Software Engineer - Front End

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Overview

Farfetch is a leading global marketplace for the luxury fashion industry.

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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

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.

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.

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.

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 and free access to Udemy

Flexible benefits program

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.