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What they do

Back Market runs a global marketplace for refurbished devices, such as phones, laptops, and tablets. Sellers that refurbish devices list them there. Its Trade-in program lets customers exchange old devices for cash. The company started in 2014. Its mission is to make refurbished tech the mainstream choice. It is a certified B Corp with about 700 staff.

What they value

• Fired up: get excited and get 100% committed.
• Do not fear fear: take risks and make bold moves.
• Say it straight, hear no hate: say what you think, kindly and constructively.
• Humble hearts, dirty hands: respect your teammates and learn from them.
• One team, one time: work together and spend time where it has the most impact.
• It is not green enough: keep improving the social and environmental footprint.

Where they hire

Of 33 Postings, 22 name Paris, 10 Bordeaux, and 5 Barcelona, with one each in New York and Tokyo. Some name two cities. Postings state a hybrid policy with 2 remote days a week, and several require 3 office days. One security role is remote. The board marks 17 intern roles as on site. No Posting mentions visa sponsorship.

Teams and roles

The board has 33 Postings. Eighteen are internships or apprenticeships, and 15 are full-time roles.

• Bureau of Technology, the engineering group: six Postings. They cover two backend engineers in Barcelona, a Senior Software Engineer for Trade-in in Paris, a Senior Data Scientist for pricing, a Staff Cybersecurity Architect, and a Director of Cybersecurity and IT.
• Product: four Postings. They cover a Senior Product Manager for BackShip, the managed shipping service for sellers, a Senior or Staff Product Manager for US growth in New York, a Senior Data Analyst, and a Senior Data Scientist for supply.
• People: three Postings. They cover a Head of Talent Development, a Director of rewards, data and analytics, and a payroll specialist for Spain.
• Sales: two Postings. They cover a seller success manager for France and the EU, and a Business Development Manager in Tokyo.
• Internships: six in seller success and operations, four in product, user research, and UX (user experience) content, two in data, four in finance, legal, and sustainability, and two in marketing.

What they look for

Most Postings ask for fluent English, and one calls English the working language. Roles that work with sellers or one market also ask for its language: French, Japanese, Spanish, or Mandarin. About half of the Postings name SQL, as a requirement in data roles and as a plus in business roles. Business roles also name Tableau.

Engineering Postings ask for Go and Python, with PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, and Kubernetes in the stack. They want strong ownership, because teams build and run their own services. The Senior Software Engineer role asks for 5 or more years of backend work. Data science roles ask for Python, SQL, and experiment design. Senior product roles ask for 5 or 6 years in product management and the skill to lead without authority.

Internships last 6 months. Apprenticeships last 12 or 24 months. Most of these Postings require an agreement or a work-study contract from a French school.

Most full-time hiring processes end with a 45-minute interview on the Back Market values. Postings ask people to apply even if they do not meet every requirement.