Senior Software Engineer
at Anaplan
Manchester (Remote), United Kingdom
At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market.
What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers’ success and to our Winning Culture.
Our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies who rely on our best-in-class platform.
Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, we behave like leaders regardless of title, we are committed to achieving ambitious goals, and we love celebrating our wins – big and small.
Supported by operating principles of being strategy-led, values-based and disciplined in execution, you’ll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and let’s build what’s next - together!
We seek a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer/Software Engineer with strong experience building modern web applications and backend services. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise across front-end technologies, backend systems, and DevOps tooling. You’ll be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing scalable applications while ensuring reliability, performance, and maintainability.
Your Impact
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications using TypeScript, React, and Redux.
- Build and optimize backend services in Kotlin and Java, leveraging GraphQL for data querying and integration.
- Implement and maintain JSON-RPC, GraphQL APIs, and refresh mechanisms for smooth client-server communication.
- Contribute to model building, applying formulas, best practices, and design patterns to create maintainable and extensible systems.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements, system architecture, and deployment strategies.
- Ensure high availability, performance, and observability using Grafana, New Relic, Kubernetes (K8S), and Jenkins.
- Participate in code reviews, testing, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) processes.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize applications in production environments.
Your Qualifications
- Strong proficiency with TypeScript, React, and Redux for front-end development.
- Hands-on experience with Kotlin and Java for backend services.
- Solid understanding of GraphQL (including schema design, resolvers, and performance optimization).
- Familiarity with JSON-RPC, refresh token strategies, and API best practices.
- Strong foundation in model building, data structures, and applied formulas.
- Experience with DevOps practices: observability (Grafana, New Relic), container orchestration (K8S), and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins).
- Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in a collaborative environment.
Nice-to-Have
- Knowledge of microservices architecture.
- Experience with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Familiarity with security best practices for distributed systems.
- Opportunities for professional growth and learning.
- A collaborative and inclusive work environment.
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Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)
We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust with our partners and customers, and drives business success. Build your career in a place where diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging aren’t just words on paper – this is what drives our innovation, it’s how we connect, and it contributes to what makes us a market leader. We believe in a hiring and working environment where all people are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day!
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