Senior Frontend Web Engineer - Buyers Search

Marktplaats in The Netherlands, and 2dehands and 2ememain in Belgium, are part of Adevinta: a global online classifieds specialist. The three brands are hosted on a multi-tenant platform, operated from our Amsterdam location, and are the top players in the classifieds space throughout the Benelux region. 

We offer consumers the opportunity to trade their unwanted products and contribute to a greener, circular economy. We offer businesses - of all sizes, from the smallest hobbyist to the biggest brands in Benelux - a platform to showcase their goods and services online to over 11 million monthly unique users.

What you’ll do ​& Who you are

About the team:

You will join our multi-disciplinary Buyers Search team in Amsterdam as a front-end developer in a hybrid working setup, reporting to the team's Engineering Manager. You will help buyers find the most relevant deals using modern technologies in a microservices architecture. We take a data-driven, experimental, and Agile approach, using neural networks for personalized content, using daily multiple-rollouts, A/B testing, and insights-driven feature development.

What you'll do:

• Work on our high-availability infrastructure, improving the customer experience, the revenues, the architecture and the technologies.

• Design and implement new projects in collaboration with colleagues and partners.

• Mentor junior and mid-level developers.

• Help to improve work in all areas: coding, processes, testing, tools, collaboration.

• Be a technical partner for the organisation to help the business create requirements.

We will work with you to grow your skills and your career at Marktplaats.

Who you are:

You have experience in software development in online areas, with a big codebase and a large user base. At least 6+ years of full-time employment on large and distributed systems. You like and breathe Agile development, focus on delivering, and like to take an active role in improving how we work.

You are a current resident of the Netherlands and you are legally able to work here.

• Core Skills:

  • Experience with modern JavaScript (ES2020+), TypeScript, and React (Hooks and server-side rendering).

  • Proficiency with HTML5, CSS3 (SASS, CSS Modules), and responsive design principles.

  • Experience with testing libraries like Jest and React Testing Library; ability to debug and solve cross-browser compatibility and performance issues.

  • Experience with server-side tools like Node.js and Express.js.

  • Familiarity with modern build and bundling tools such as Webpack, Babel, or Vite.

  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and running services in cloud environments like GCP, AWS.

  Bonus Skills:

  • Experience with React Frameworks like Next js, Playwright and CSS-in-JS.

  Other Skills:

  • Experience communicating proposals, status updates and solutions to colleagues, team members and collaborators.

  • Foster collaboration and align with other teams.

  • A motivated approach to work.

  • Experience taking an active role in projects, collaborating with others and contributing independently to bring work and projects to completion.

  • A commitment to learning, staying updated on industry trends, and exploring creative solutions while addressing edge cases.

  • You are a current resident of the Netherlands and you are legally able to work here.

Benefits

Life at Adevinta comes with its perks! Our Adevintans enjoy the following benefits:

• An attractive Base Salary 💸

• Participation in our Short Term Incentive plan (annual bonus) 🏆

• Work From Anywhere: Enjoy up to 20 days a year of working from anywhere! Maybe not from the moon🌛well why not! just make sure you have internet connection! 🌍

• A 24/7 Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, because we care ❤️

• Win together, lose together is one of our key behaviours. At Adevinta you will find a collaborative environment with an opportunity to explore your potential and grow 🌱

On top of these, we also provide a range of locally relevant benefits. Wanna know more? Apply and ask our recruiters! ✨

Adevinta is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.
If you feel like you don’t meet all of the requirements for this role but are interested, please consider applying anyway. Research suggests that women and individuals from underrepresented groups may self-select out of opportunities if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. We strongly encourage people from historically excluded groups to apply and look forward to speaking with you.