Senior Full Stack Engineer - Full or Part Time

Autotrader Uk; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shares program

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Car salary sacrifice

Share-save options

24/7 online GP

Job summary

Autotrader seeks a Senior Full Stack Engineer to join our UK technology teams. You’ll work on Java or Kotlin back-end services and modern front-end stacks (React/Angular with TypeScript), building scalable, high-quality systems that handle millions of requests daily.

You’ll mentor peers, design distributed architectures, and contribute to a culture of continuous delivery. Expect a hybrid setup with office and home collaboration across the UK, plus generous benefits.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Java or Kotlin and distributed systems design.
• Experience with front-end frameworks (React/Angular) and RESTful services.
• Familiar with relational databases (SQL) and document stores (MongoDB).
• Test-Driven Development and continuous delivery focus.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver scalable, maintainable back-end and front-end features.
• Mentor and guide engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Collaborate across teams to ship reliable software at pace.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Distributed systems

React

Angular

TypeScript

REST APIs

SQL

MongoDB

Test-Driven Development

CI/CD

Mentoring

Kafka

dbt

Spark

PyTorch

Tools

React.js

Angular

TypeScript

Kafka

MongoDB

SQL

Job description

About us

You’re probably heard of Autotrader, but do you know what we’re all about? We’re the most trusted, most visited automotive marketplace in the UK. A heritage brand and a tech innovator. We bring together vehicle buyers and sellers to give them real choices. Cars may be what we’re best known for but we’re also the place for pretty much everything else on wheels, from e-bikes to caravans. In the automotive world, change is a constant; that’s why we take our job of untangling the complex car-buying journey very seriously. At our core, we’re all about people. We go our own way while embracing diversity and celebrating our differences. We dedicate ourselves to the idea that we work better together. Autotrader is a beautiful, surprising and vibrant place to work. We might not be for everyone, but we could be perfect for you.

About the job

We’re looking for Senior Full Stack Engineers to join us! Our technology teams combine a diverse set of technologies to meet the needs of our users, handling millions of requests a day across over 600 systems. We build these systems with industry standard frameworks and tools, such as React and Angular on the front end with Java, Spring Boot and Apache Kafka on the back end. All of this runs on our cutting edge cloud delivery platform, facilitating over 60k releases to production a year. We’re a close-knit tech community where collaboration and knowledge sharing are at the core of what we do. Regular pair programming, code reviews, and stand-ups ensure that our engineers stay connected. As a Senior Engineer, you’ll play a visible role mentoring team members, and helping our teams deliver high-quality solutions at scale. You might think that "Autotrader" means we’re looking for car enthusiasts, but that’s not the case. We’re looking for people who are passionate about technology, thrive in a collaborative environment, and have a genuine curiosity about solving complex problems.

What we’re looking for:

• You should be comfortable working with Java or Kotlin
• Ability to architect and design complex, distributed systems that are scalable, maintainable, and performant.
• Experience with modern front-end technologies (e.g., React or Angular, TypeScript/Modern JavaScript), along with proficiency in building RESTful APIs and web services.
• Knowledge of relational databases (SQL), along with experience working with document-based storage solutions (e.g., MongoDB).
• A structured approach to development and testing (including Test-Driven Development) with a focus on continuous delivery and automation.
• Proven experience leading and mentoring teams, helping others grow technically while delivering high-impact projects.
• Although not a requirement, helpful experience includes:
  • An interest in working with data at scale using tools like dbt, Spark, and AI/ML frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn)
  • Experience with Kafka or other event-driven architectures.

Benefits

• We’re offering a salary of 50,000 - 70,000, plus an additional 10% of your salary awarded to you in shares each year.
• These awarded shares will become yours in yearly instalments over the next three years, and you can choose to either sell them or keep them as shares.
• And you'll receive 28 days holiday, plus bank holidays and comprehensive private medical cover.
• That’s not all. You'll be enrolled in our pension scheme, where our standard contributions are 7% and employee contributions are 5%.
• We also have comprehensive private medical cover, enhanced family leave provisions, a car salary sacrifice scheme, share-save options, and much more.
• We always want to give you the support you need and help prioritise your wellbeing, that’s why we provide access to 24/7 online GP and dentist, as well as specialist support for assisted fertility, gender dysphoria, menopause, period care plans and lots more.
• On top of all that, our hybrid model, Connected Working, combines the best of both worlds - office and home working.
• You’ll spend a minimum of 3 days a week in the office with your team, focused on collaboration and connection.
• Additionally, we have our remote-first periods at set times during summer and winter.
• During these periods, you can work remotely anywhere in the UK and from certain locations abroad.

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