Description
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.
PORTO
Our Porto office is located in Portugal's vibrant second city, known for its history and its creative yet cosy environment. You can have an informal meeting in the treehouse or play the piano during your lunch break!
THE ROLE
As an Engineering Lead in the Global Platform Technology group, more specifically within Technology Research & Development, you will lead a team whose mission is to pave the way for Farfetch's next-generation ideas. If you love to explore and build the world of tomorrow with cutting edge technologies, we want to hear from you!
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Lead a diverse agile team of research engineers, willing to bring the best ideas to the company and with different backgrounds;
- Set goals and development targets for the Engineers within your team and support them with feedback and development plans as they progress;
- Engage with the architects, engineering and product teams, to help drive the research into development;
- Contribute to the hiring and development plan of your team;
- Assure the collaboration of your team with different engineering teams/offices and their adherence to the defined global engineering best practices;
- Create a work environment where the team members feel safe to fail and learn, being empowered to take action and most of all highly engaged with the team and their goals.
WHO YOU ARE
- A professional with +5 years of experience as a software engineer;
- Experienced in leading diverse engineering teams towards goal achievement;
- Knowledgeable and experienced in Product/Software development, with an understanding of all different phases, from creation all the way through implementation and continuous improvement, using Agile methodologies;
- Used to building trusting relationships with different people at different levels in the company;
- Comfortable being a technical reference and promote the use of state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies;
Experienced in working in large-scale organisations on a multinational level with a multicultural team; - Experience in C# or similar object-oriented programming language;
- Knowledgeable about SOA and service communication using RESTful APIs;
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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