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title: 'Experienced  Software Engineer - Code Foundations ( Frontend major) at Back Market'
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# Experienced  Software Engineer - Code Foundations ( Frontend major) at Back Market

- **Company:** Back Market
- **Location:** Barcelona, Spain
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/backmarket/ff4217f3-571a-442b-bf01-68aa5ea1b06a

## Job description

Hi, we’re 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. Yep, you read that right. Turns out refurbished tech is way better for the planet than new. In fact, With every device purchased on Back Market, our positive impact on the planet grows. From our Customer Care representatives to our software engineer, every individual at Back Market cuts the planet — and consumers — a break. Our mission is simple: to do more with what we already have. Are you ready to join us?

## About the role

We're looking for a versatile Software Engineer with strong frontend fundamentals and a healthy curiosity for everything around them. You might work on frontend architecture one day, improve CI or local development the next, and then dive into performance, observability, deployment, or platform tooling. You enjoy understanding how things work beyond the browser, and you're comfortable reasoning across the edge, CDN, server, application, and data layers. This is a build-it-and-run-it environment. We own what we build, operate it in production, and improve it when reality inevitably gives us feedback.

## What you'll do

- Build and improve platform capabilities and Golden Paths for frontend engineers.
- Make frontend delivery more consistent, reliable, and self-service.
- Improve the developer experience across local development, testing, CI/CD, releases, and deployments.
- Work on complex frontend platform topics such as caching, performance, configuration, observability, and application architecture.
- Help define sensible standards without creating unnecessary ceremony.
- Collaborate with - Build and improve platform capabilities and Golden Paths for frontend engineers.
- Make frontend delivery more consistent, reliable, and self-service.
- Improve the developer experience across local development, testing, CI/CD, releases, and deployments.
- Work on complex frontend platform topics such as caching, performance, configuration, observability, and application architecture.
- Help define sensible standards without creating unnecessary ceremony.
- Collaborate with product engineers, platform teams, and technical leaders across Back Market.product engineers, platform teams, and technical leaders across Back Market.
- Write maintainable code with appropriate tests and documentation.
- Participate in technical discussions, code reviews, incident response, and the occasional "how did this end up in production?" investigation.
- Share what you learn and help make the platform easier for everyone to use.

## What we're looking for

- Strong professional experience with JavaScript and TypeScript.
- Solid frontend fundamentals, including browser behaviour, HTTP, SSR, APIs, performance, and application architecture.
- Experience with Vue.js and Nuxt, or a comparable frontend ecosystem.
- A good understanding of caching and performance trade-offs. You can reason about cache keys, invalidation, freshness, consistency, and privacy.
- Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, and production software delivery.
- Interest in the broader stack, including backend services, infrastructure, observability, and developer tooling.
- Strong ownership and a pragmatic approach to solving problems.
- The ability to navigate ambiguity, explain complex topics clearly, and work well with others.
- Good written and spoken English. You don't need to know every tool in our stack. We certainly don't expect you to. What matters is that you can learn quickly, ask good questions, and make complex things simpler for the engineers using your work.

Our technical environment

- Frontend: Vue.js, TypeScript, Nuxt, Storybook, Tailwind
- Backend: Python, FastAPI, Go
- Data and messaging: PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ, BigQuery
- Infrastructure: GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, ArgoCD, CircleCI, GitHub, BackStage, Grafana, Open Telemetry

Recruitment process

- HR screening, 45 minutes
- Coding and testing module, 60 minutes
- System design discussion, 60 minutes
- Tech leadership and manager interview, 75 minutes
- Back Market values interview, 45 minutes

Hybrid work We work in a hybrid setup, with three days per week in the office. Monday is mandatory. Additionally there is one remote week per quarter.

## WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN US ? ✌🏼

At Back Market, we’re committed to hiring and supporting diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives — it’s one of the reasons we’re such a high-scoring certified B Corp company (93.2). No matter your role and seniority level, you’ll enjoy impact-driven work with hands-on career development in an innovative, driven, and fast-paced environment — with benefits to match, like:

- A mission driven work environment where your day to day makes an impact on the planet. Seriously.
- Hybrid work environment, with 2 remote days a week and 1 remote work week per quarter, plus 3 flex days.
- Employee Resource Groups, including mentorship programs, comprehensive accessibility policies, and cultural competency training. At Back Market, we strive to create a workplace that embodies the world we’re trying to change. We’ve embedded our diversity, equity, and inclusion principles into our DNA — from dedicated staff to employee resource groups to our company values. We know that the perfect background for a role doesn’t mean the perfect fit — we encourage you to apply for a role even if you think you may not have all the qualifications. If reasonable accommodations are needed for the interview process, please do not hesitate to discuss this with the Talent Acquisition Team.

