Principal Frontend Engineer

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

We are looking for a Principal Frontend Engineer to join our Consumer Engagement vertical, and help make the Buyer experience the best it can be on both the desktop and mobile web.

You will have an opportunity to take part in shaping the future of frontend at Catawiki, leverage on already strong foundations build over the last few years.

What you’ll do

You are self-driven. You know how to explain a problem and a solution, both in detail to a technical crowd and in a simplified way to non-technical people. You know how to organize your time efficiently, are calm and collected when a problem arises in production, and are great at prioritizing your work.

As a principal software engineer, you help the engineering organisation look ahead and prioritize work to enable the future growth of the front-end platform. You do not limit yourself to the boundaries of your team and can work across the entire organization when necessary.

Your qualification

• JavaScript and/or TypeScript - we can bring you up to speed with TypeScript
• Experience with React and NextJS is preferred
• Redux or any other state management tool
• Styling while using the BEM methodology or any of the modern approaches with using PostCSS for CSSinJS, CSS modules etc.
• Functional and Object-oriented programming paradigms
• Unit testing
• Build automation, webpack/rollup
• Experience with coaching and mentoring others

What we offer

This is your chance to become part of a fast but sustainable growing tech company! You will have an exciting role in a young, fast-growing, dynamic & international organisation. You'll be part of an enthusiastic, highly motivated team of 800+ international Catawikians; you'll have big responsibilities and can really create something. Additionally you can expect:

• Working with a top notch team acting on a champions league level in a super complex dynamic environment; you will learn a lot!
• A diverse and international team with over 50 different nationalities 
• A great office located in the heart of Amsterdam with an easy-going atmosphere
• Our entrepreneurial environment encourages everyone to take initiative and experiment with new ideas. You’ll actively contribute to the growth of the Catawiki platform
• Tailor-made trainings to facilitate your personal and professional growth
• The fun part! Our Activity Committee plans everything from ‘CataFooty’ to International Food Festivals, Friday Drinks, Board Game Nights, Pub Quizzes and Boot Camps!
• Stock Options: All Catawikians are granted 100 Stock Options after 12 months of service
• And there’s more! Paid holidays, holiday allowance and a fantastic pension plan paid for by Catawiki

Additional details

Where you’ll be

This role is based in Amsterdam but we can offer remote work from the following countries: France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain and The U.K. We also offer an excellent relocation package for people living outside of the Netherlands.

Our offices and new way of working

We’ve embraced an activity-based way of working, meaning our team can choose how they split their work week between home and the office, in line with our remote framework and guidelines. In locations where we have physical offices, most employees enjoy two days at the office to connect and collaborate with each other.

Our experts and sales staff in local markets work 100% remotely – in most cases from home. Some key positions are hired remotely, while we also offer relocation services for colleagues needing to be closer to the office.

Our commitment to you

Catawiki’s eclectic team represents an international and intergenerational mix of people from different professional and cultural backgrounds. 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 the table.

Catawiki stands with Ukraine and encourages people displaced by the current conflict to apply. In addition to the several initiatives we’ve launched, we’re open to ideas on ways we can continue to support the humanitarian effort.