Senior Python Engineer - Marketing Automation
Brief info about Vinted
Our mission is to make second-hand the first choice, and we're looking for people who want to help us get there. Every day, we work together to help our members buy and sell pre-loved clothing and lifestyle items, giving each piece a second life – or even a third.
The Vinted Group is made up of three business units that support this mission:
Vinted Marketplace is Europe’s leading platform for second-hand fashion and a go-to destination for all kinds of pre-loved items, with a growing range of categories. Our platform connects millions of members across 20+ markets, helping great items find a new life.
Vinted Go enhances the shipping experience with a vast network of over 500,000 pick-up and drop-off points, partnering with more than 60 carriers across Europe, with added services like item verification for peace of mind on high-value pieces.
Vinted Pay is the newest part of the Vinted Group, dedicated to bringing secure, reliable payments to buyers and sellers across Europe. Seamlessly integrated into the Vinted app, it helps keep every transaction safe, efficient, and easy for our members.
Founded in 2008 in Lithuania, Vinted began as a way for friends to find new homes for clothes they no longer needed. In 2019, we became Lithuania's first unicorn! Today, our headquarters remain in Vilnius, and we've grown with offices across Europe, supported by a team of over 2,000 people. Our backers include Accel, EQT Growth, Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sprints, and TPG.
Information about the position
We’re looking for a Senior Python Developer - Marketing Operations to join our automation team. The automation team’s mission is to empower our marketing teams to work smarter, focus on strategic goals, and eliminate time spent on repetitive tasks, including enabling work that humans cannot do. As a Senior Engineer, you will provide technical leadership to the automation team, enabling us to build robust, scalable solutions for marketing. This will support our company's vision of making second-hand the first choice worldwide by growing the Vinted platform and helping us invest our marketing budget efficiently.
In this position, you’ll
Focus on Building Scalable and Durable Solutions for Marketing and Providing Technical Leadership and Mentorship to the Automation Team.
Building Scalable and Durable Solutions:
- Continuous improvement of tools that automate creative asset workflows and optimize marketing channels with bid and budget management.
- Design and implement marketing automation solutions mainly in Python.
- Develop and manage data pipelines, ETLs (Extract, Transform, Load), and consistent databases.
- Create and maintain APIs for data querying and integration.
- Leverage cloud computing platforms (specifically Google Cloud Platform/GCP) to ensure scalable and durable infrastructure.
Providing Technical Leadership and Mentorship:
- Offer direction and expertise to the engineering team to foster the development of scalable solutions, ensuring adherence to best practices, high code quality, and efficient project management.
- Mentor peer engineers, helping them grow in their roles and improve their core technical skills.
- Work closely with data and marketing teams to ensure architectural integrity and guide engineering decisions.
- Ensure high-quality code and architectural integrity.
About you
- Strong background in Python development with a focus on automation solutions for marketing.
- Experienced in API development and data manipulation using tools like Pandas.
- Proficient in using Git for version control.
- Experienced with SQL, relational database design, and BigQuery for database management.
- Familiar with cloud computing platforms, ideally Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Knowledge of DevOps practices and cloud infrastructure, including containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with Airflow, DBT, PySpark, and Google Scripts is a plus.
- Familiar with python/js backend frameworks like Django/FastAPI.
- Familiarity with Google Ads, Meta, TikTok APIs. Interest in advertising and curiosity about new tools and innovations.
- Ability to balance practical approaches with high-quality code production based on project needs.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to drive complex projects to completion.
- Project management experience is a plus, ideally with tools like Jira.
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 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 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 € 4,458 - € 6,517 gross per month.