Engineering Manager, VGo Carrier Technology
Vinted
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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
Vinted Go is the delivery arm of Vinted, and focuses on developing products and solutions for more seamless shipping and delivery across Europe. We recently launched our own carrier, meaning we are responsible for the entire journey of a parcel. We have over 8000 Vinted operated PUDO locations across Europe and are currently expanding into the US
You will be joining as an Engineering Manager and in this role, you will be managing a mix of backend, web, QA, and android engineers. The team is currently responsible for the software to support our drivers, this includes driver management, driver routing, and the driver app which drivers use to complete their delivery rounds.
Engineering Management at Vinted
Engineers and Engineering Managers at Vinted are part of cross-functional, autonomous teams. Our teams typically include Product Managers, backend engineers, web engineers, data scientists, and designers.
Engineering Managers are accountable for the technical and delivery outcomes for their team, which means supporting and developing best in class engineering talent, as well as creating an inclusive team environment for people to do their best work. You’ll be responsible for structuring, organising, supporting, and challenging your team to deliver on their mission.
Take a look at https://vinted.engineering/ to see what we’re up to.
In this position, you’ll
- Own team’s delivery of technical solutions according to the roadmap, including quarterly planning
- Stay close to the technical details so you can ensure we efficiently build reliable and scalable software to create the most impact
- Constantly look for ways to improve your team and raise the bar and take full ownership when things go wrong
- Focus on the professional and personal growth of your team, including conducting performance and compensation reviews in collaboration with the Director of Engineering
- Build and maintain a team of people who trust each other, are not afraid of conflict, are committed and accountable, and who care about results
About you
- Proven experience leading a software engineering team and delivering on agreed outcomes
- Previous software engineering experience
- Know how to make teams effective, manage scopes, and deliverables
- You possess strong people management skills - have experience ensuring development of team members
- Comfortable facilitating technical discussions with team, peers, and stakeholders
- Able to adapt to changing priorities and requirements
- Excellent at communicating in spoken and written English
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
- Home office support: we provide IT workstation equipment and a personal budget of up to €540 for home workplace furniture
- Private health insurance
- Mental and emotional health support through the Mindletic app
- 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
- 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
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. 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 € 6,258 - € 8,475 gross per month.
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