Founded in 2017, we're Europe's fastest-growing marketplace for refurbished products, active in 12 European countries, having surpassed €2Bn in GMV - all this while being profitable. With beautiful headquarters in Vienna, we have a remote-first culture and Refurbed’s 250 employees can also enjoy two months of workation per year. We’ve been recognized for three consecutive years as the Top DACH Employer by Kununu.
Our mission is to empower customers to buy products up to 40% cheaper while making a substantial impact on reducing CO2 emissions - Join us to make consumption more sustainable!
We are looking for a Mobile/Full-Stack App Engineer to strengthen the App Squad and to lead modernization and performance initiatives for the Refurbed app.
WHO YOU ARE:
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 4+ years in React Native / Expo
- Deep expertise in TypeScript, React Native, and modern mobile architecture patterns (navigation, modularization, OTA updates)
- Proven experience leading app architecture evolution and mentoring multiple teams or squads
- Proficiency in native iOS (Swift) and/or Android (Kotlin) bridging and advanced SDK integration
- Track record of driving mobile performance initiatives (e.g., cold start optimization, crash-free stability >99.7%)
- Strong understanding of mobile CI/CD, release management, observability, and scaling across markets
- Excellent communication skills, able to influence technical direction across teams and stakeholders
- Strong judgment in leveraging AI tools (ChatGPT, CursorAI, etc.) — knowing when they accelerate delivery, when to avoid them, and how to uphold quality while using them
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
- Own and evolve the technical architecture of Refurbed’s mobile app built with React Native / Expo
- Partner with product and design leads to define long-term app strategy — from navigation to experimentation frameworks
- Design and implement cross-cutting systems for performance, scalability, and modularization
- Guide the integration of AI-powered experiences (chat-based shopping, voice, image search) into the mobile app
- Lead SDK and native integration strategies (Bloomreach, payments, analytics, experimentation)
- Establish best practices, patterns, and libraries used across multiple squads
- Mentor and coach engineers across teams to level up app development standards
- Collaborate closely with platform and backend engineers to ensure seamless end-to-end performance
- Represent the mobile domain in company-wide architecture reviews and technical roadmap discussions
WHY YOU WILL ENJOY WORKING WITH US:
Our Culture and Values:
- Decisions should be made based on facts and not by hierarchy levels? We sure think so!
- We embrace giving and receiving feedback, testing and welcoming new ideas, as well as sharing our knowledge across the company.
- You fail sometimes? Well, so do we! We’re all just human, let’s learn from our mistakes to improve in the future!
- No matter who you love, where you’re from, who you pray to, whether you pee sitting down or standing up – we are a bunch of talented people who enjoy spending our time making a difference!
Personal & Professional Development:
- You'll have access to a dedicated learning budget within your department to support your growth, whether it's courses, conferences, or other learning opportunities that matter to you.
- We partner with Likeminded, offering you private sessions with experts for your personal growth and mental health.
- We frequently host internal workshops, allowing our teams to further develop their skills in different areas and enhancing collaboration across departments.
Flexibility:
- We care about a healthy work/life balance. We not only function and support a fully remote setting but also offer the possibility to work from our beautiful office in the vibrant heart of Vienna – we love dogs, so feel free to bring your furry little buddy too 😊
- We trust you to do the best job, so we don't care so much when you do it – you are able to self-organize.
- You will also be invited to take part in our office weeks, happening three times a year, where you will have the chance to work side by side with your colleagues and enjoy the team-building events and on-site workshops
…and much more! See https://careers.refurbed.com/ for further insights!
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What We Do
refurbed is the fastest-growing online marketplace for refurbished products in Europe and one of the top companies in Austria, Germany and Switzerland according to Kununu. Our products look and function like new due to the 40-step refurbishment process, and they are cheaper and more sustainable than buying new. With the team of 300 people located all over Europe, we make sure to create a better and more sustainable future for our next generations and the world as a whole
