At Vinted, backend engineers are part of cross-functional product teams that include Mobile, Web, and Backend engineers, as well as a product manager, designer, and decision scientist. Backend engineers are responsible for implementing business logic, developing APIs for our mobile and web platforms, and scaling our backend systems to meet growing platform needs.

The Purchase domain guides members from the initial intent to buy to the successful purchase of the desired item. It is composed of several teams that work on delivering smooth checkout, payment, shipping, and messaging functionality to our users.

We’re looking for Backend Engineers to strengthen two amazing teams - 

One team is focused on building Vinted’s messaging experience - a key feature that enables members to communicate, negotiate prices, receive order updates, contact support, and much more. 

The other team is focused on ensuring a seamless payment experience during checkout for Vinted users by providing and supporting a multitude of payment methods across the globe, ensuring a smooth and secure transaction experience. 

Our teams are seeking  Backend Engineers who write clean, elegant code and enjoy working on large-scale projects. Your main goal will be to help evolve our product to meet future challenges, while contributing to Vinted’s mission of making second-hand the first choice, all with a strong focus on delivering an exceptional payment and messaging experience.

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

• Work on extracting existing functionality from the monolith into standalone services using the Go language and Ruby. Experience with Go is preferred, but not strictly required
• Ruby is still our weapon of choice - be ready to embrace it and enjoy its elegance once you master it
• Contribute to continuously tested and deployed applications by adding more tests, new features, and breaking down large monoliths into smaller, manageable components
• Monitor your deployed code through tools like Kibana, Grafana, and DataDog
• Apply Agile and Lean principles in your work and collaborate with other developers through GitHub pull requests and code reviews
• See your code affect 85 million users almost instantly, as our master branch gets rolled out straight to production on each merge
• Own SLIs/SLOs in the product team to ensure quality and reliability
• Be ready to partner across teams to prioritize and deliver results
• Provide direct and impactful feedback in team functions and seek feedback from team members to grow

• You are willing to learn and excel at new technologies and concepts
• You love to improve things, and if you see something that needs improvement, you actively bring it to the table
• You are familiar with the following disciplines: Software Engineering, Distributed Systems, Systems Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture
• You have some knowledge about enterprise architecture patterns, (micro)services, and their pros/cons
• You enjoy collaboration and being part of the team
• You can engage in constructive and healthy conflict, expressing your views openly, while maintaining respect and professionalism towards colleagues

• The opportunity to benefit from our share options programme
• 25 working days of holiday
• Newest MacBook models
• 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
• 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

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 € 3,558 - € 4,808 gross per month.