Farfetch is a leading global marketplace for the luxury fashion industry. The Farfetch Marketplace connects customers in over 190 countries and territories with items from more than 50 countries and over 1,400 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 global marketplace.
TECHNOLOGY
We're on a mission to build end-to-end products and technology that powers the an incredible e-commerce experience for luxury customers everywhere, understanding the motivations and needs of our customers and partners, to designing and testing hypotheses, to creating industry-leading experiences for luxury customers.
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 Porto or Lisbon based
We are looking for a Frontend Engineer to join our global engineering team. In this role, you will transition from simply building features to owning the technical lifecycle of high-scale web products. You will have a direct influence on our architecture, contribute to our open-source ecosystem, and help shape a scalable design system used by millions of fashion enthusiasts worldwide.
We operate on a hybrid model out of our Porto or Lisbon hubs, balancing focused remote work with meaningful in-person collaboration.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Architect & Influence: Develop global-scale solutions for Farfetch.com, contributing directly to our core React-based architecture.
- Ownership: Take responsibility for the end-to-end delivery of personalized user experiences, from initial discovery with Product and Design to deployment.
- Collaborate: Work within a cross-functional team while engaging with the wider Front-end community to share knowledge and solve complex technical challenges.
- Systems Thinking: Contribute to and evolve our open-source packages and design system to ensure sustainability across all consumer products.
- Continuous Learning: Master modern web performance optimization, GraphQL integration, and advanced testing strategies in a rapidly evolving environment.
WHO YOU ARE
- Experience: 3+ years of professional experience in Front End development within collaborative, multi-team environments.
- Core Tech: Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and TypeScript.
- JavaScript & React: Deep understanding of JavaScript fundamentals (ES6+, closures, async programming) and significant experience building complex applications with React.
- Software Design: Solid grasp of JavaScript design patterns, data structures, and web architecture.
- Quality: A commitment to writing clean, maintainable, and well-documented code supported by testing frameworks like Jest and React Testing Library.
- Performance: Understanding of Web Vitals and performance optimization techniques.
- Data: Experience working with GraphQL APIs.
- Inclusivity & Reach: Practical knowledge of Web Accessibility (ARIA) and SEO best practices.
- Design Systems: Experience utilizing or contributing to centralized design systems to ensure UI consistency.
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
- 3+ years of professional front-end development experience in collaborative, multi-team environments
- Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and TypeScript
- Strong understanding of JavaScript fundamentals, including ES6+, closures, and asynchronous programming
- Significant experience building complex applications with React
- Understanding of JavaScript design patterns, data structures, and web architecture
- Experience writing clean, maintainable, well-documented code
- Experience with testing frameworks such as Jest and React Testing Library
- Understanding of Web Vitals and performance optimization techniques
- Experience working with GraphQL APIs
- Practical knowledge of web accessibility, including ARIA, and SEO best practices
- Experience using or contributing to centralized design 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.
