Engineering Manager, VGo Network

Brief info about Vinted Our mission is to make second-hand the first choice, and we're looking for people who want to help us get there. Every day, we work together to help our members buy and sell pre-loved clothing and lifestyle items, giving each piece a second life – or even a third. The Vinted Group is made up of three business units that support this mission: Vinted Marketplace is Europe’s leading platform for second-hand fashion and a go-to destination for all kinds of pre-loved items, with a growing range of categories. Our platform connects millions of members across 20+ markets, helping great items find a new life. Vinted Go enhances the shipping experience with a vast network of over 500,000 pick-up and drop-off points, partnering with more than 60 carriers across Europe, with added services like item verification for peace of mind on high-value pieces. Vinted Pay is the newest part of the Vinted Group, dedicated to bringing secure, reliable payments to buyers and sellers across Europe. Seamlessly integrated into the Vinted app, it helps keep every transaction safe, efficient, and easy for our members. Founded in 2008 in Lithuania, Vinted began as a way for friends to find new homes for clothes they no longer needed. In 2019, we became Lithuania's first unicorn! Today, our headquarters remain in Vilnius, and we've grown with offices across Europe, supported by a team of over 2,000 people. Information about the position As Engineering Manager for the Starship team in the Vinted Go Network domain, you will lead a team of engineers building and scaling the systems that power Vinted's shipping network. The team owns technology that powers shipment orchestration, post-order endpoints, and Network Admin panel configuration, enabling effective shipping network utilisation as Vinted Go expands. You’ll join Vinted Go, the logistics arm of Vinted, focused on making shipping more affordable, convenient, and reliable across Europe and beyond. The Network domain works on the foundations behind carrier integrations, shipping orchestration, service availability, partner workflows, tracking, claims, fraud prevention, and the tools needed to operate a large and growing network across markets. You'll work closely with product managers, designers, engineers, decision scientists, business, operations, and partner-facing teams. You'll report into senior engineering leadership, stay close to technical decisions, and create the conditions for your team to deliver high-quality outcomes in a complex, fast-moving logistics domain. In this position, you’ll Drive the team's delivery against the product roadmap, support quarterly planning, and ensure timely and effective execution. Stay close to technical details so the team can build reliable, scalable systems for the Vinted Go Network domain. Lead technical initiatives that improve shipping orchestration, carrier integrations, service availability, partner workflows, or other network capabilities. Partner closely with Product to shape discovery, prioritisation, and technical sequencing for future development. Collaborate with engineering, decision science, operations, business, and partner-facing teams to solve high-impact shipping and logistics problems. Build and maintain a team of people who trust each other, are committed and accountable, and care about meaningful results. Support engineers' growth through coaching, feedback, clear expectations, and thoughtful technical leadership. Continuously improve team health, delivery practices, and engineering standards while fostering an inclusive environment. About you Proven experience leading engineering teams in product, platform, backend, or similarly complex technical environments. Skilled at building high-performing teams, setting clear scope, managing priorities, and successfully driving delivery. Demonstrated people leadership experience, with a focus on coaching, growth, and long-term development of team members. Comfortable facilitating technical conversations across engineers, product, operations, data, business, and wider stakeholders. Able to drive clarity in ambiguous domains and turn complex product or operational problems into focused engineering work. Strong understanding of how to balance delivery speed, reliability, scalability, and long-term maintainability. Adaptable and resilient in fast-moving environments with changing priorities. Excellent written and spoken English, able to communicate clearly and confidently at all levels. Advantage: experience with logistics, shipping, marketplace platforms, carrier integrations, or partner-facing systems. Work perks The opportunity to benefit from our share options programme 25 working days of holiday Access to all the tools & tech needed for work Home office support: we provide IT workstation equipment and a personal budget of up to €540 for home workplace furniture Private health insurance Confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family Frequent team-building events A personal monthly budget for shopping on Vinted A dog-friendly office In Vilnius office: Gym & in-house meals at friendly prices In Kaunas office: a monthly lunch allowance, and a once-a-week provided in-house lunch and breakfast Working at Vinted Workation policy Better balance holidays with workdays by working remotely! Up to 90 days per year in the EU, of these, 21 days can be spent globally. For non-EU citizens, it's 21 days worldwide. This can be combined with time off for vacation or personal time. Individual learning budget Each year, you’ll be given a learning budget (starting at €3,000), and a total of up to 10 working days over a 2-year period to support your personal and professional development. Hybrid work Our hybrid model, with 2 recommended office days a week, gives you and your team the flexibility to decide if and when you want to work from home, and when to catch up in person. Equal opportunity We welcome applications from everybody, regardless of your background, identity, or life experiences. Job openings come with guides, not checklists. If you’re excited about a role, but don’t identify with every point in the ‘About you’ section, apply anyway – you might still be the perfect match! The gross monthly salary range for this position is: €6.658 — €9.008 EUR