Senior Software Engineer

The Electric Car Scheme

Posted on

May 15, 2026

Senior Software Engineer

London

Engineering

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The Electric Car Scheme

The Electric Car Scheme

www.electriccarscheme.com

Series A

101-250

Information Technology & Services

As a UK B Corp Certified salary sacrifice specialist, The Electric Car Scheme is on a mission to make net zero the obvious choice by making electric cars and other Net Zero Benefits easy, affordable and simple for employers to offer their people.

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Web Application Developer with 5+ years of experience in building and maintaining scalable, high-quality applications to join our growing tech team. As a senior member, you’ll play a key role in driving technical decisions, mentoring teammates, and ensuring best practices across the development lifecycle.

As a UK B Corp Certified salary sacrifice specialist, The Electric Car Scheme is on a mission to make net zero the obvious choice by making electric cars and other Net Zero Benefits easy, affordable and simple for employers to offer their people. Built on best in market pricing, complete employer protection and trusted 5 star service, we are accelerating the UK towards a net zero future while creating win win win outcomes for our customers, our team and the planet. Rated 4.9 on Glassdoor and certified by Welcome to the Jungle, there has never been a more exciting time to join a fast growing, purpose driven business transforming sustainable employee benefits.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, evolve, and maintain our core web application using Ruby, Rails, React, and TypeScript.
• Collaborate closely with product managers and other stakeholders to deeply understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions.
• Contribute actively to our technology roadmap and priorities, working alongside your team members, key stakeholders, and leadership.
• Build a highly automated and reliable platform that serves both our external customers and internal teams.
• Take on ambiguous or loosely defined problems, analysing them, and proposing effective technical approaches and solutions.
• Have the opportunity to mentor more junior members as our team grows, sharing your knowledge and fostering a collaborative environment.
• Drive technical discussions and decisions within the team, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and align with long-term strategic goals.
• Champion best practices in areas like system design, performance, security, and operational excellence.

• 5+ years of professional experience building web applications using Ruby, Rails, React, and TypeScript.
• Strong backend development skills with a willingness to contribute across the full stack
• Proactive and self-driven, able to take ownership of tasks from conception to deployment.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of translating complex technical concepts into clear, understandable language for non-technical colleagues.
• Experience with various testing methodologies (e.g., unit, integration, end-to-end) and a commitment to writing well-tested code.
• A commitment to robust and reliable software delivery, including familiarity with practices like no-downtime deployments, proactive monitoring, and identifying potential risks.
• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives from concept to completion, often involving multiple team members or complex integrations.
• Well versed in production operations, incident response, and performance optimisation. You proactively identify and mitigate risks to ensure system stability and scalability.

• Hybrid working: Split your week between home and the office, with set in-office days on Mondays and Wednesdays
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Add 1 day holiday per year service + buy / sell up to 5 days each year
• Flexible work policy with options to take into account family care
• Best in class Family Friendly Leave and Pay
• Use our own scheme to lease a vehicle through salary sacrifice and save 40-70% to drive a brand new electric car
• £500 pa. personal development budget
• £100 home office budget
• Bupa healthcare
• Equity options - own a part of the business

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