Develop features that support growth and engagement to 1M+ active daily users
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver experiments and product improvements
Take ownership of product development, from feature discovery, to the breakdown of work, and its implementation
Build performant, accessible, 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, architecture reviews, and engineering guild sessions
Maintain high standards for reliability, performance and operational excellence
Participate in code reviews and team discussions

Strong 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
Bonus Points
Experience with Next.js App Router (including server components and SSR strategies)
Exposure to experimentation practices (A/B 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)

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 and signposting
Work/Life Balance: 25 days annual leave with option to carry over up to 5 days
1 company-wide day off per quarter
Impact hours: Up to 2 days additional paid leave per year for volunteering
Fully paid 4 week sabbatical after completion of 5 years of consecutive service with Depop, to give you a chance to recharge or do something you love.
Flexible Working: MyMode hybrid-working model with Flex, Office Based, and Remote options *role dependant
All offices are dog-friendly
Ability to work abroad for 4 weeks per year in UK tax treaty countries
Family Life: 18 weeks of paid parental leave for full-time regular employees
IVF leave, shared parental leave, and paid emergency parent/carer leave
Learn + Grow: Budgets for conferences, learning subscriptions, and more
Mentorship and programmes to upskill employees
Your Future: Life Insurance (financial compensation of 3x your salary)
Pension matching up to 6% of qualifying earnings
Depop Extras: Employees enjoy free shipping on their Depop sales within the UK. Special milestones are celebrated with gifts and rewards!

Web Engineer

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