Senior Software Engineer (multiple openings)
Client:
carwow
Location:
Portugal
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Description:
Carwow Group is driven by a passion for getting people into cars. But not just any car, the right car. That’s why we are building the go-to destination for car-changing. Designed to reach drivers everywhere with our trail-blazing portfolio of personality rich automotive brands; Carwow, Auto Express, evo, Driving Electric and Car Buyer.
What started as a simple reviews site, is now one of the largest online car-changing destinations in Europe - over 10m customers have used Carwow to help them buy and sell cars since its inception. Last year we grew over 50% with nearly £3bn worth of cars bought on site.
In 2024 we went big and acquired Autovia, doubling our audience overnight. Together we now have one of the biggest YouTube channels in the world with over billion annual views, sell million print copies of our magazines and have an annual web content reach over 350million.
WHY JOIN US?
We are winners of the prestigious Culture 100 award that recognises the most loved and happiest tech companies to work for! We have just raised $52m in funding led by global venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners to accelerate our growth plans!
Being a part of Carwow Group means championing drivers and the automotive industry, acting as a disrupter and never being afraid to fail (but learning fast when we do!).
About the team
As a team our mission is to create a technology driven company where we are empowered to use our skills to solve difficult problems and scale the product.
To achieve this, we are looking to hire software developers that are passionate about developing simple solutions for complex problems. Successful candidates will work with our team in a full-stack position.
Our tech stack is primarily Ruby on Rails using PostgreSQL, all hosted on Heroku. We use Terraform to manage our infrastructure and encourage teams to be involved in how we deploy and run our code in Production.
You'll be supported by one of our Engineering Managers who are there to help you with your career progression and ensure that the team you are on are working as well as they can - continuously improving!
THE ROLE
Senior engineers at Carwow work on cross-functional product teams of product managers, engineers, designers and data analysts. You will work closely with a Product Manager and a Tech Lead on deciding what features to build for customers, break down and build features with the team, review code, mentor engineers, ensure operational excellence, and share knowledge broadly across the engineering organisation.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
* We love solving real-world problems!
* We work quickly, releasing code into production multiple times daily. You’ll see your code go live continuously.
* You’d be part of a growing team building a platform that will help define the future of car buying.
* We’re a curious bunch driven by a common goal of "How can we make it better?
* We work hard to ensure our people have the right level of autonomy, support and sense of purpose to really flourish in their careers.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
Please note: We know that no candidate will be the perfect match for all we've listed in this posting, so we’d encourage you to apply if you feel you're close to the brief but not an exact match.
* Have worked as a software engineer with Ruby on Rails
* Experience with (some of) the following: TDD, Kafka, Git, JS, Heroku
* Have worked in a metrics-driven team and care about the outcomes of your work.
* Are self-driven and take responsibility for product outcomes, doing whatever’s necessary to make things happen.
* Have designed backend systems and APIs to a high standard of security, reliability and operability OR have experience building end-end websites
* Enjoy working in distributed teams and working cross-functionally with Product managers, designers, user researchers and other developers.
* Write code to be maintained – with good documentation, tests, and structure.
* Are keen to learn continuously, share knowledge, communicate effectively and build a product in close collaboration with others.
You’re not expected to be an expert in all of these technologies and tools, we are happy to support your learning journey. If you’re unsure about any of the above, please apply.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
* Remote working with 4-5 trips to London each year
* Competitive salary
* Matched pension contributions
* Share options
* Vitality Private Healthcare
* Life Assurance
* Monthly coaching sessions with Spill
* Enhanced holiday package
* 28 days annual leave
* 1 day for your wedding
* 1 day off when you move house
* For your third year anniversary, get 30 days of annual leave per year
* For your tenth year anniversary, get 35 days of annual leave per year
* Option to buy 3 extra days of holiday per year
* Work from abroad for a month
* Inclusive parental, partner and shared parental leave
* Bubble childcare support
* The latest tech to power your gif-sending talents
* Up to £500/€550 home office allowance
* Generous learning and development budget
* Regular social events
* Refer a friend, get paid.
Diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our culture. We know that diverse teams are strong teams, so we welcome those with alternative identities, backgrounds, and experiences to apply for this position.
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