Job Description

AnyVan makes moving anything, anywhere easier, more affordable and greener for everyone. With Over 8 million customers across the UK and Europe since our launch over a decade ago, wexe2x80x99re proud to be known as the largest, fastest growing tech company in the logistics industry.


Like many popular marketplaces, wexe2x80x99re asset light xe2x80x93 i.e., we donxe2x80x99t 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 AnyVanxe2x80x99s mission and reducing environmental impact has always been at the heart of our business. Wexe2x80x99re proud to say wexe2x80x99ve achieved carbon-neutral status on all our transport moves, and we wonxe2x80x99t stop here.


Wexe2x80x99ve continuously celebrated exciting growth and key milestones, a key highlight being a xc2xa3125mn investment from Vitruvian partners to reinforce our position as the UK market leader. Wexe2x80x99re expecting the next 5 years to be even more exciting.


Our platform might be driven by technology, but we know itxe2x80x99s 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 xe2x80x93 so if youxe2x80x99re a self-starter looking to xe2x80x98movexe2x80x99 your career forward xe2x80x93 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 Front End Senior Software Engineer youxe2x80x99ll understand what good code looks like and have the ability to contribute to good architect software and systems. Youxe2x80x99ll also be able to take technical elements and translate them into a more relatable language for our non-technically minded stakeholders to ensure full engagement with and delivery of projects.

What you'll be doing:

• Help us grow our business by writing and maintaining an efficient and maintainable codebase in the following languages - JS Frameworks, e.g. Vue, Angular, CSS, AWS.
• Perform code reviews, providing constructive feedback and act as a mentor to less experienced members in the team
• Continually look to raise the bar on code quality and our use of frameworks, evangelising best practices and facilitating open discussion for the team to challenge itself
• Focus on the end user experience for our products, adhering to best practices and industry standards
• Follow best-in-class agile processes and promote best practice around UI tasks
• Drive for use of accepted design patterns to allow for autonomous and iterative development and future scaling needs
• Understand the business context to allow you to anticipate and minimise the cost of future change

What skills and experience would set you up for success in the role:

• Solid experience working with web front end technologies (JS Frameworks, e.g. Vue, Angular, AWS)
• A proven mobile first approach to front-end development, with an excellent understanding of the impact of code construction on page load speeds
• Genuine passion for the end product and delivering outstanding customer experiences through delivering pragmatic, logical and maintainable code
• Some familiarity of working with APIxe2x80x99s
• An in-depth understanding of web development practices and technologies and tools
• A broad understanding of the software development lifecycle and practical hands-on experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery & QA
• Experience working in and driving an Agile development environment

Company Benefits

• Highly Competitive base salary with scope for progression
• R1000 per month towards medical aid
• 5% matched contribution towards pension fund
• 20 days holiday a year
• Opportunities for fast internal career progression based on outputs not tenure
• In-house barista
• An opportunity to pilot new ideas that impact the growth and direction of the business
• The chance to work for a fast-growing disruptive technology business

Our Values are
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 everyonexe2x80x99s situation is unique and are open to conversations.



Diversity and Inclusion
At AnyVan wexe2x80x99re 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.