Principal Full Stack Software Engineer

Anaplan; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in Manchester is seeking a Principal Full Stack Software Engineer to help build a world-class user experience. This role includes working in a cross-functional team to deliver exceptional software while employing modern technologies like TypeScript and React. The ideal candidate will have strong problem-solving skills and experience with back-end services in Java or similar languages. This is an opportunity to join a company that values diversity and fosters an inclusive culture.

Benefits

Global growth opportunity

Diverse team environment

Focus on innovation

Qualifications

• Excellent problem-solving skills to craft scalable and maintainable systems.
• Expertise with TypeScript and React.
• Experience in writing back-end services with Java or Kotlin.

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional software as part of a cross-functional team.
• Solve user problems effectively and sustainably.
• Work closely with product on platform innovations.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Design patterns knowledge

TypeScript expertise

Experience with JVM languages

Docker and Kubernetes knowledge

Collaboration and leadership abilities

Tools

React

Spring Framework

MySQL

Job description

Overview

At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform. We empower customers to outpace their competition and the market. Our Winning Culture unites us in delivering our customers’ success while championing diversity of thought, leadership, ambitious goals, and celebrating wins – big and small.

Supported by operating principles of being strategy-led, values-based, and disciplined in execution, you’ll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and let’s build what’s next - together!

Anaplan is looking for a Principal Full Stack Software Engineer to join our Experience Engineering workstream. You will be a founding member of a new team dedicated to building our world-class User Experience. You will work alongside other talented engineers to build and ship award-winning planning technology that helps people and companies around the world make better-informed plans and decisions.

Your Impact

• Be part of a well-balanced, cross-functional team, delivering exceptional software.
• Be driven by the customer; everything you do is to solve a problem for our users or to enable us to solve problems for users more effectively and sustainably.
• Work closely with product to deliver customer-delighting experiences and platform innovations.
• Actively practice continuous integration and deployment and proactively contribute improvements to the way these are done.
• Work within an agile development process and thrive in an environment with autonomy and accountability.
• Write tests at every level of the testing pyramid to ensure the quality of your work is ready for production.
• Apply your experience across the full stack as necessary; we recognise specialisms while valuing flexible engineers who will expand their skill sets.
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail to create applications that solve significant problems for users.

Your Skills

• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to craft well-architected, scalable, and maintainable systems.
• A robust toolkit of design patterns and the ability to choose the right one for each problem, applying SOLID principles.
• Expertise with TypeScript and React.
• Experience writing back-end services using a JVM language (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot) or similar.
• Understanding of deployment tools and technologies, including Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Ability to collaborate with and lead others, communicate ideas clearly, influence thinking, and make difficult decisions while maintaining relationships.

Languages and Technologies You’ll Work With

• Front-End: React, TypeScript, CSS, Redux, Jest, Vite, Enzyme, Cypress.
• Back-End: Java, Kotlin, Spring Framework, MySQL

What We Offer

• A role at the heart of our global growth strategy.
• A team that embraces diverse perspectives and isn’t afraid to push boundaries.
• The opportunity to build exceptional software, delighting customers and transforming the face of business strategy software.

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Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)

We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust with our partners and customers, and drives business success. Build your career in a place where diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging aren’t just words on paper – this is what drives our innovation, it’s how we connect, and it contributes to what makes us a market leader. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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