Senior Software Engineer, Data - Full or Part Time

About Auto Trader

You’ve probably heard of Auto Trader, but do you know what we’re all about?

We’re the UK’s leading automotive marketplace, a heritage brand, and a tech darling of the stock market. 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.

Auto Trader is a beautiful, surprising and vibrant place to work. We might not be for everyone, but we could be perfect for you.

About The Role

We're looking for Senior Software Engineers to build data products and help us improve our platform capabilities. Join us as a Senior Data Engineer and, as well as shaping and creating the foundations for insight-driven, market-leading digital products, you’ll play an influential role coaching our apprentices, graduates and professional developers. We follow Agile and Lean principles so we're looking for a engineers who understands the importance of teamwork, communication and collaboration. The data engineering community at Auto Trader is made up of people from various backgrounds so you will be collaborating with a diverse group of people to solve problems more holistically.

Everyone is jointly responsible for delivering the goals of the team, including deploying and monitoring changes into production. There are plenty of opportunities for you to input based on your experiences, and drive direction and solutions. Comfortable talking about system design and architecture, you’ll also know how to get the best out of our tribe-led, multifunctional, Agile working environment.

You might assume that our name, "Auto Trader," means you need to be a car enthusiast to work here. But that's not the case. We're looking for people who are passionate about their work and thrive in a collaborative environment.

What We're Looking For

• Big data enthusiast with knowledge and understanding of Big Data technologies - e.g Spark, Hadoop
• Functional programming skills
• Experience in various continuous delivery practices to deploy, support and operate data pipelines
• Experience working across the full delivery chain, from data to products
• You will have an understanding of data modelling and experience with data engineering tools and platforms such as, Kafka, Spark, and Hadoop
• Comfortable presenting technical ideas to non-technical colleagues
• Passionate about mentoring and coaching and sharing technical expertise
• Strong team work ethic, communication and collaboration skills
• Support with our recruitment process by evaluating candidates at all stages.
  
  

Every candidate brings a unique mix of skills and qualities to the table. We're all about inclusivity and embracing diversity at Auto Trader. If you meet some of the requirements but not all of them, please don't let that put you off applying. Your distinct perspective and strengths could be a fantastic addition to our team.

Benefits And More

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 29 days holiday, plus bank holidays and comprehensive private medical cover.

That’s not all. We have employee pension contributions up to 7%, 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 have two fixed weekly office days for team collaboration and one more of your choice to suit your work-life balance.

Additionally, during July and August, along with two weeks in December, we have our remote first periods. During these times, you can work remotely, whether that's from another location in the UK or even from certain locations abroad.