Software Engineer - Backend - Consumer Products - FARFETCH

FARFETCH exists for the love of fashion. Our mission is to be the global platform for luxury fashion, connecting creators, curators and consumers.

We're a positive platform for good, bringing together an incredible creative community made up by our people, our partners and our customers. This community is at the heart of our business success. We welcome differences, empower individuality and celebrate diverse skills and perspectives, creating an inclusive environment for everyone. We are FARFETCH for All.

TECHNOLOGY

We're on a mission to build the technology that powers the global platform for luxury fashion. We operate a modular end-to-end technology platform purpose-built to connect the luxury fashion ecosystem worldwide, addressing complex challenges and enjoying it. We're empowered to break traditions and revolutionise, with the freedom and autonomy to make a difference for our customers all over the world.

LISBON

Our Lisbon office is located in Portugal's cosmopolitan capital. Mostly the teams here are focused around Technology and Store of the Future. In this office, Farfetchers like to have catch ups in the ball pit or creative moments by the grand piano!

THE ROLE

We are looking for a Software Engineer who is motivated to build outstanding applications using top-notch technology. You will work in a very relaxed environment and be part of a well-motivated, and growing team. If you love to learn, if you are willing to share knowledge and would love to be part of the building process to reach the top, using the latest technology stack and having fun doing it, this is an opportunity you can't miss.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Develop and improve our frameworks, services and improve the development environment and life cycle.
• Work with Principal Engineers by helping establish the technical roadmap for their domain, accounting for performance, scalability, resilience and security.
• Help unblock issues affecting the development teams.
• Evolve your technical capabilities to the next level while using technologies like .NET Core, Mongo, Cassandra, Kafka, Elastic, Redis, Docker, and Kubernetes.

WHO YOU ARE

• An expert in object-oriented languages (e.g., C#/.NET or Java);
• Advocate for unit tests and integration tests;
• A person who is passionate about code quality, performance, scalability, and resilience;
• A person that stays on top of the latest practices of modern software development and enjoys discussing insights with teammates;
• Experienced with SQL and relational databases; NoSQL database experience is a plus;
• Knowledgeable of REST APIs, with experience in microservices architectures;
• A professional with experience working on collaborative teams with SCRUM methodologies is also a plus;
• Someone who is autonomous and able to make technical decisions to have a positive impact on our platform;
• Someone interested in large-scale systems;
• Proficient in written and spoken English.

REWARDS & BENEFITS

• Health insurance for the whole family, flexible working environment and well-being support and tools
• Extra days off, sabbatical program and days for you to give back for the community
• Training opportunities and free access to Udemy
• Flexible benefits program
• FARFETCH Equity plan

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT

• FARFETCH is an equal opportunities employer ensuring that all applicants are treated equally and fairly throughout our recruitment process. We are determined that no applicant experiences discrimination on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, age, gender identity, ancestry, sexual orientation, veteran status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. We continue to build our consciously inclusive culture as part of our Positively FARFETCH strategy throughout our business, partnerships and communities.

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