecture.
Excellent written and spoken English skills.
Enjoy working collaboratively with teammates, sharing knowledge, and fostering a positive environment.
Curious about solving challenging backend development problems, committed to writing clean, maintainable code, and designing systems focused on accuracy and quality.

Work Perks

Medical insurance
Share options programme
25 working days of holiday
Newest MacBook models
Mental and emotional health support through the Mindletic app
Home office support: IT workstation equipment and a personal budget for home workplace furniture
Daily lunch allowance
Private health insurance
Frequent team-building events
Personal monthly budget for shopping on Vinted
Opportunity to spend up to 90 days per year on workation
Dog-friendly office
Individual Learning Budget

Working at Vinted

Vinted offers a hybrid workplace model where 2 days in the office are recommended but not enforced. We are 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.