Principal Software Engineer

iVendi; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive software company is seeking a Senior Front End Software Engineer to lead a team in developing innovative solutions. You will provide mentorship, set high standards, and work collaboratively to enhance the user experience. Ideal candidates are passionate about technology, eager to learn, and capable of making significant contributions. This role offers a competitive salary, matching pension contributions, private healthcare, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

7% matched pension contribution

Private healthcare and wellbeing support

Life assurance scheme

Birthday day off

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Learning and development support

Company bonus scheme

Collaborative, inclusive culture

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a senior software engineer with a focus on front-end technologies.
• Strong understanding of collaborative practices and team mentorship.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and share knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop and mentor a team of talented front-end engineers.
• Provide guidance on best practices and set high technical standards.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to integrate feedback and deliver quality software.
• Create user-friendly, intuitive solutions and prototype new ideas.

Skills

ReactJS

NextJS

Typescript

Playwright

EventStore

AWS

Job description

We’re looking for a senior Front End Software Engineer who can be the technical go-to person in their area, offering guidance, mentorship, and hands‑on expertise. You will be a proven senior who still loves to code, enjoys taking ownership of front‑end decisions, and wants to play a key role in shaping both our technology and the people around you. This is a chance to make a real impact across multiple products and help influence our engineering direction as we continue to grow.

We have bold ambitions as a business, and we’re looking for people who want to grow with us.

What you’ll be doing

• Developing and mentoring a team of talented front-end engineers.
• Providing guidance on best practices and setting high technical standards.
• Working closely with product managers, QA, designers, and other engineers, taking on and integrating feedback.
• Delivering fully tested software iteratively and continuously.
• Creating beautiful, usable, user friendly solutions.
• Scoping projects, identifying opportunities, and delivering effective solutions.
• Prototyping new ideas and pushing boundaries to make our products better.

Tech stack

You don’t need experience with everything, but an appetite to learn and share knowledge is key.

ReactJS, NextJS, Typescript, Playwright, EventStore, AWS.

About you

You love software engineering. You enjoy playing with new technologies, keeping ahead of trends, and sharing ideas. You care about self improvement, healthy debate, and finding better ways of doing things. You’re collaborative, supportive, and motivated to make an impact across both technology and people.

Why join iVendi?

• Competitive salary
• 7% matched pension contribution
• Private healthcare and wellbeing support through Vitality
• Life assurance scheme
• Birthday day off
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to five days
• Collaborative, inclusive culture where people’s voices genuinely matter
• Learning and development support to help you grow
• Company bonus scheme
• A friendly, supportive environment where you can make a real difference

About us

We’re transforming the automotive industry by making it easier for dealers to sell and consumers to buy vehicles. Our software is used by more than 8,000 retailers across the UK and we partner with major vehicle manufacturers across the UK and Europe.

We’re headquartered in the seaside town of Colwyn Bay in North Wales and have an established tech hub in the North West. But we’re much more than great tech—we’re a team that cares about people, growth, and building things that matter.

Interview process

Telephone screening

A friendly conversation to understand your situation, aspirations, and what matters to you, as well as an introduction to us and the role at a high level.

First interview (Zoom)

A conversational session where we dive deeper into the role and get to know you better. A chance to see if we’re a good fit for each other.

Second interview (Zoom)

A little more formal but still relaxed. Expect competency-based questions and the opportunity to talk through projects you’ve worked on.

We welcome everyone

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. What matters most is your skills, potential, and enthusiasm to grow with us.

If you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process

Just let us know and we will be happy to support you.