## About Back Market

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Back Market is the world's largest pure-play premium refurbished tech marketplace, connecting consumers with professionally refurbished devices to fight electronic waste.
- **Entity Type**: Private (late-stage; raised over $1 billion from top investors) [backmarket.com](https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/about-us)
- **Headquarters**: Paris, France (with seven global offices) [backmarket.com](https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/careers/home)
- **Founded**: 2014 [backmarket.com](https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/about-us)
- **Founders**: Thibaud Hug de Larauze, Clément Petit, Quentin Le Brouster, Vianney Vaute [backmarket.com](https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/about-us)

## Core Business
- Online marketplace for refurbished consumer electronics (smartphones, laptops, tablets, gaming consoles, etc.).
- Target customers: B2C (individuals) and B2B/partnerships (e.g., PlayStation, Visible by Verizon, Google) [backmarket.com](https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/about-us)
- **Mission**: To make refurbished tech the mainstream choice by extending the life of devices and challenging today’s throwaway culture [backmarket.com](https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/about-us)

## Products & Services
- **Refurbished Device Marketplace**: Platform where certified refurbishers sell smartphones, laptops, tablets, headphones, and other electronics, each backed by the Back Market Promise (inspection and warranty).
- **Back Market Promise**: Guarantee covering device quality, functionality, and a minimum warranty for buyers.
- **Express Replacement**: Ship-first service for faster device swaps [backmarket.com](https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/about-us)
- **Partnership Programs**: Collaborations with brands like Google (ChromeOS Flex USB pilot) and iFixit [backmarket.com](https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/about-us)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company).
- **Key Metric**: Total funding > $1 billion (since 2014) [backmarket.com](https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/about-us). Reached profitability in 2024 (announced in press release) [backmarket.com](https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/about-us)
- **Notable Investors**: Not named individually in provided sources, but described as “top investors around the world” [backmarket.com](https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/about-us)
- **Growth Signals**: Launched “Express Replacement”; partnered with Playstation, Visible by Verizon, Google, and iFixit; became a certified B-Corp; global expansion with seven offices; declared “war on fast tech” with bold campaigns.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Market Leadership**: World’s largest pure-play refurbished tech marketplace, giving it scale and brand recognition.
- **Trust & Quality**: The Back Market Promise and certification of refurbishers reduce buyer anxiety.
- **B-Corp Certification**: Demonstrates commitment to social and environmental impact, aligning with sustainability-minded consumers.
- **Strategic Partnerships**: Collaborations with major tech brands and advocacy groups (U.S. PIRG, iFixit) amplify reach and credibility.
- **Circular Economy Focus**: Mission-driven approach differentiates from generic e-commerce players.

## Strategic Focus
- **Fighting “Fast Tech”**: Campaigns and initiatives to reduce overproduction and overconsumption of electronics.
- **Global Expansion**: Operating in multiple countries, with plans to deepen presence and enter new markets.
- **Right to Repair Advocacy**: Supporting legislation and consumer rights to repair devices.
- **Product Innovation**: Launching services like Express Replacement and partnering with Google on ChromeOS Flex USB pilots.
- **Sustainability Reporting**: Published 2024 Impact Report measuring environmental impact of devices [backmarket.com](https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/about-us)

## Why Work Here
- **Hybrid Working**: Work from home up to two days per week and remotely for one week per quarter [backmarket.com](https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/careers/home/why-join-us)
- **Generous Leave**: Minimum 25 days of PTO per year; fully paid parental leave (12–14 weeks for primary caregiver, 5 weeks for second parent) [backmarket.com](https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/careers/home/why-join-us)
- **Perks**: Stock options, comprehensive health insurance, mental health support, paid volunteer days (2 per year), annual all-hands retreat [backmarket.com](https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/careers/home/why-join-us)
- **Culture**: Mission-driven (certified B-Corp), inclusive, engaged, “non-evil geniuses” building products that do good [backmarket.com](https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/careers/home)
- **Teams**: Engineering, Product, Marketing, Supply, Operations, People, Finance, Legal, and internships available across seven global offices [backmarket.com](https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/careers/home)
- **Certified B-Corp**: High standards of social and environmental impact attract talent aligned with sustainability values [backmarket.com](https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/about-us)

## Sources
1. [Back Market About Us](https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/about-us)
2. [Back Market Careers Home](https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/careers/home)
3. [Back Market Why Join Us](https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/careers/home/why-join-us)
4. [Back Market LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/back-market)
5. [Back Market Jobs on Ashby](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/backmarket)

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