Junior Backend Engineer - Vinted Academy

• Kaunas
• Vilnius
• Engineering Academy
• Multiple locations, Lithuania
• Vinted Group

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.

Information about the position

What is the Engineering Academy?

The Engineering Academy is designed to accelerate your tech 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 months 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 1, 2027. 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, Kiban, 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

When it comes to the Academy, we use a volume hiring approach and it takes a few months. See below the dates and steps that await:

• Step 1: 9 November - 29 November (23:59 EEST) Apply and if your profile aligns with our junior engineer requirement, we will send you an online assignment to work on through Codility platform
• Step 2: 4 December - 13 December (29:59 EEST) Technical take-home assignment
• Step 3: December 28 - January 14 Technical Interview
• Step 4: January 18 - January 28 Culture-fit Interview
• Step 5: Offers will go out around end of January / early February.

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
• Private health insurance
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Frequent team-building events
• A personal monthly budget for shopping on Vinted
• 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

Workation policy

Better balance holidays with workdays by working remotely! Up to 90 days per year in the EU, of these, 21 days can be spent globally. For non-EU citizens, it's 21 days worldwide. This can be combined with time off for vacation or personal time.

Individual learning budget

Each year, you’ll be given a learning budget (starting at €3,000), and a total of up to 10 working days over a 2-year period to support your personal and professional development.

Hybrid work

Our hybrid model, with 2 recommended office days a week, gives you and your team the flexibility to decide if and when you want to work from home, and when to catch up in person.

Equal opportunity

We welcome applications from everybody, regardless of your background, identity, or life experiences. Job openings come with guides, not checklists. If you’re excited about a role, but don’t identify with every point in the ‘About you’ section, apply anyway – you might still be the perfect match!

The salary for this position is € 2,575 gross per month.

The application window closes on the 29 of November (at 23:59 EEST). Please allow us a few days to respond before reaching out to us again.