Senior Product Engineer


About YAGA

YAGA is the fastest-growing marketplace for selling & buying secondhand fashion in South Africa and Estonia. Yaga launched a pilot in Tallinn, Estonia, and expanded to South Africa in early 2020, quickly becoming the top choice for South Africans to sell their preloved fashion items online.

With over 1 million users, more than 100k monthly transactions, and more than 3 million items, we have experienced 2.5x growth since our latest fundraising round in 2022.

We believe that the future of shopping is secondhand. Our mission is to make the fashion industry more sustainable by providing a safe and convenient person-to-person online platform for selling and buying secondhand fashion.

Our focus is on emerging markets, starting with South Africa, as we are committed to making fashion consumption sustainable globally. Our ambition is to expand to Kenya, Nigeria, and beyond from our South African base.

The secondhand market size in Africa alone is estimated at 1 billion euros and is rapidly expanding. This is the market we are determined to capture.

Since our 2.3 million euro seed round in 2022, we have increased our GMV 2.5 times, from 11 million euros to a 27 million euros GMV run-rate as of May 2024. We anticipate reaching a 35+ million euros GMV run-rate and achieving profitability by the end of 2024, with plans to raise a Series A round in 2025. 

 

Position offered

We seek an experienced Senior Product Engineer to join Yaga’s product engineering team. If you are eager to make an impact by building a mobile-first marketplace that changes the future of shopping and are up for the challenges of building a consumer product for emerging markets, join our mission-driven team.

As a product engineer, you will be responsible for building, maintaining and scaling Yaga’s mobile-first marketplace. You will report directly to our CTO and work closely with other engineers, product lead, design lead and other customer and growth-focused teams. As one of the earliest members of Yaga’s Product Engineering team, you will greatly impact the growth of the whole company.

In addition to a solid software engineering background, our ideal candidate has experience building a mobile-first product, is familiar with best working practices and collaborates well with different teams. It is expected that every employee is not only responsible for their daily tasks but positively impacts the ways of working and the office environment.

 

Requirements & Skills

  • 5+ years of experience in engineering

  • Strong understanding of software engineering principles and processes

  • Experienced in working with the following key technologies: Node.JS, React Native, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, AWS, Cloudflare, Docker, Git

  • Strong technical and problem-solving skills

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

  • The ability to work effectively in a team environment

  • Experience in start-ups / scale-ups consumer-facing companies, marke

 

We offer

  • Opportunity to define the future of Yaga as one of the early engineers

  • Growth experience at the fastest-growing secondhand fashion marketplace in South Africa

  • Culture of freedom and responsibility

  • Competitive compensation package, including salary and stock options

  • Collaborate with a mission-driven and motivated team

  • Flexibility with working hours and locations

  • Tools of your choice to get the job done

  • Position in our Tallinn office

  • Regular team events

 

Who we are

Our team is made up of talented individuals from Tallinn, Barcelona, and Johannesburg, all united by the mission to create a more sustainable future for fashion and the exciting business opportunity of developing a product that positively impacts millions of lives. Yaga is a versatile product that caters to a global audience. By selling items you no longer need, you can declutter your closet, earn money, help buyers save money, strengthen community bonds, and contribute to environmental sustainability. It's truly a win-win-win scenario!

 

Our office

Our dynamic work environment embraces the flexibility of remote work while also celebrating the power of collaboration in our stylish loft office located in the vibrant Põhja-Tallinn, Estonia. Imagine starting your day with a freshly brewed cup of coffee from our professional barista machine, surrounded by lush greenery, high ceilings, and industrial chic decor. Join us for the perfect balance of remote freedom and office camaraderie!

 

Want to hear more?

Contact aune@yaga.ee, send your Linkedin profile and join our team 🚀