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Space InchSI

Senior Full-stack Engineer (Vue/Python) - Croatia

Excellence in engineering, a culture of passion. Our Story• Space Inch found success as mobile game developers producing 40M installs of hit games like Infinite Skater, Disco Bees, Say the Same Thing and Make It Rain.

Space Inch

Employee count: 11-50

Salary: 48k-62k USD

Croatia only

We are looking for a Senior Full-stack Engineer for one of our longest-running projects. Your main responsibility will be contributing to the project, collaborating with an already established team from Space Inch’s side while also working closely with the client’s team as well. The client is a large FinTech corporation and we have multiple long-term projects running with them in parallel.

If you’re an experienced frontend engineer with deep expertise in Vue.js, who also enjoys rolling up your sleeves on backend code, and have a track record of delivering production-level applications (bonus points if it's in FinTech), we’d love to hear from you!

Our Mission, Vision, and Values

At Space Inch, we prioritize alignment with our clients and team, ensuring a deep understanding of their needs. We are committed to delivering exceptional work while supporting the personal and professional growth of our team members.

About Working at Space Inch

  • Our team is around 60+ people, primarily based in Croatia, but also with members in South America, Serbia, and the US; the product team mostly being in the US, and engineering in Croatia and Brazil
  • We are remote-first, but occasional travel may be required, e.g. for annual company retreats in Croatia
  • We work on end-to-end projects with a long-term vision
  • We strongly support work-life balance for our team members, even though we work in different time zones

Requirements

  • 7+ years of professional software development experience
  • 5+ years working with TypeScript and Vue.js (preferably Vue 3 with the Composition API)
  • Strong skills in Tailwind CSS, Storybook, and component-based architectures
  • Solid understanding of frontend performance optimization and responsive design
  • Excellent English communication skills, both written and spoken
  • Some experience with backend development (Python is a plus)
  • If you’ve mainly worked in React or Angular but are excited to make the switch to Vue 3, that’s OK with us
  • Must be based in Croatia

Key Responsibilities

  • Own frontend architecture, coding standards, and best practices
  • Build scalable, high-quality Vue.js applications
  • Collaborate with designers, PMs, and backend engineers
  • Conduct code reviews and mentor developers
  • Stay current with frontend trends and propose improvements
  • Getting up to speed and learning Python for occasional BE work

Typical Challenges You'll be Solving

  • Architecting frontend for complex digital products
  • Maintaining component libraries and design system consistency
  • Balancing delivery speed with technical excellence
  • Ensuring accessibility, responsiveness, and high performance

Qualities for Success

  • Proactive, solutions-driven mindset
  • Strong attention to detail and code quality
  • Comfortable making technical decisions independently
  • Passion for learning and improving
  • Ownership mentality, i. e. you care about the end product

Where You've Likely Developed These Skills

  • Digital product agencies or consultancies, or in a product IT company
  • Cross-functional product teams building real-world apps

This Job is Right for You If

  • You love building polished, scalable UIs
  • You thrive in collaborative yet autonomous environments
  • You enjoy shaping frontend architecture and best practices
  • You value quality and thoughtful delivery over rushing

This Job is not Right for You If

  • You prefer a role that is purely based around backend development
  • You expect constant supervision or micromanagement
  • You prefer chaotic startup environments with unclear priorities

Benefits

What's In It for You

  • Real influence on technical decisions and project direction
  • Professional development support (courses, coaching, mentorship)
  • Work-life balance, transparency, and long-term relationships that aren’t just for show

Benefits

  • Salary: €4,000 – €5,200 gross/month, based on experience and skills
  • Remote-first setup with optional use of our Zagreb office
  • Stay active: Multisport card or wellness subsidy
  • Health & Wellbeing: 100% paid sick leave + annual health checkups
  • Extra perks: Christmas bonus and referral bonus
  • Grow with us: Education budget to fuel learning and professional development

Space Inch is not responsible for any job boards scraping this ad without showing the position as remote, but Croatia exclusive. Applicants from other countries will not be considered.

Space Inch is committed to providing an environment of equal employment opportunity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, and termination. Space Inch believes in treating all employees and applicants with respect and dignity, fostering a workplace where everyone has the opportunity to succeed.

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Salary: 48k-62k USD

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About Space Inch

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Excellence in engineering, a culture of passion.

Our Story

  • Space Inch found success as mobile game developers producing 40M installs of hit games like Infinite Skater, Disco Bees, Say the Same Thing and Make It Rain.

  • Over 8 years, we hired developers around the world. We worked hard to understand the mindset of a great engineer, to define development practices that ensure excellence, and to create an environment where engineers thrive.

  • We focus on the psychology of our engineers, a strong company culture, and high quality operating principles.

The People We Hire

Space Inch employs engineers:

  • Who are passionate about learning and innovation,

  • Who are full stack,

  • Who have excellent communication skills,

  • Who are self-managing

Defining the Quality Mindset

  • We are not just looking for highly intelligent and accomplished engineers. We look for motivation and passion.

  • Our engineers are responsible, loyal, patient, constructive and open to dialogue.

  • They are passionate about technology and about learning.

  • They value working as part of a team.

  • They are clear communicators.

  • They are invested in the work.

Our Operating Principles

We ensure quality in the ways we work together.

  • Code Review is Mandatory - disperses knowledge and increases accountability

  • Continuous Integration

  • Automated Testing

  • Standardized Code Formats - less time arguing code styles

  • Code Generators for boilerplate and unit tests

  • Automated Deployments

  • Shorter Sprints - better focus

Employee benefits

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Learning and development budget

$140/annually for learning budget.

Healthcare benefits

$200/annually for annual health check.

Wellness benefits

$50/month for sports and wellness budget.

Generous vacation

23 days of paid time off plus 15 days of paid sick leave.

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