Depop
e-commerce
WebEngineer
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“Web Engineer at Depop. Skills: JavaScript, TypeScript, React.js, Node.js, API development, web fundamentals. Develop features that support growth and engagement to 1M+ active daily users. Take ownership of product development, from feature discovery, to the breakdown of work, and its implementation”
What You'll Achieve.
impact conversion, engagement, and trust; support growth and engagement to 1M+ active daily users; deliver experiments and product improvements; Build performant, accessible, and resilient user experiences; support scalable product development; Maintain high standards for reliability, performance and operational excellence
Industry & Context.
pragmatic technical decisions
Ability to work abroad for 4 weeks per year in UK tax treaty countries
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
expertise in JavaScript / TypeScript, Experience building web applications using React.js, Familiarity with building APIs using Node.js, Understanding of web fundamentals: performance, accessibility, and cross-browser compatibility, Experience writing automated tests using modern JS testing frameworks, Ability to work within existing architectures and make pragmatic technical decisions
Nice to Have
Experience with Next. js App Router (including server components and SSR strategies), Exposure to experimentation practices (A testing, feature flags), Experience working in product teams, or e-commerce / marketplace environments, Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools, Basic knowledge of CI/CD workflows, Exposure to AI tools or LLMs (e. g. Claude, Copilot, Codex)
What You'll Do.
Develop features that support growth and engagement to 1M+ active daily users
Take ownership of product development
from feature discovery
to the breakdown of work
and its implementation
and resilient user experiences
Evolve our APIs to support scalable product development
Contribute to improvements in our design system and frontend codebase
Engage in a culture of continuous improvement by attending events such as blameless post-mortems
and engineering guild sessions
Maintain high standards for reliability
performance and operational excellence
Participate in code reviews and team discussions
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver experiments and product improvements; Participate in team discussions
Process & Methodology
breakdown of work
Full Job Description
**Company Description** 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 believe that everything you want already exists, and our role is to help people discover it. Powered by a team of over 500 people, our company is headquartered in London, with offices in New York. In 2021, Depop became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Etsy - the global marketplace for unique and creative goods - and continues to operate as a standalone company. For more information, visit [**_www.depop.com_**](http://www.depop.com)**** 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. **AI Disclosure:** We use AI tools (Google Gemini) to help our team source and review applications for roles with a high volume of applications. These tools assist our recruiters in identi
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