Like many popular marketplaces, were asset light i.e., we dont own any vehicles or employ any drivers. We work with our transport partners and use technology to disrupt the entire delivery and moving process and to optimise the most efficient journeys.
Sustainability is a core part of AnyVans mission and reducing environmental impact has always been at the heart of our business. Were proud to say weve achieved carbon-neutral status on all our transport moves, and we wont stop here.
Weve continuously celebrated exciting growth and key milestones, a key highlight being a 125mn investment from Vitruvian partners to reinforce our position as the UK market leader. Were expecting the next 5 years to be even more exciting.
Our platform might be driven by technology, but we know its our people that make AnyVan a great place to work. We think big, we think differently, and we empower our colleagues to make a difference. We know good ideas can come from anyone in any role so if youre a self-starter looking to move your career forward Team AnyVan would love to hear from you.
Our Engineering team is highly collaborative, organised as cross-functional squads with product, data engineering, data science and software engineering working in partnership to deliver value to our customers. We run 100% in AWS, with high levels of automation, infrastructure as code and increasing usage of serverless technologies.
As a Software Engineer youll be supported and developed to expand both your technical tool kit and non-technical competencies like stakeholder engagement, getting buy-in to your ideas, communication skills, etc that are equally important for todays technology experts. We offer great progression within engineering, and offer opportunities to explore both technical and people leadership career paths.
Our engineers are given the freedom and autonomy to make empowered decisions, research new technologies and learn and share knowledge with their peers.
What you'll be doing:
- Follow best-in-class agile methodology (2 week sprints), throughout the software development Lifecycle to deliver consistent market leading engineering solutions working with the following technologies; PHP, Python, SQL, Java, Javascript, JS Frameworks e.g. Angular, React, Vue, AWS, Serverless
- Work on a range of high impact projects and deliver excellent production ready, logical and pragmatic code
- Incorporate testing techniques and frameworks into coding activities to achieve company quality goals
- Troubleshoot and solve software issues to overcome obstacles, resolve blockers and complete tasks
- Communication and collaboration - Youll interact with a range of technical and non-technical stakeholders to build trust-based relationships
- Genuine passion for delivering outstanding customer solutions and delivering pragmatic and logical code
- Some experience in PHP, Python or Java
- Some experience with frameworks such as Vue, React, Angular
- A keen interest in AWS and cloud based architectures
- Experience working in and driving an Agile development environment
- Experience working in a fast paced consumer focused environment
- Competitive base salary with scope for progression
- Medical Aid contribution
- 5% contribution towards pension fund
- 20 days holiday a year
- In-house barista
- Friday drinks and regular social activities
- The chance to work for a fast-growing disruptive technology business
Own - Have fun, get it done
Work hard, play harder
Satisfaction in results
Do the right thing
Drive - Progress Over Perfection
Innovate and disrupt
Curious and adaptable
Work quick, learn quicker
Deliver - One Team Thinking Big
Collaborate and communicate
Celebrate wins
Embrace challenges
We are extremely proud of our culture and believe in the many benefits that being in the office provides and all of our roles require regular time in our Cape Town office.
We support flexible and hybrid working wherever possible but some roles remain fully office based.
Please note - Operational roles in our Contact Centre in Cape Town are fully office based. Where we can support it, typical working patterns would be 3 days in the office and 2 days from home. However, we appreciate everyones situation is unique and are open to conversations.
Diversity and Inclusion
At AnyVan were focused on equality. We believe that diverse teams are the best teams and foster an inclusive environment where we celebrate our differences and where our people can be their authentic selves. We believe this encourages collaboration and supports opportunities for our people and teams to deliver their best work. We encourage and welcome applications from anyone that shares this passion.
