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Compare the Market

Senior Software Engineer

On site

London, United kingdom

Senior

Full Time

29-10-2025

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Leadership Creativity Python Java JavaScript TypeScript Scala MongoDB Docker Kubernetes Test Product Management Agile methodologies Autonomy react node.js AWS Software Development Agile .NET .NET Core Kafka

Job Specifications

Our purpose is to make great financial decision making a breeze for everyone, and that purpose drives us every day.

It’s why we’re on a mission to create an automated quoting engine, with the simplest of experiences, wrapped in a brand everyone loves!

We change lives by making it simple to switch and save money and that’s why good things happen when you meerkat.

We’d love you to be part of our journey.

As the Senior Software Engineer, you will lead development of first-class technical solutions whilst also actively contributing to and leading a culture of innovation, enthusiasm and passion. You will work with Engineering Managers and Product Management to support the goals and objectives on your team. You will have a focus on end-to-end responsibility for the development, quality, observability, and testing of the software you build.

This role will offer you the opportunity to get hands on with a number of different technologies, including Javascript, Typescript, React, Node.JS and .NET.

Everyone is welcome.

We have a culture of creativity. We approach our work passionately, improve constantly and celebrate our wins at every turn. We are an inclusive workplace and our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic, whole selves to work. Everyone is welcome. Be you.

This means we’re excited to hear from people with a range of skills, experiences and ideas. We don’t expect you to tick all the boxes, but would love to hear what makes you great for this role.

Some of the great things you’ll be doing:

Work with Product Managers, Engineering Managers, and Engineering Leadership to design solutions and considering trading-off technical and operational considerations
Interacting with cross-functional engineering teams across the company to improve efficiency and reduce bottlenecks
Take responsibility for keys aspects of the development life cycle, from design to implementation, testing, security, and maintenance.
Ensure testing and security standards are well embedded into the software the team produces.
Active in a community of practice for engineering to develop and share knowledge.
Leading design reviews, prototyping new technology and evaluating technical feasibility with your peers and colleagues.
Addressing all aspects of technology and service readiness
Effectively participate in the team's software development methodologies, such as pairing, code and documentation reviewing and continuous delivery
Mentor other members of the team

What we’d like to see from you:

Experience building scalable, highly available services and products.
Experience designing and maintaining build, test, and deployment pipelines as part of delivering robust software systems
Knowledge of security engineering practices and methods
Technical expert in a chosen domain, with a willingness to adapt to new technologies to support the team
Creative problem solver who organises a team around a challenge
Work with agile methodologies and lean thinking methods
Active learner, both within your technical and professional area of expertise

Our people bring our purpose to life.

We champion a culture of innovation and challenge. We have over 300 tech experts across our teams all using the latest tools and technologies including Astro, Cloudflare, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Kafka, Java, Scala, Python, .Net Core, Node.js and MongoDB.

There’s something for everyone.

We’re a place of opportunity. You’ll have the tools and autonomy to drive your own career, supported by a team of amazingly talented people.

And then there’s our benefits. For us, it’s not just about a competitive salary and hybrid working, we care about what matters to you. From a generous holiday allowance and private healthcare to an electric car scheme and paid development, wellbeing and CSR days, we’ve pretty much got you covered!

About the Company

Compare the Market is one of the UK's best loved and most recognised brands. Our purpose is to make great financial decision-making a breeze for everyone; simple for the perplexed, quick for the hassled, funny for the bored, and confident for the nervous and unsure. We think good things happen for our customers when they meerkat, but we also think this is true for our colleagues. We believe in looking after our people and developing talent. We think that making life enjoyable in and out of work helps us to be the best we ... Know more