Frontend Engineer - Payments

About Motorway

Motorway is the UK’s fastest-growing used car marketplace – our award-winning, online-only platform connects private car sellers with over 7,500 verified dealers nationwide, who compete to offer the best price. Founded in 2017, our technology makes the process refreshingly easy, earning us an 'Excellent' Trustpilot rating with over 70,000 reviews. We’re not just building a platform; we’re changing how people sell cars. Backed by leading investors like Index Ventures and ICONIQ Growth, and following a successful $190 million funding round, we’re on a mission to transform the used car market.

About the team

We are the Motorway Payments team. Selling your car can be a stressful experience, and waiting to receive your money is often one of the most anxiety-inducing moments. Our mission is to make this process as easy and seamless as possible. We build user interfaces that are simple, intuitive, and reassuring - and we design our backend systems to be fast and secure. Today, we move tens of thousands of pounds in seconds. We also support our buyers with a one-click solution that takes care of everything. Most recently, we partnered with NextGear to provide Stock Funding, enabling dealers to pay using NextGear funds directly through the Motorway platform. You’ll be working alongside a talented, supportive team that includes people from all around the world. We’re excited to build great technology together. As a team, we value autonomy, initiative, and collaboration.

About the role

As a Frontend Engineer at Motorway, you’ll be a key player in building and scaling our platform. You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Architect, develop, and maintain new JavaScript and TypeScript code, with a strong focus on React and Next.js, for both new features and performance optimisation. All new code is written in TypeScript.
• Construct highly maintainable, reusable, scalable, and reliable code, adhering to best practices and architectural patterns.
• Collaborate closely with product managers and designers in an agile environment to deliver exceptional user experiences. This includes participating in user research and contributing to the product roadmap.
• Contribute to the technical and product strategy of the business, bringing your frontend expertise to the table.
• Champion and implement software development best practices for high-quality, well-tested, and secure code, including advocating for code reviews and knowledge sharing.

About you

• You have 3-5 years of commercial experience with JavaScript, particularly with ES6/7+ features, and a strong understanding of technologies like Node.js, React, Next.js and Web APIs.
• You possess practical experience monitoring and triaging applications and websites on AWS, and are familiar with CI/CD pipelines.
• You understand web design patterns.
• You have experience working in a collaborative, agile team environment.
• You’re familiar with various automated testing methodologies, including unit testing, integration testing, Visual testing and end-to-end testing.

You could be a great fit if

• You’re passionate about technology and eager to make a significant impact.
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy learning new things.
• You’re a team player with excellent communication skills.
• You’re proactive and have a strong sense of ownership.
• You have experience working in Fintech or for other Payment products.
• You are excited about working on a project that uses DDD to build a cutting-edge microservices Event Driven Architecture, working with serverless technologies.

Interview process

Our interview process contains the following stages:

• Initial Screen with Talent Team - 30 minutes
• System Design Interview - 60 minutes
• Technical Task - 60 minutes
• Final Interview - 60 minutes

You can expect to hear back from us within 2-3 business days of each interview stage. You’ll have the opportunity to speak with a talent partner throughout the interview process should you have any questions or need any type of accommodations.