Senior Backend Engineer, Trust & Safety — Impact at Scale

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

Job summary

A leading European platform for second-hand fashion is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to join their Trust and Safety team. The role involves developing tools that detect harmful content on the platform, ensuring a safe experience for users. The successful candidate will have expertise in detection automation, Ruby, and Go, and will enjoy a hybrid work environment. Benefits include share options, ample vacation days, and personalized support for home office setup.

Benefits

Share options programme

25 working days of holiday

Newest MacBook models

Mental health support

Home office support

Never ending snacks

Private health insurance

Frequent team-building events

Personal budget for shopping

Workation opportunities

Dog-friendly office

Qualifications

• Experience in developing detection automation tools, particularly in large scale environments.
• Curiosity to explore and master new technologies and concepts.
• Commitment to writing clean and maintainable code.

Responsibilities

• Work in a product team and contribute to team initiatives.
• Transform large monoliths into smaller services.
• Monitor and ensure the reliability of the code.

Skills

Detection automation

Programming in Ruby

Programming in Go

Experience with automated image detection

Strong communication skills

Tools

Kubernetes

MySQL

Grafana

Kafka

Datadog

Job description

A leading European platform for second-hand fashion is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to join their Trust and Safety team. The role involves developing tools that detect harmful content on the platform, ensuring a safe experience for users. The successful candidate will have expertise in detection automation, Ruby, and Go, and will enjoy a hybrid work environment. Benefits include share options, ample vacation days, and personalized support for home office setup.