Sustainable Speed

This talk is about how we approach Engineering at Vinted. Sustainable speed is a crucial element of our approach.

Everyone values speed. Fast is better than slow. At Vinted, we value speed too. But we recognize the differences between short-term speed and long-term speed. Instead of a short-term burst, we want to be sustainably fast.

Vinted is the largest online C2C marketplace in Europe dedicated to second-hand fashion, with a growing community of 30+ million users spanning 12 markets: the USA, UK, Germany, France, Belgium, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Spain, Lithuania, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Founded in 2008 in Lithuania by Milda Mitkute and Justas Janauskas, the company is now led by CEO Thomas Plantenga and backed by four leading venture capital firms: Accel Partners, Insight Venture Partners, Burda Principal Investments, and Sprints Capital. On a mission to make second-hand fashion the first choice worldwide, Vinted helps members sell and buy second-hand clothes and accessories from each other, making shopping a mobile and social experience through one-on-one member interactions in its community. The European start-up is head-quartered in Vilnius, with offices in Berlin, Prague, and Warsaw and has over 460 employees.