Junior Backend Engineer - Vinted Academy

VINTED; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading second-hand marketplace is launching its Engineering Academy to develop tech talent in Backend Engineering. Candidates will participate in coding with object-oriented languages, learn about frameworks like Ruby on Rails, and collaborate in an engineering team. This program provides a pathway to a permanent position upon successful completion, offering a gross salary of €2,442 per month.

Benefits

Share options programme

25 working days of holiday

Newest MacBook models

Free access to an office gym

Mental health support

Private health insurance

On-site canteen

Frequent team-building events

Personal monthly shopping budget

Workation opportunities

Dog-friendly office

Qualifications

• Some experience with object-oriented languages such as Ruby, Java, PHP, or similar.
• Understanding of backend frameworks (Symfony, Ruby on Rails, Django, Laravel) would be a plus.
• Have a GitHub account.

Responsibilities

• Learn to work with Ruby on Rails, MySQL, and Redis.
• Participate in extracting manageable components from a monolithic application.
• Collaborate with other engineers through GitHub and code reviews.

Skills

Coding skills

Problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Tools

Git

MySQL

Redis

Grafana

Kibana

Datadog

Job description

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 consists of three business units that support this mission:

• Vinted Marketplace – 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 on high‑value pieces.
• Vinted Pay – 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

What is the Engineering Academy?

The Engineering Academy is designed to accelerate your career at Vinted. This intensive, hands‑on programme features training sessions led by our very own experts, who will mentor and guide you through our technology and ways of working.

The programme kicks off with a 2‑month induction, covering a broad range of topics – from best practices with Git to understanding how Kubernetes operates at Vinted. It’s a challenging yet rewarding experience that will give you a solid foundation to succeed in your future teams!

The Engineering Academy runs for 6 months and includes:

• 2 months of technical induction: collaborate with other Academy students in product teams, refine your skills & knowledge with a mentor & in technical workshops.
• 4 months in a real Vinted engineering team: experience day‑to‑day life of a Vinted engineer.
• Ongoing learning sessions: join learning sessions and build your personal skills.

You’ll be hired on a 6‑month contract, with the opportunity to join Vinted permanently after completing the Academy and continue growing your career with the skills you’ve gained.

Want to learn more? Check out engineering.vinted.com to see what we’re up to.

Who are we looking for?

The Vinted Engineering Academy is where we grow our tech talent in Backend Engineering. Whether you’re a student, recent graduate, self‑taught coder, or something else, this is the place for you.

We’re looking for people with some coding skills and a passion for all things engineering – those who are just starting their careers in this area and are eager to learn, grow, and make an impact.

When?

Our Spring Engineering Academy begins on March 2, 2026. You will be expected to be available full time (0.8 contract option for University students is possible).

In this position, you’ll

• Learn everything you need to work with one of the world’s largest Ruby on Rails codebases, MySQL (Vitess) and Redis.
• Participate in extracting small, manageable components from a monolithic application.
• Learn about (and use) Grafana, Kibana and Datadog to monitor your code.
• Have a chance to work closely with an experienced engineer who will help you grow.
• Collaborate with other engineers through GitHub pull requests and code reviews.
• Improve our user experience by implementing product changes, often via experimentation.
• Apply Agile and Scrum principles in your work.

About you

• Some experience with object‑oriented languages such as Ruby, Java, PHP, or similar.
• Understanding of backend frameworks (Symfony, Ruby on Rails, Django, Laravel, etc.) would be a plus.
• Dabbled in MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch? That’s amazing!
• Willing to learn new things.
• Problem‑solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ready to commit, own, and create.
• Have a GitHub account.

Recruitment process

• Online application where you can share with us your GitHub or any link to your projects or anything similar that showcases your technical skills/code. Anything that you think we would love to see! It doesn’t have to be Ruby.
• Technical take‑home task.
• Two interviews: one focused on technical skills and problem‑solving, and the other on interpersonal skills, communication, and how your values align with Vinted.
• Offer!

Work perks

• The opportunity to benefit from our share options programme
• 25 working days of holiday (annually)
• Newest MacBook models
• Free access to an office gym
• Mental and emotional health support through the Mindletic app
• 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 office are recommended but not enforced. However, during the first 2 months of the Engineering Academy, we expect you to come to the office more frequently for a better onboarding experience. If you join our Kaunas office, you will be expected to come to Vilnius for some technical workshops during the first 2 months of the Engineering Academy as well.

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 for this position is €2 442 gross per month.

The application window closes on the 30 of November (end of day). Please allow us a few days to respond before reaching out to us again.