Team Lead of Engineering, refurbed
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Refurbished electronics marketplace
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Refurbished electronics marketplace
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
Refurbed's mission is to change the world for the better by making refurbished products the new normal.
Role
Who you are
- Do you want to use your passion and talent to make consumption more sustainable?
- Experience in software development for 5+ years
- Experience in leading a team of software engineers for 2+ years
- Experience with working in an agile work environment (Scrum or Kanban)
- You have worked in a team of remote developers before
- You enjoy working with people
- You work independently and are goal-oriented
- You do not hesitate to share your opinion
- You have excellent English skills
- You are located in one of the European time zones
- Formal education in Computer Science or similar
Desirable
- You have experience designing and implementing backend services
- You have experience with software development using the Go programming language
- You have experience creating user interfaces using JavaScript/TypeScript and Vue (or similar framework)
- You have experience working on highly-available and fault-tolerant systems
- You are active in the open-source community
What the job involves
- Our Supplier Happiness team is looking for an experienced Engineering Team Lead (m/f/x)
- In this role, you will lead a team of frontend and backend engineers and collaborate closely with the Product team in a cross-functional squad to deliver an outstanding experience for our suppliers on the Refurbed marketplace
- Your work will focus on maintaining and extending our internal and external APIs, improving the dedicated supplier web interface, and optimising internal processes
- Furthermore, you will navigate your team through day-to-day challenges and drive our initiatives to success
- Development of our main APIs
- Development of our smaller backend services
- Development of rich user interfaces
- Ensure a high-quality code base
- Be responsible for code reviews and merges
- Lead a team consisting of backend developers
- Hold regular 1-on-1 meetings with your team members and ensure team health
- Work together with product management and other teams
Our take
Buying refurbished electronics can be a fantastic way to give a device a second life whilst saving a bit of cash, but many people are skeptical of doing so. Such items are often sold through illegitimate channels and there is no guarantee that the device will work for long, resulting in people avoiding refurbished goods.
Refurbed provides a refurbished electronics marketplace, which is challenging this. It allows users to browse and purchase refurbished devices that come with a minimum of 12 months' warranty.
The platform operates based on a monthly subscription fee, and whilst this will present a challenge when alternative marketplaces are free to use, the company has recognised that consumers are happy to pay for quality and warranty. Through its marketplace, the company aims to increase the prevalence of refurbished device purchases, helping to reduce waste and carbon footprints and helping consumers save money in the process. $40 million in 2025 funding is being invested into AI-driven efficiency and CX solutions.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Oct 2025
$57.5m
LATE VC
Nov 2023
$57m
SERIES C
Total funding: $187.1m
Company benefits
- Refurbed Clubs - We have launched several internal clubs for team members to network, spend time together and share interests. Yoga, Mountain & Boards, Karaoke, Football, Board Games or Volunteering are among the current clubs that our team members enjoy
- Refurbed Parties - Work hard, party harder! We love celebrating success and therefore we plan four big events each year, including our anniversary, summer & Christmas party, as well as our very own Oktoberfest!
- Development opportunities - At refurbed, we embrace personal and professional development and are constantly working on new solutions. Apart from our Mentoring System, we love to organize seminars and workshops, such as "Young Leadership" and "Communication". We are currently working on the implementation of even more great opportunities!
- Gym membership support - Save -15% on your gym membership at GetFit! This gym is located right next to our office and offers the perfect space for your pre- or afterwork-workout
- Free fruit & drinks - After your workout at GetFit you might want to grab a healthy free snack from one of our three fully-equipped kitchens! Even if you do not want to work out, delicious fruits are always available 😉 After work, we are looking forward to having a drink (or two) with you!
- Remote work & flexi time - Work from our beautiful modern office located in the heart of Vienna or work from home - it's up to you! There are no core working hours - our team members can choose when they want to get work done
- Work equipment - Every team member receives a refurbished laptop on the first day. We provide everyone with additional monitors for working from home to be perfectly equipped even if not in the office
Company HQ
Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Vienna
Leadership
Peter Windischhofer
(Co-Founder)Founder of Yolmo.asia. Management Consultant for McKinsey & Company from 2014 to 2017.
Kilian Kaminski
(Co-Founder)Previously Marketing and Brand Manager for ProGreen, and was New Accounts Manager and Program Lead for Amazon Services from 2014 to 2017.
Jürgen Riedl
(Co-Founder)Alumnus of Startupbootcamp in 2012. Co-founder and CTO of refurbed since 2017.
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