Front-End Developer

About Catawiki

Catawiki was founded in 2008. It was originally designed as a website where collectors could manage and keep track of their collections online. Visitors can still add new items to the existing catalogue of collectibles. Unsurprisingly, the name Catawiki is a combination of the words ‘catalogue’ and ‘wiki’. In 2011, Catawiki began hosting weekly auctions in various categories, including art, antiques, classic cars, watches, jewellery, fashion, books, and stamps.

Position

As we are expanding internationally at a high pace, you will be at the center of our business development - it is a very exciting time to join the Logistics team! Your team is responsible for offering cheaper and better ways of shipping sold items from sellers to buyers - and we are starting to offer these cheaper and better shipping methods in many more countries.

Our Logistics team, like all our Engineering teams, is interdisciplinary: you will cooperate directly with back-end, frontend (we already have a frontend engineer in the team to support you!), iOS, and Android engineers, and together you are responsible for all shipping and logistics functionality of our Catawiki apps and our web app. You will create software that helps both our buyers and our sellers to optimise their delivery workflow. Apart from the engineers, your other team members are the QA, the UX designer, the Product Manager, and your Tech Lead Manager, who leads and guides the engineers on a daily basis.

What you'll do

Here at Catawiki, you will make an impact by improving and delivering product innovations for the Catawiki platform. Along with other Engineering team members, you will build beautiful and adaptable web front-ends on top of scalable microservices. Most of these serve our sellers and buyers, and some are geared towards our own customer services and internal operations teams.

You make sure that your web components will work well and be responsive to: desktop, tablet, and mobile screens. And by measuring and monitoring system performance, you optimise the performance of your products.

In addition, you will use A/B experiments, agreed upon with your Product Manager and User Experience Designer, and backed by data analysis, to add product features and deliver the best user experience on the platform. 

Your qualification

You are a Front-end Engineer with extensive front-end experience in multiple technologies, and with an impressive portfolio of past front-end deliveries, and you are eager to expand your knowledge and your impact, and to take the next step in your career. As a Senior engineer, you are effective in lifting the level of your team, and you love to cooperate with front-end engineers of other teams.

• You are a passionate engineer with a strong eye for detail.
• You strive to be a great team player and don’t shy away from new challenges.
• You are someone who takes initiative and is ready to jump in and help if needed.
• You keep the company's values close to your heart.
• You enjoy working in a diverse and dynamic environment.
• You are passionate about what you do and eager to follow industry trends.
• You possess a "growth mindset" in which you take the initiative to further your personal skill set as a software developer, whether by learning new skills and/or technologies or by seeking new opportunities.
• You expect Catawiki to support and help you with the growth of your career.
• You have a Experimental Mindset,  We value a test-and-learn approach—validate ideas quickly, iterate based on insights, and don’t be afraid to discard what doesn’t work. Once validated, we build for the long term with scalability and maintainability in mind.

We look for engineers who are motivated to learn new things, ship new features, and pursue new and interesting challenges. Our front-end stack is mainly built using TypeScript and React.

Additionally:

• Proven experience in collaborating closely with other engineers and product managers to become a valued member of an autonomous, cross-functional team.
• Experience in designing, implementing, and deploying services with a focus on high availability, low latency, and consistency.
• You are proficient in Web technologies - Javascript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS.
• You are familiar with popular libraries like React, NextJS, Redux, CSS Modules, Tailwind, and Rails.
• You understand the browser environment and how it interprets code - HTTP/S, Critical Render Path, CORS, Caching, CDNs.
• You have an understanding of good programming principles SOLID, DRY and have a good problem solving approach and mindset.
• When building features you consider A11y, security, SEO, performance, testing, observability, i18n, and Typing (if applicable).
• You know how to monitor and manage the application in production: you build it, you run it, you love it!
• Bonus Skills: While this is a frontend position, familiarity with Node.js and experience running it in production is a great plus. This knowledge will help in collaborating effectively across the stack and optimizing frontend-backend interactions.

What we offer

• Create a Visible Impact by working at scale in a global organisation that serves millions of customers across 80+ categories. In our flat structure, every role has a broad scope that directly impacts both our customers and the business.
• Learn and Grow with Us through our Learning & Development initiatives, which include clear development plans and mentorship programmes designed to support your career progression.
• A Culture of Connection defines us. We’re a passionate, diverse and collaborative team of 800+ Catawikains and 60+ nationalities, all coming together to build a one-of-a-kind marketplace. We foster an inclusive and queer-friendly work environment, committed to making every Catawikian feel welcomed and empowered. Whatever your story, we encourage you to bring your unique perspective to our team. 
• Celebrate Life’s Moments with us at Catawiki. When you join us, you’ll receive a €100 Catavoucher, and on each birthday, you'll get a €50 Catavoucher to celebrate. Enjoy an extra day off each year to "Pursue Your Passion". We also recognise significant work anniversaries (3, 5, 8, 10 years) with additional time off, plus extra leave for life’s big moments like marriage, engagements, or moving house.

Please note that benefits can vary by location. For specific information regarding what’s available in your country, please consult your recruiter.

Additional details

Our Offices and Way of Working

Our vibrant offices in Amsterdam, Paris and Lisbon are designed to inspire and connect. Most Catawikians are within commuting distance of one of our offices and enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work model. This means we typically ask you to be in the office 2 out of 5 days, roughly 40% of your working time, to collaborate and connect with your colleagues. Of course, if the job description specifies that the role is 100% remote—such as for certain expert or sales positions—then that arrangement will apply.