Founded in 2017, refurbed is Europe’s fastest-growing marketplace for refurbished products, active in 12 European countries and having surpassed €2Bn in GMV — all while being profitable. With beautiful headquarters in Vienna, we operate as a remote-first company, and our 250+ employees enjoy up to two months of workation per year. We’ve also been recognised as a Top DACH Employer by Kununu for three consecutive years.
Our mission is to make sustainable consumption the easy choice by enabling customers to buy products up to 40% cheaper while significantly reducing CO₂ emissions.
We believe flexibility works best when paired with ownership. While we offer a remote-first setup built on trust and autonomy, we look for people who are self-driven, proactive, and motivated to turn ideas into impact in a high-accountability environment.
This is a Staff-level Individual Contributor role (no people management). You’ll lead through architecture and delivery — and you’ll stay hands-on by shipping production code, reviewing critical changes, and unblocking releases.
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 owning and evolving app architecture, influencing across teams, and driving adoption of standards
- 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
- Clear communicator who can align stakeholders and influence technical direction without relying on hierarchy
- 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
Location & eligibility: This role is open to Europe-based candidates only with a valid right to work.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
- Own and evolve the technical architecture of refurbed’s mobile app built with React Native / Expo
- Define and drive the modernization roadmap (navigation, modularization, OTA updates, build & release workflows)
- Design and implement cross-cutting systems for performance, scalability, and reliability
- Lead mobile performance and stability initiatives (e.g., cold start optimization, crash-free stability targets)
- Guide the integration of AI-powered experiences (chat-based shopping, voice, image search) into the app
- Own SDK and native integration strategies (e.g., Bloomreach, payments, analytics, experimentation)
- Establish best practices, patterns, and libraries used across multiple squads (platform mindset)
- Mentor engineers across teams through reviews, pairing, workshops, and pragmatic 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
This role is for you if…
- You want to be a hands-on senior IC who leads through code and architecture
- You enjoy turning ambiguous product goals into a technical strategy that teams can execute
- You care about performance, reliability, developer experience, and shipping sustainably
This role is not for you if…
- You’re primarily looking for an Engineering Manager role
- You don’t want to stay hands-on in production code and release/debugging workflows
- You prefer narrowly-scoped ticket delivery over platform-level ownership
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!
