Lead Software Engineer, AutoScout24
Typescript/Next.js
3+ days a week in office
New and used car marketplace
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New and used car marketplace
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
3+ days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help make mobility decisions easier for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- Strong experience with TypeScript and modern React / Next.js
- Ensure accessibility, responsiveness, and cross-browser compatibility
- Experience with server-side rendering (SSR), static site generation (SSG), and API routes in Next.js
- Solid understanding of performance optimization, caching, and CDN strategies
- Solid understanding of component-based architecture, state management, and modern web APIs
- Deep knowledge of software design principles (e.g., SOLID, DRY, KISS)
- Passion for clean, testable, and maintainable code
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and agile development practices
- A collaborative mindset and willingness to share knowledge and best practices
- Experience with or openness to PHP (Laravel) is a big plus
- Experience with cloud platforms (especially AWS) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) is a plus
- Experience with Tailwind CSS is a plus
- Experience leveraging AI, Generative AI (GenAI) to enhance engineering productivity, automate repetitive tasks, and optimize workflows
- You should demonstrate the ability to integrate AI-driven solutions into your daily work — such as code generation, debugging, reviews, documentation, and decision support—to improve efficiency for yourself and your teams
- A proactive approach to exploring and implementing AI tools that drive innovation and streamline development processes is highly valued
What the job involves
- As a Lead Software Engineer, you will play a key role in designing and developing robust, scalable web applications that power one of the largest automotive leasing marketplaces in Europe
- You'll collaborate with a cross-functional team to build and improve solutions that are not only effective, but also architecturally sound and easy to maintain
- You'll help us elevate the standard for software quality, stability, and long-term value
- Improve and extend our existing codebase while maintaining a high standard of code quality and test coverage
- Design and implement scalable, maintainable, and well-structured solutions based on modern architecture principles
- Drive architectural decisions with a focus on modularity, clean code, and long-term maintainability
- Work in an agile, cross-functional team, contributing your ideas and pushing for continuous improvement
- Set high quality gates for new modules, emphasizing testability and performance
- Support and mentor other team members
Our take
AutoScout24 is an online classifieds platform for new and used vehicles that’s been expanding its reach across 10 European markets for over two decades now. This period, however, offers a unique opportunity for growth - and AutoScout24 appears to be taking full advantage.
Both the new and used cars markets saw a big kick recently, as semiconductor shortages hobbled production lines and backlogs saw consumers opting for used vehicles instead. This meant big movement on the AutoScout24 platform, and the company used that to renovate its offering.
As it takes full advantage of the market, it has recently expanded its global reach by acquiring Canada's Trader Corporation, strengthening its position in both European and Canadian markets. A promising acquisition that positions AutoScout24 for continued growth in the automotive sector.
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Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Au-Haidhausen, Munich, Germany
Leadership
Peter Brooks-Johnson
(CEO)They joined AutoScout24 in 2023 at CEO. Prior to this, they spent over 16 years at Right move as a Product Director and CEO. They are also an experienced Consultant having worked at The Berkeley Partnership and Andersen Consulting.
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