About Back Market
We're here to help make tech reliable, affordable, and better than new. We're a global marketplace for refurbished devices, helping lower our collective environmental impact by providing trustworthy, affordable tech with 92% less carbon emissions than new.
Our mission is simple: to do more with what we already have.
The Bureau of Technology (BoT)
Our technology department, the Bureau of Technology (BoT), is at the heart of Back Market. It consists of over 30 dynamic product teams engaged in developing and managing services to deliver significant value to our customers and suppliers. These teams are effectively supported by our Platform group, which includes more than 10 specialized teams addressing cross-cutting technical issues to enhance our operational capabilities.
In addition to these functional teams, we have established numerous groups dedicated to sharing knowledge across various technical disciplines, such as security, backend, frontend, AI, and mobile. These groups serve as hubs for collaboration and professional development, providing ample learning opportunities and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
About the Order Management Team
The Order Management squad ensures that transactions are facilitated swiftly and accurately by evolving the end-to-end order lifecycle. This includes enabling new products, partnerships, and services while simultaneously embedding taxes, fee management, and money return processes as integrated parts of an Order Management System.
As a Software Engineer, you will work closely with all members of your squad and the Staff engineer of your group. Bi-monthly rituals with your group and the Chapter will allow you to share what works for your squad, learn what works for others, and ensure your technical direction aligns with the overall vision.
Your Role
We're looking for versatile engineers who demonstrate strong ownership and are motivated to take on new challenges across the technical stack while helping us advance our technology.
You will be working in an agile "build it and run it" environment where engineering teams build, launch, monitor, and support the products they own.
Driven by the desire to craft outstanding products, you understand how to deliver seamless user experiences at scale. We are looking for passion in creating systems by producing clean, consistent, and well-organized code. A good team player who supports colleagues and fosters a learning and sharing environment is essential.
English proficiency is a must, as you will join an international team distributed across different locations worldwide (US/FR/ES/JP).
Our Technical Environment
Backend Stack:
- Python - FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, Celery, Golang, Django (being phased out)
Frontend Stack:
- VueJS, Typescript, Nuxt, Revolve (our design system)
Data:
- PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ, BigQuery
Infrastructure:
- GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Datadoc, ArgoCD, CircleCI, Github
Main Technical Challenges
Traditionally based on a monolith, Back Market's technical stack has been undergoing a radical transformation into a distributed and service-oriented architecture. This transition provides an opportunity to modernize the platform and raise engineering standards. Building a set of efficient and loosely coupled services is a primary challenge for the coming years. Teams are excited to independently control their release schedules, manage their data, SLAs, and tools, ultimately taking responsibility for their own service offerings. Meanwhile, Platform teams are working to provide a scalable, consistent, and secure platform that enhances engineering team productivity.
As a SENIOR I Engineer: Produce, Innovate & Share
- Facilitate meaningful discussions around complex issues.
- Suggest or implement improvements for existing designs and architecture for quarter-bounded projects or mission-critical areas within your squad.
- Explore technologies with significant potential impact for the team.
- Actively contribute to high-impact chaos mitigation.
- Identify and advocate for the prioritization of tasks that optimize delivery.
Backend (Senior):
- 5+ years of backend development experience.
- Strong system design skills.
- Experience with microservices and distributed systems.
- Deep understanding of data architecture and APIs.
- Experience with performance optimization and scalability.
Fullstack Mindset:
- End-to-end product thinking.
- Curiosity about the full stack.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity across technical domains.
Recruitment Process
- HR screening - (1h)
- Coding & Testing module - Backend (60 min)
- System design feature (60 min)
- Data module (45 min)
- Tech leadership + Meet your manager (75 min)
- BM Values (45 min)
WHY JOIN US? ✌🏼
At Back Market, we're committed to hiring and supporting diverse teams from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. This commitment is reflected in our high score as a certified B Corp company (93.2).
Regardless of your role or seniority level, you'll engage in impact-driven work with hands-on career development in an innovative, driven, and fast-paced environment, with benefits that include:
- A mission-driven work environment where your daily contributions positively impact the planet.
- A hybrid work environment: 2 remote days per week, 1 remote work week per quarter, and 3 flex days.
- Employee Resource Groups, mentorship programs, comprehensive accessibility policies, and cultural competency training.
We strive to create a workplace that embodies the world we aim to change, embedding our diversity, equity, and inclusion principles into our DNA.
We understand that the perfect background doesn't always mean the perfect fit. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the qualifications.
Please don't hesitate to discuss any needed accommodations for the interview process with the Talent Acquisition Team.