TECHNOLOGY
PORTO
Our office is near Porto, in the north of Portugal, and is located in a vibrant business hub. It offers a dynamic and welcoming environment where our employees can connect and network with a large community of tech professionals.
THE ROLE
We are seeking a Mid-Level Platform Engineer to help us continue driving innovation and making an impact on the reliability, performance, and scalability of Farfetch's industry-leading technology. You must have a DevOps mindset and be passionate about automation, scalability, and infrastructure reliability. In this role, you will be co-responsible for the maintenance of several technologies that are crucial to the success of FARFETCH’s business.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Design, develop, implement, and manage cloud-native infrastructure and tooling that empowers our development teams.
Contribute to building self-service capabilities, abstracting complex infrastructure layers, and promoting engineering autonomy.
Operate and maintain a wide range of infrastructure components, including Linux and Kubernetes-based systems, using automated processes and pipelines.
Contribute to our culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for increased scalability, cost efficiency, and reliability.
Collaborate closely with other engineering teams to understand their needs and provide solutions that accelerate their productivity.
WHO YOU ARE
Graduated or higher in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or have equivalent practical experience.
A strong interest in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
Ability to develop using programming languages such as Python or Golang.
Familiar with the principles of the software development lifecycle and the concepts of infrastructure-as-code.
Familiar with CI/CD pipelines and comfortable working with related tools/technologies (e.g. Jenkins, Git, ArgoCD).
Hands-on experience with containerized environments and container orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
A strong interest in one or more of the following domains:
Cloud Infrastructure: Provisioning and Configuration Management (e.g., Azure, Terraform, Saltstack)
Networking: Traffic Management, Load Balancing, CDN, and DNS (e.g., HAProxy, Kong, CloudFlare, Firewall)
Software Development Lifecycle: Automating builds, tests, and deployments (e.g., Jenkins, ArgoCD, Artifactory)
Have a security-first mindset and an interest in compliance achievement.
Proactive, creative, and a great team player.
Good written and verbal English communication skills.
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.
Skills Required
- Graduated or higher in Computer Science or a related technical discipline
- Ability to develop using programming languages such as Python or Golang
- Hands-on experience with containerized environments and container orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
- Familiar with CI/CD pipelines and related tools
- Strong interest in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems
What We Do
FARFETCH is the leading global platform for the luxury fashion industry. Our mission is to be the global platform for luxury fashion, connecting creators, curators and consumers. Founded in 2007 by José Neves for the love of fashion, and launched in 2008, FARFETCH began as an e-commerce marketplace for luxury boutiques around the world. Today the FARFETCH Marketplace connects customers in over 190 countries and territories with items from more than 50 countries and over 1,300 of the world’s best brands, boutiques and department stores, delivering a truly unique shopping experience and access to the most extensive selection of luxury on a single platform. FARFETCH’s additional businesses include Browns and Stadium Goods, which offer luxury products to consumers, and New Guards Group, a platform for the development of global fashion brands. FARFETCH offers its broad range of consumer-facing channels and enterprise level solutions to the luxury industry under its Luxury New Retail initiative. The Luxury New Retail initiative also encompasses FARFETCH Platform Solutions, which services enterprise clients with e-commerce and technology capabilities, and innovations such as Store of the Future, its connected retail solution.
