Backend Software Engineer

Employment Type: Full time

Position Overview

Depop is seeking an experienced Backend Software Engineer to join their team permanently. This role involves working within a cross-functional team, collaborating closely with mobile, web, and machine learning/data science teams to drive project success.

Responsibilities

As a Backend Engineer, you will:

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, Data Scientists, Front-End, and other Backend Engineers to understand problems and design solutions.
• Produce high-quality, well-structured, and easily understandable code used by over 1 million active daily users.
• Embrace agile methodologies.
• Participate in a culture of continuous improvement through events like blameless post-mortems and architecture reviews.
• Engage in daily collaboration with fellow engineers in a cross-functional environment to solve problems and write code.
• Own code and workflows throughout their entire lifecycle, including documentation for feature development.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Proficiency in writing high-quality code in Scala, Java, or Python.
• Experience with distributed datastores (e.g., DynamoDB, Redshift, AWS Athena).
• Experience with message queues (e.g., RabbitMQ / Apache Kafka).
• Experience building scalable web applications serving tens of thousands of requests per second.
• Experience working with RDBMS, preferably PostgreSQL.
• Familiarity with DevOps culture and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to proactively find and solve complex problems independently, while also knowing when to seek guidance.

Must-haves

• Experience with Scala, Java, or Python.
• Experience working with Front-End Engineers (Web/Mobile).
• Proficiency in testing solutions at various levels (unit, integration, etc.).
• Experience with relational or non-relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, or AWS Athena.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in eCommerce.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with event-driven architectures, preferably using RabbitMQ or Kafka.
• Experience using production AWS infrastructure, ideally with Terraform.

Company Description

Depop is the community-powered circular fashion marketplace where anyone can buy, sell, and discover desirable secondhand fashion. With a community of over 35 million users, Depop is on a mission to make fashion circular, redefining fashion consumption. Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in London, with offices in New York and Manchester. In 2021, it became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Etsy.

Depop's mission is to make fashion circular and create an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome. The company believes its workplace should reflect the diversity of the communities it serves and thrives on different perspectives and experiences to drive innovation. Depop is 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.

Application Instructions

For any non-disability related questions, please reach out to our Talent Partners.

If, due to a disability, you need adjustments to complete the application, please let us know by sending an email with your name, the role to which you would like to apply, and the type of support you need to complete the application to adjustments@depop.com.

Additional Information

Health + Mental Wellbeing

• PMI and cash plan healthcare access with Bupa.
• Subsidised counselling and coaching with Self Space.
• Cycle to Work scheme with options from Evans or the Green Commute Initiative.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for 24/7 confidential support.
• Mental Health First Aiders across the business for support.