Software Engineer - Backend

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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

We're looking for a skilled Software Engineer to join the Finance engineering team. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you'll play a key role in supporting and improving our Financial ecosystem (platform transactional accounting, invoicing, and reporting). As a Software Engineer, your responsibilities will include designing and developing new features/solutions across our services and platform; you'll also support the maintenance and evolution of existing components. Additionally, as part of the role, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and continuous improvement of our financial flows through proactive problem-solving.

You will transform business requirements into efficient and scalable solutions, and ensure that all developments undergo rigorous testing and review. Effective communication is crucial in this role, as you will frequently interact with colleagues to thoroughly understand problems and convey clear solutions.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Evolve our Finance services and applications architecture by refining the current ones and ensuring smooth usage throughout the Farfetch ecosystem.

• Support internal stakeholders by investigating the root cause for reported issues and work with the team to define and implement corrective strategies.

• Monitor, maintain, and support the existing services and applications maintained by the team.

• Work closely with Senior and Principal Engineers, as well as other teams at Farfetch (Data, Product, and Security), to define the team's technical roadmap and solutions.

• Cooperate with other teams to ensure the technical feasibility of the scope of the projects.

• Evolve your technical capabilities to the next level while using state-of-the-art technologies (.NET, Mongo, SQL Server, Kafka, Redis, Docker).

WHO YOU ARE

• Proficient in object-oriented languages (C# .NET) with a deep understanding of OOP principles, design patterns, and data structures.

• A person knowledgeable in the usage of RESTful APIs and messaging systems (Kafka is a plus), which values a contract-driven approach.

• A person who is passionate about code quality and has good knowledge of testing strategies to improve product quality.

• A person who is autonomous and able to make technical decisions that will have a positive impact on our services and applications.

• A person interested and excited by the challenge of handling the financial accounting of the platform transactions, financial reporting, and fiscal/operational documentation to support the transactions, and passionate as well about solving complex problems.

• A person who stays on top of all the best practices of modern software development. If you use AI agentic workflows on your day-to-day work it is a plus.

• A professional who is experienced in NoSQL and/or SQL databases.

• A professional with experience working with Agile (SCRUM/Kanban) methodologies is also a plus.

• A professional with at least 3 years of experience in software development.

• 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

• Flexible benefits program

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.