Staff Engineer - AI in Engineering Experience

About Vinted

Vinted's mission is to establish second-hand as the preferred choice for shopping. Every day, the team collaborates to facilitate the buying and selling of pre-loved clothing and lifestyle products, giving these items new and even multiple new homes. The Vinted Group includes three units: Vinted Marketplace, a leading European second-hand fashion platform across 20+ markets; Vinted Go, enhancing shipping with a vast network of pick-up/drop-off points and parcel verification services; and Vinted Pay, delivering safe and efficient transaction services integrated into the app.

Founded in 2008 in Lithuania and now a unicorn, Vinted operates globally with over 2,000 staff and offices throughout Europe, with headquarters in Vilnius.

Position Overview

The Staff Engineer role in AI within the Engineering Experience domain is a pivotal technical leadership position. Reporting to the Director of Engineering Experience, you will shape how hundreds of engineers leverage AI technology to enhance software development, design, and product workflows. You will own the technical direction for AI infrastructure including assisted and agentic coding tools, automated PR reviews, and the Multi-Channel Platform (MCP) connecting Vinted's AI tooling to internal systems, establishing AI as a key productivity multiplier.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead the vision and technical strategy for Vinted’s agentic AI development environment including tools such as Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, and Codex.
• Expand AI-enabled workflows to support engineers in debugging and system investigation using logs, traces, and contextual data.
• Implement AI assistance beyond coding for incident management, on-call guidance, automated handovers, and system navigation.
• Develop standards and practices for 'AI-ready' repositories, services, and workflows, fostering adoption through shared skillsets, scorecards, and streamlined golden paths.
• Steer the AI tooling team's roadmap to deliver a cohesive platform and oversee experimental projects transforming emerging AI features into company-wide practices.
• Evaluate third-party versus in-house AI engineering tools, guiding build-buy decisions with a focus on cost and technical fit.
• Establish metrics to measure AI-driven engineering success regarding adoption, quality, and developer efficiency.
• Represent AI engineering direction internally at senior engineer levels and contribute to the broader AI strategic initiatives.

Candidate Profile

• Passionate about the fast-evolving AI industry, continuously monitoring advances and translating them into practical engineering benefits.
• Proven experience at the staff engineer or architect level with large-scale platform initiatives across multiple teams.
• Hands-on expertise with AI coding and agentic tools including Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, and Codex, with a clear understanding of their integration in developer workflows.
• Strong knowledge of large language model application architectures including agent design, tool integration, retrieval systems, knowledge indexing, and operational production realities.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and rapidly changing technology landscapes.
• Pragmatic approach to discerning practical capability versus hype, skilled in conducting structured experiments and discontinuing ineffective solutions.
• Experienced in formulating and implementing technical strategies adopted broadly through coding standards, enablement, and documentation.
• Capable of supervising engineers, delegating detailed implementation work while maintaining architectural integrity.
• Excellent communication skills facilitating deep technical discussions and fostering cross-functional alignment and consensus.

Benefits and Perks

• Participation in company share options program
• 30 days paid annual vacation
• Access to latest MacBook models
• Comprehensive digital mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
• Home office equipment and up to €540 budget for home office furniture
• Daily lunch allowance
• Regular team-building activities
• Monthly personal budget for shopping on Vinted
• Subsidized gym memberships with ClassPass or Urban Sports Club
• Company-sponsored pension scheme
• Supplemental health insurance and life/disability coverage
• Subsidized public transportation ticket (Deutschlandticket)
• Opportunity for up to 90 days per year workation, including 21 days outside the EU
• Dog-friendly office environment

Additional Information

Vinted supports a hybrid work model recommending two days onsite but allowing flexible arrangements determined by teams. The company fosters an inclusive workplace, welcoming applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences, committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, age, religion, gender identity, disability, or any protected characteristic.

Annual gross salary range for this position is €115,600 to €156,400 EUR.

Annual Individual Learning Budget provided to support ongoing professional development through courses, certifications, and workshops.