We’re Hiring: Senior Software Engineer – Systems Improvement & Scale
Company: Car Planet
Location: Enfield
Full-Time (Open to initial contract trial)
Do not pass up this chance, apply quickly if your experience and skills match what is in the following description.
Car Planet is a fast-growing car supermarket and automotive retail business building and running our own in-house platforms — including Autogrid (our core Dealer Management System), plus supporting systems like Audiofy (call intelligence) and RoutePortal (logistics & routing).
We’re looking for a senior, pragmatic software engineer to inspect, stabilise, and improve live, revenue-critical systems as the business scales. You’ll work hands-on with existing production systems to improve performance, reliability, and maintainability — without disrupting day-to-day operations.
What You’ll Be Doing
• Take ownership of an existing production codebase
• Identify technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and architectural risks
• Improve system stability, scalability, and maintainability incrementally
• Safely refactor critical areas without disrupting live operations
• Work across multiple internal systems:
• Primary ownership: Autogrid
• Secondary oversight: Audiofy & RoutePortal
• Review code and raise engineering standards
• Partner closely with the CEO, product, and operations teams
• Turn business problems into practical technical solutions
What We’re Looking For
Essential
5+ years professional software development experience
Proven experience working on live production systems
Full-stack JavaScript / TypeScript (Next.js, Node, APIs, databases)
Python experience (scripting, services, tooling, data processing)
Strong refactoring and system-improvement skills
Comfortable in fast-moving, imperfect environments
Able to work autonomously with strong judgement on priorities & risk
Highly Desirable
C# / .NET experience
Startup or scale-up background
Technical leadership experience
Experience across multiple internal products
The Package
Salary: £40,000 – £60,000 (DOE)
Open to initial contract engagement before permanent hire
Benefits:
• 28 days annual leave (incl. xwzovoh Bank Holidays)
• Company events
• Employee discount
Working Hours:
Monday – Friday | 09:00 – 18:00
On-site in Enfield
Interested or know someone who fits this well?
Send me a message or apply directly — we’d love to talk
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