Junior Backend Engineer - Vinted Academy

Job Description:

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

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 Autumn Engineering Academy begins on September 7, 2026. 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