Backend Engineer, Carrier Technology
- Kaunas
- Vilnius
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
Vinted Go Carrier is the logistics engine behind Vinted. As a Backend Engineer on the Shops Team, you will build the systems powering our global network of 10,000+ PUDO (Pick-up/Drop-off) points. You will own the services that enable partner onboarding, shop management, and the mobile ecosystem used daily by thousands of shop partners.
In 2026, we are moving beyond a purely software-based network to integrate automation and custom hardware into our locations. Your work will be central to:
- Building the backend logic to support new hardware that makes parcel drop-offs and collections fully autonomous for customers.
- Adapting and scaling our infrastructure as Vinted Go launches and grows across the US and Europe.
- Ensuring our shop-facing apps and management tools stay performant as our physical network expands rapidly.
In this position, you’ll
- Work with backend and mobile engineers to scale our parcel shop app across Europe and the USA.
- Experiment with new hardware and automation tools as we bring automation to our parcel shop network.
- Architect event-driven Ruby and Golang backends (Kafka, MQTT, Avro) with full-stack observability (Datadog, Grafana, ELK), supported by the latest AI workflows (Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code, OpenAI).
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve incidents, improving observability and operational runbooks as you go.
- Travel to our key markets across Europe to see your products in real life.
About you
- You have proven experience in the software development field.
- You have solid backend engineering skills, with experience in Ruby and/or Go being a significant advantage.
- Willing to learn and master new technologies and concepts.
- Happy to work in ambiguity, taking the initiative to find the right path when the solution isn't yet defined.
- Passionate about using AI to support the development process, championing the use of LLMs to solve complex problems faster, and defining the AI-first culture of this new team.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Advantage: Prior experience supporting mobile applications.
Work perks
- The opportunity to benefit from our share options programme
- 25 working days of holiday
- Access to all the tools & tech needed for work
- Home office support: we provide IT workstation equipment and a personal budget of up to €540 for home workplace furniture
- Private health insurance
- Mental and emotional health support through the Mindletic app
- 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
- In Vilnius office: Gym & in-house meals at friendly prices
- In Kaunas office: a monthly lunch allowance, and a once-a-week provided in-house lunch and breakfast
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 €3,558 - €4,808 gross per month.