VacancyTitle: Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer - Build, Lead & Deliver High-Impact Engineering at Evri

Ready to design modern software solutions, deliver high-quality engineering, and help shape the future of Evri’s technology landscape?

If you thrive on building scalable systems, leading technical delivery, and elevating engineering standards across teams, this role gives you the platform to make a real impact across Evri’s Engineering organisation.

This role is remote-first, with occasional travel to Morley, Leeds for collaboration and cross-team technical sessions.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll take a leading role in designing, engineering and delivering high-quality software solutions across the stack. Whether your strength is backend (Java/Spring Boot) or frontend (JavaScript/TypeScript with React/Vue), you’ll have opportunities to work full-stack and contribute to modern, scalable engineering practices.

You’ll mentor junior engineers, influence design decisions, and support the evolution of engineering standards across your domain. You’ll champion clean architecture, automated testing, reliability, and technical excellence - ensuring Evri continues to deliver secure, robust and future-ready platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development and delivery of complex software features and services
• Write clean, maintainable and production-ready code across backend and/or frontend
• Apply and promote engineering best practices, testing strategies and clean architecture
• Mentor and guide junior engineers through code reviews, pairing and technical direction
• Collaborate with product, delivery, architecture and engineering teams to shape solutions
• Improve system performance, reliability, observability and automation
• Contribute to Agile planning, estimation and documentation
• Stay ahead of emerging technologies and help influence architectural direction
• Identify and drive improvements in tooling, automation and engineering processes
• Ensure solutions meet security, regulatory and performance standards

Do you have experience in Vue.js?, * Significant experience in software engineering with depth in backend or frontend development

• Strong skills in Java/Spring Boot and/or JavaScript/TypeScript (React/Vue)
• Solid understanding of scalable architecture, design patterns and distributed systems
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing and DevOps practices
• Familiarity with Agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban)
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to influence technical decisions
• Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to team capability growth
• A continuous improvement mindset and passion for modern engineering practices

Pulled from the full job description

• Employee discount
• Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme

At Evri, We Grow When Our People Do

We’re committed to building a truly inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can bring and be their whole authentic selves. We’re on a journey to better represent the customers we serve across the UK and to remove barriers so every colleague feels valued for who they are and what they bring to Evri.

We are Evri. Where everyone is welcome. We’re excited for the future. Let’s deliver it together. About Us

Every parcel, every person, every place - every delivery made for you.

Evri is leading the way in creating responsible delivery experiences for everyone, everywhere. And we’re doing that by offering the most convenient way to send, receive and return parcels without costing the earth.

Whether it’s a customer sending a present to a friend, a marketplace trader shipping in bulk or a major retailer such as John Lewis, asos or Next, we’ve got it covered. With our team of 30,000 couriers, thousands of local ParcelShops and a growing network of hubs and depots across the country, we safely get parcels from A to everywhere.

And it’s not just customers and retailers who trust us. We’ve won loads of industry awards over the past few years, including gongs for IT, innovation and our green fleet.

But we wouldn’t be the biggest dedicated parcel delivery company in the UK without amazing people. We’re a friendly, ambitious and diverse bunch, united by a passion for delivering the best customer experience. We have great opportunities throughout the business, so take a look to see where you might fit in. We can’t wait to hear from you. Our Benefits

Free digital GP service for all colleagues and their family