Web Staff Engineer, Marketplace Product

VINTED; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 7,000 - 10,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online marketplace for second-hand items is looking for a Web Staff Engineer to own the technical vision of its Marketplace Web platform. The role involves leading innovations, collaborating with web engineers, and managing project priorities. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience as a tech lead and strong communication skills. The position offers a hybrid working model and various work perks.

Benefits

Share options programme

25 days of paid annual leave

Newest MacBook models

Digital mental health support

Frequent team-building events

Home office support

Daily lunch allowance

ClassPass subsidy

Pension plan

Shopping budget on Vinted

Mobility card

Workation opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive prior experience as an architect or tech lead.
• Deep understanding of frontend architecture and its system effects.
• Hands-on experience with building user experiences for distributed systems.
• Demonstrable expertise in designing and implementing technical strategies.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical vision for the Marketplace Web platform.
• Lead improvements and innovations in web engineering practices.
• Collaborate with other web engineers to enable them to grow.
• Interface with various engineering domains enabling Marketplace Web.

Skills

Frontend architecture patterns

Server side rendering

Optimistic UI updates

Deep lifecycle understanding of web systems

Sharp communication skills

Cross-team technical initiatives

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 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

As our new Web Staff Engineer, you will be part of the Marketplace Platforms group of Staff Engineers, who are focused on setting and delivering the technical strategy of Vinted Marketplace. You will work alongside Backend, iOS, Android, and QA Staff engineers, reporting to the Senior Staff Engineer of Marketplace Platforms, where you will have the opportunity to own, shape, and guide the technical direction of the Marketplace Web platform.

Think you’re up to the challenge? Read on.

• Own the technical vision for the Marketplace Web platform and develop strategies enabling its execution.
• Set the standards for resilience and performance of Marketplace Web and its communication with the backend services.
• Lead improvements and innovations in web engineering practices while acting as a force multiplier.
• Collaborate with other web engineers to enable them to grow and create a bigger impact.
• Represent Marketplace Web as a platform within the Staff/Principal Engineer layer.
• Interface with Production Engineering, Engineering Experience and other domains that provide infrastructure and tooling that enables Marketplace Web.
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with technical expertise.

About you

• Extensive prior experience as an architect or tech lead, having delivered cross-team technical initiatives in organizations of scale.
• Deep understanding of frontend architecture patterns and their effects on systems and engineering organizations.
• Worked hands‑on building web user experiences for large distributed systems, including patterns of server side rendering, optimistic UI updates and other eventual consistency mechanisms, and graceful degradation.
• Deeply familiar with the entire lifecycle of web systems at scale, from development and deployment to maintenance and deprecation.
• Demonstrable expertise in designing and implementing effective technical strategies.
• Sharp communication skills and an ability to discuss complex topics in detail, while building relationships and alignment across functions and departments.
• Excel at bridging the gap between engineering teams and stakeholders, ensuring mutual alignment and cooperation towards shared objectives and goals.

Work perks

• The opportunity to benefit from our share options programme
• 25 days of paid annual leave
• Newest MacBook models
• Digital mental and emotional health support and Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
• Frequent team‑building events
• Home office support: we provide IT workstation equipment and a personal budget of up to €540 for home workplace furniture
• A daily lunch allowance
• ClassPass (Gym Membership subsidy)
• Pension plan with total contribution of 12%, 8% by the Company and 4% by employee
• A personal monthly budget for shopping on Vinted
• An NS mobility card
• 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 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 € 8,258 - € 11,175 gross per year.