Principal Full-Stack Engineer (Hybrid)

AutoTrader UK; Manchester; Híbrido; GBP 60.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Stock options

Pension 7% + 5% employee contribution

Private medical insurance

Share-save programme

Annual holiday 28 days

Descripción de la vacante

AutoTrader UK is seeking a Principal Full Stack Engineer to join our tech teams building a scalable, high-traffic automotive marketplace. You will design systems using React/Angular on the front end and Java/Spring Boot on the back end, deploying across a modern cloud platform.

You’ll mentor engineers, influence architecture, and help drive rapid, reliable releases. The role emphasizes collaboration, AI-assisted workflows, and delivering robust, maintainable software while supporting our hybrid

Formación

• Strong experience designing scalable back-end systems and developing responsive front-end apps.
• Proficiency with Java, Spring Boot and the JVM ecosystem.
• Ability to architect distributed, scalable, maintainable systems.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and data stores (SQL, MongoDB).
• Structured development and testing approach (TDD) with emphasis on CD/automation.
• Experience leading and mentoring teams to deliver high-impact projects.

Responsabilidades

• Own and drive system design and architecture decisions at scale.
• Mentor and guide teams, fostering technical growth.
• Deliver high-quality, scalable solutions across front-end and back-end stacks.

Conocimientos

Java

Spring Boot

Java ecosystem / JVM

React/Angular

RESTful APIs

SQL

MongoDB

Test-Driven Development

Distributed systems

Mentoring

Kafka

AI-assisted workflows

Herramientas

GitHub Copilot

Descripción del empleo

AutoTrader UK is seeking a Principal Full Stack Engineer to join our tech teams building a scalable, high-traffic automotive marketplace. You will design systems using React/Angular on the front end and Java/Spring Boot on the back end, deploying across a modern cloud platform.

You’ll mentor engineers, influence architecture, and help drive rapid, reliable releases. The role emphasizes collaboration, AI-assisted workflows, and delivering robust, maintainable software while supporting our hybrid