Software Development Engineer

Got Drive? Join AnyVan as we make moving anything, anywhere miles better and build a career that moves just as fast.


Back in 2009, our CEO Angus saw half-empty vans everywhere and knew there had to be a better way! That's how AnyVan began. He set out to create the world's most efficient logistics technology and help halve the number of wasted miles by filling those empty vans.


Since then we've become the nation's favourite way to move, with over 150k five-star reviews and 5 million customers in the UK and Europe. Our team of 400 AnyVanners across London, Cape Town and Bogota is proving that moving doesn't have to cost the earth by helping save 8,520 tonnes of Carbon each year.

Build systems that move the real world....

At AnyVan, we're building one of the most sophisticated logistics optimisation platforms in Europe. We connect customer demand with real-time driver availability, using intelligent matching, dynamic pricing, and AI to deliver a world-class service at market-beating prices.

By routing jobs to vans already on the road, we reduce wasted miles, cut emissions, and ensure drivers earn fairly. It's logistics, pricing, and marketplace dynamics, driven by software and increasingly by machine intelligence.


And we're moving fast.

We're embedding AI and machine learning across our core platform, not as experiments, but as production systems that drive real business outcomes:

  • Real-time, intelligent pricing that models true job-level costs and responds dynamically to supply, demand, and market conditions

  • Predictive demand and routing models that forecast driver availability and optimise job allocation before a customer even books

  • LLM-powered tooling across our internal and customer-facing products, from intelligent quoting to driver workflow automation

  • A two-sided marketplace where drivers can buy and sell jobs to maximise utilisation — powered by smart matching algorithms

This is genuinely leading-edge work: production AI systems, at scale, on problems that matter.

We're looking for a pragmatic engineer who enjoys solving business problems through technology to work with our Consumer teams. These squads focus on the customer journey from attraction to sign up and work closely with marketing and sales.

What you'll be doing:

  • Design and build production-grade systems that scale

  • Help operate and improve systems in production

  • Write clean, pragmatic, well-tested code with long-term maintainability in mind

  • Tackle full stack technical challenges and data flows

  • Collaborate with product and non-technical teammates to understand requirements

  • Learning best practices around scalability, performance, and system design

What you'll bring:

  • Experience in an engineering role, ideally in a scale-up or fast-growing product environment

  • A good understanding of APIs, data models, and system interactions

  • Exposure to cloud environments and modern deployment workflows

  • Comfort working with ambiguity and evolving requirements

  • A bias toward action, shipping value quickly, then iterating

  • Proactive mindset and a want to deliver above and beyond not just what you're tasked

  • Solid coding skills and a solutions/problems solving approach

  • A collaborative mindset and the ability to influence beyond your code

  • Bonus points for exposure to marketplaces, logistics, pricing, or e-commerce systems.

Location and Eligibility:

  • UK based, able to commute to our offices in Hammersmith

  • Happy to be onsite at least 3 days per week

  • Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position

What We Offer:

💰 Competitive Salary - Highly competitive salaries

🌴 Generous Time Off - 25 days +public holidays, Christmas Eve on us, Long-service perks capped at 30 days.

💪 Health & Wellbeing - On-site gym, Membership with Vitality, Enhanced sick pay

📈 Future Ready - The People’s Pension (5% you, 3% us)

👶 Family Support - Enhanced maternity pay

🚲 Easy Travel - 2 minutes’ walk from the tube, Octopus Electric Vehicles, a Cycle to Work Scheme with Showers and towels on site.

Daily Perks - In-house barista coffee, free breakfast every day and local discounts

🎉 Culture & Community - Weekly drinks, fun socials, and rewards that take you places (literally - last winners hit the Alps)

🚀 Career Growth - Join a disruptive technology leader and fast forward your career move

Our company values are:

  • Have fun, get it done

  • Progress over perfection

  • One team thinking big

You can find out more about our culture here:

DE&I

We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace where every voice is heard, every perspective is valued, and every individual has the opportunity to thrive. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to be part of our mission and contribute to our vibrant culture.

What this application asks

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Name, Email, Resume

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  • Phone number
  • Additional Info written answer · optional
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  • Do you require any reasonable adjustments to support you through the recruitment process?  optional
  • What is your current annual base salary in GBP?
  • Please outline any bonuses you receive 
  • Please outline any other benefits you receive written answer · optional
  • What is the minimum base salary you are looking for?
  • What is your current notice period?
  • Please outline your current living location including the town, city and country you are currently living in.                                                                                                                            For example, Shoreditch, London, UK written answer
  • We are based in Hammersmith and believe in the value of in person collaboration.  Are you happy to be office based and commute to our offices 3-5 days a week? choose one
  • Do you currently have the legal right to work in the UK?  choose one
  • If your right to work is time-limited, please provide details (visa type/category and expiry date), and confirm whether you would require sponsorship for this role. written answer
  • BACKGROUND CHECKS: We conduct a range of pre-employment checks for candidates to whom an offer is made. These may include, depending on the role, financial history, criminal records, employment references, and other relevant verifications. The scope and extent of checks will vary according to the responsibilities of the role and the level of access to customer or sensitive data. yes / no
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