Software Engineer

Copart Uk; Bedford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce company in Bedford is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to enhance their customer-facing website using Shopify and develop Java/Spring Boot middleware. The role requires excellent front-end skills, experience with React, and a collaborative attitude. Benefits include a generous holiday policy, health plans, and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

23 days of holiday plus bank holidays

Paid volunteer day for charity

Healthcare Cash Plan

Access to Recognition Hub

Contributory workplace pension scheme

Employee share purchase discount

Cycle to Work Scheme

Life insurance coverage

Exclusive discounts on purchases

Mortgage advice and life coaching tools

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience building pixel-perfect front ends with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Solid experience with Java and Spring Boot for backend and middleware development.
• Experience with React for building modern, scalable web applications.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with stakeholders to gather and clarify website and platform requirements.
• Design, develop, and maintain e-commerce-based websites.
• Collaborate with teams in both the UK and US.

Skills

Building pixel-perfect front ends

Java development

Spring Boot

React

Version control (Git)

SEO principles

UX/UI design

Collaborative attitude

RESTful APIs

SQL basics

Job description

Copart UK Ltd are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our IT Department at our Head Office in Wootton, Bedford MK439EJ.

Your initial focus will be to rebuild and maintain our customer-facing website using Shopify, ensuring a pixel-perfect, high-quality front end. Beyond this project, you will play a key role in developing Java/Spring Boot middleware to integrate and support our e-commerce operations and other business platforms. As our technology evolves, you will also contribute to other projects, including building React applications-particularly if we move to a headless e-commerce architecture. You will collaborate closely with teams across the business, delivering robust, scalable, and visually stunning solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with stakeholders to gather and clarify website and platform requirements.
• Design, develop, and maintain e-commerce-based websites, ensuring pixel-perfect front-end implementations, excellent user experience, and top-tier performance.
• Build and maintain middleware using Java and Spring Boot to support integrations and backend processes.
• Support and troubleshoot customer-facing websites and middleware, resolving issues efficiently.
• Integrate internal and external APIs to extend website and platform functionality.
• Contribute to React-based application development, both for headless e-commerce and other business projects.
• Collaborate with teams in both the UK and US to deliver consistent technical solutions.
• Stay current with best practices in web development, e-commerce platforms, Java/Spring Boot, React, and related technologies.

Required Skills & Experience

• Demonstrable experience building pixel-perfect front ends with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Solid experience with Java and Spring Boot for backend and middleware development.
• Experience with React for building modern, scalable web applications.
• Experience using version control systems (e.g., GitHub or similar).
• Understanding of SEO principles and web performance optimisation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong eye for UX/UI design and website aesthetics.
• Collaborative attitude with the ability to build rapport across teams.
• Eagerness to learn and expand your technical skillset.
• Experience integrating RESTful APIs and authentication methods.
• Basic knowledge of SQL and database management.

Desirable Skills (Not Essential)

• Commercial experience developing and maintaining websites for e-commerce platforms (such as Shopify, Magento, WooCommerce, or similar).
• Experience with headless e-commerce architectures and APIs (e.g., Shopify Hydrogen, Storefront API, Magento PWA Studio).
• Familiarity with a range of CMS and e-commerce platforms.
• Exposure to automated testing and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG).
• Experience with serverless architectures or cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure).

What we offer you in return:

• Time For You: Relax with 23 days of holiday plus bank holidays, and an extra day for a personal special occasion.
• Give Back: Receive a paid day to volunteer for a charity of your choice.
• Health & Wellness: Healthcare Cash Plan, allowing you to claim cash back on a range of healthcare products and services including dental, optical, chiropody, and specialist consultations, tests, and scans and Virtual GP access.
• Appreciating You & Others: Celebrate special moments with access to our Recognition Hub and E-card collection.
• Your Future: Join our contributory workplace pension scheme for financial security.
• Investment: Purchase shares in our global company at a discounted rate.
• Fitness & Health: Save money while commuting with our Cycle to Work Scheme and access fitness videos and gym discounts.
• Life Assurance: Enjoy peace of mind with our life insurance coverage.
• Exclusive Discounts: Access our deals hub for savings on everyday purchases and family activities.
• Goal Support: Use tools like Mortgage Advice, Life Coaching, and our Money Hub to achieve your goals.

Copart are an equal opportunity employer, proudly hiring a diverse workforce. Discrimination is expressly forbidden and we therefore kindly welcome all applications.