At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our Payments team to create impactful backend solutions for millions of users.
- Company: Depop, a vibrant circular fashion marketplace with a diverse community.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, generous leave, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Be part of an inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the fashion industry while honing your tech skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in software engineering and a passion for problem-solving.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Depop is a peer-to-peer circular fashion marketplace where anyone can buy, sell and discover secondhand fashion. Our mission is simple: to make fashion circular by making secondhand as exciting and rewarding as buying new.
Founded in 2011, Depop’s diverse community has helped move resale into the mainstream, where buying secondhand is no longer an alternative, but how people of different ages now engage with fashion. Today, more than 56 million registered users come to Depop to find great value, express their own personal style and give clothes a longer life.
We aim to create an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome, no matter who they are or where they’re from. Just as our platform connects people globally, we believe our workplace should reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. We thrive on the power of different perspectives and experiences, knowing they drive innovation and bring us closer to our users.
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, providing employment opportunities without regard to age, ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy or maternity, marriage and civil partnership, or any other protected status. We’re continuously evolving our recruitment processes to ensure fairness and are open to accommodating any needs you might have.
Job Description: Depop is looking for an experienced Backend Software Engineer to join us permanently. Within this role, you’ll be working in a cross-functional Payments team in partnership with mobile, web and machine learning/data science teams to drive the team to success.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with Engineering Managers, Product Managers, Product Designers, and various Engineers to understand problems and to design solutions.
- Produce high-quality code that is well-structured and simple to understand that will be used by 1M+ active daily users.
- Embrace agile methodologies and user-centred thinking.
- Engage in a culture of continuous improvement by attending events such as blameless post-mortems, architecture reviews, and engineering guild sessions.
- Collaborate on a daily basis with fellow engineers in the cross functional environment to solve problems and write code.
Desired experience:
- Writing high quality code in TypeScript, Scala, Java, Kotlin or another JVM language.
- Relational databases, ideally Postgres.
- NoSQL datastores (e.g. DynamoDB).
- Experience building scalable web applications.
- DevOps culture.
- Ability to proactively find and solve complex problems independently, but also know when to seek guidance or help from your peers.
- Product-oriented mindset with a focus on solving real business problems rather than over-engineering solutions.
- Experience with iterative development using A/B testing.
Must haves:
- Software engineering experience. Strong evidence that you can learn our Scala stack effectively. We use TypeScript and Scala.
- Willing to work across multiple paradigms and languages, such as backend or data work, using Scala and Python.
- Strong technical and non-technical communication skills.
- Proficient in testing solutions at different levels — unit and integration.
- Experience with relational or non-relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL and DynamoDB.
Bonus points:
- Experience with payment SDKs (Stripe, PayPal, or similar).
- Experience in marketplace or fintech environments.
- Experience with Play framework.
- Experience with eCommerce.
- Experience with event-driven architectures, preferably using Kafka.
- Experience in using production AWS infrastructure, ideally with Terraform.
- Experience with Python.
- Experience with data engineering.
Additional Information:
- Health + Mental Wellbeing: PMI and cash plan healthcare access with Bupa, subsidised counselling and coaching with Self Space.
- Work/Life Balance: 25 days of annual leave with the option to carry over up to 5 days.
- Flexible Working: MyMode hybrid-working model with Flex, Office-Based, and Remote options role-dependent.
- Family Life: For birth parent: 20 weeks of paid parental leave for full-time regular employees.
- Learn + Grow: Twice-yearly development chats and yearly performance reviews.
- Your Future: Life Insurance (financial compensation of 3x your salary), Pension matching up to 6% of full base salary with Aviva.
Backend Engineer employer: Depop
Depop is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, allowing Senior Backend Engineers to thrive in a dynamic environment. With a focus on employee growth, we offer opportunities for professional development and the chance to work on impactful projects that serve millions of users. Our remote flexibility ensures that you can balance your work and personal life while being part of a forward-thinking team based in London or anywhere in the UK.
