Senior Web Engineer

DEPOP; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic online marketplace in London is seeking an experienced Web Engineer. You'll collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to develop seamless user experiences and oversee project lifecycles. The ideal candidate has solid JavaScript and HTML/CSS skills along with experience in frameworks like React and Node.js. This role offers significant opportunities for collaboration in an agile environment and includes health benefits and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

PMI healthcare

25 days leave

Flexible hybrid working

Conference budgets

Pension matching

Employee perks including free UK shipping

Qualifications

• Proven JavaScript skills, including asynchronous programming.
• HTML/CSS experience focusing on cross-browser compatibility.
• Experience with React and Node.js in team settings.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to craft solutions.
• Produce high-quality, well-structured code.
• Take ownership of product development.

Skills

JavaScript skills

HTML/CSS experience

Experience with TypeScript

React experience

Node.js experience

Building automated tests

Git usage

Collaborative in agile teams

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins

Job description

Depop is looking for an experienced Web Engineer to join us permanently. Within this role, you'll be working in the Demand product pillar, with the mission of attracting and activating users arriving on Depop, by crafting seamless buying experiences.

As a member of this multi-functional space, you will collaborate with product, design and other engineers to build a smooth, quick, and trustworthy journey for our users, from the moment they land on the website.

You'll be responsible for the entire lifecycle of small/medium projects of moderate complexity in both our web app and web APIs. You'll need to be comfortable dealing with uncertainty and ambiguity, proactively pulling in people at the right time. Your work will be pivotal in ensuring we facilitate excellent interactions between Depop and our customers on the platform.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Engineering Managers, Product Managers, Product Designers, and various Engineers to understand problems and craft solutions
• Produce high-quality code that is well-structured and simple to understand, used by 1M+ active daily users
• Take ownership of product development, from feature discovery to implementation
• End-to-end application support, including production incident management
• Adopt agile methodologies and user-centred thinking
• Engage in continuous improvement activities such as post-mortems, architecture reviews, and guild sessions
• Collaborate daily with engineers in a multi-functional environment to address problems and write code
• Mentor and coach colleagues

Qualifications

• Proven JavaScript skills, including asynchronous programming, promises, closures, types, and ES6
• HTML/CSS experience, including layout, specificity, cross-browser compatibility, and accessibility
• Experience with TypeScript, React, and Node.js
• Building automated tests using JavaScript test frameworks
• Experience consuming RESTful APIs
• Comfortable using Git
• Experience working collaboratively in an agile, product-focused team

Nice To Haves

• Experience deploying web applications at scale
• Experience writing RESTful API services in JavaScript or TypeScript
• Knowledge of Next.js and server components
• Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins

Additional Information

Health + Mental Wellbeing: PMI healthcare, counselling, cycle to work, Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders

Work/Life Balance: 25 days leave, impact hours, sabbatical after 5 years, flexible hybrid working, dog-friendly offices, work abroad options

Family Life: Paid parental leave, IVF and shared parental leave, emergency parent/carer leave

Learn + Grow: Conference budgets, mentorship, upskilling programs

Your Future: Life insurance, pension matching, employee perks including free UK shipping on Depop sales