Associate Web Engineer

Depop

Associate Web Engineer at Depop developing user-facing features that engage 1M+ active daily users. Collaborating with Product, Design, and Data to improve web experiences.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptNext.jsNode.jsReactTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop features that support growth and engagement to 1M+ active daily users
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver experiments and product improvements
Contribute to product development from discovery through implementation
Build performant, accessible, and resilient user experiences
Support the development and maintenance of APIs
Contribute to improvements in our design system and frontend codebase
Participate in engineering practices such as architecture reviews, blameless post-mortems, and guild sessions
Help maintain reliability, performance, and operational standards across the team’s services
Participate in code reviews and team discussions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience working with JavaScript / TypeScript
Experience building web applications using React.js
Understanding of web fundamentals: performance, accessibility, and cross-browser compatibility
Experience writing automated tests using modern JS testing frameworks
Ability to work within existing architectures and make pragmatic technical decisions
Experience with Next.js App Router (including server components and SSR strategies)
Experience building APIs using Node.js
Experience writing automated tests using modern testing frameworks
Experience working in product teams, or e-commerce / marketplace environments
Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools
Exposure to AI tools or LLMs (e.g. Claude, Copilot, Codex)

Benefits

Comp & perks

PMI and cash plan healthcare access with Bupa
Subsidised counselling and coaching with Self Space
Cycle to Work scheme with options from Evans or the Green Commute Initiative
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for 24/7 confidential support
Mental Health First Aiders across the business for support and signposting
25 days annual leave with option to carry over up to 5 days
1 company-wide day off per quarter
Up to 2 days additional paid leave per year for volunteering
Fully paid 4 week sabbatical after completion of 5 years of consecutive service with Depop, to give you a chance to recharge or do something you love.
MyMode hybrid-working model with Flex, Office Based, and Remote options *role dependant
All offices are dog-friendly
Ability to work abroad for 4 weeks per year in UK tax treaty countries
18 weeks of paid parental leave for full-time regular employees
IVF leave, shared parental leave, and paid emergency parent/carer leave
Budgets for conferences, learning subscriptions, and more
Mentorship and programmes to upskill employees
Life Insurance (financial compensation of 3x your salary)
Pension matching up to 6% of qualifying earnings
Employees enjoy free shipping on their Depop sales within the UK. Special milestones are celebrated with gifts and rewards!

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaScriptTypeScriptReact.jsNext.jsNode.jsautomated testingweb performanceaccessibilitycross-browser compatibilityAPI development

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingpragmatic decision-makingteam discussionsengineering practicesreliability maintenanceperformance standards