Senior Software Engineer in Manchester

Location: Manchester City Centre (Spinningfields) | Hybrid: 2 days in the office per week

Level: Senior

Tech: AWS, Java, Typescript, Vue.js (Backend leaning)

Why Join Us?

At MONY Group, we help millions of people save money when it matters most. Through MoneySuperMarket, MoneySavingExpert, Quidco, and our B2B partnerships, we reach over 24 million unique monthly visitors, saving UK households billions of pounds every year. It’s something we’re proud of, and you could be part of it. We’re creative, collaborative, and ambitious. It’s hard work, but it’s worth it: you’ll leave each day knowing you’ve made a real difference to our customers and to your team.

What Makes Us Different

• A workplace full of personality; open-minded, diverse, and inclusive.
• Teams that go beyond comparison, working together to innovate and deliver world-class experiences.
• A culture where everyone belongs and every voice matters.

About the Role

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer. You’ll work in full-stack, multi-disciplinary squads, collaborating with product managers, designers, and engineers. Expect hands-on involvement across the entire SDLC, from design and implementation to testing, deployment, and maintenance. We’re an AI-enabled engineering organisation, using tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT to accelerate delivery and improve code quality. If you’re excited about leveraging AI to build better products, you’ll fit right in.

What You’ll Do

• Lead feature delivery and drive technical strategy within your team.
• Collaborate with product and design teams to deliver new features to our users.
• Champion best practices: TDD, pairing, mob programming, and continuous delivery.
• Ensure security is baked in from the start.
• Debug, optimise, and maintain a high-performing codebase.
• Stay ahead of engineering trends and bring fresh ideas to the table.
• Mentor and support team growth.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong understanding of software architecture and design patterns.
• Passion for agile development and shipping value fast.
• Experience with full end-to-end testing and Git for version control.
• Comfortable using AI coding assistants to boost productivity.
• A collaborative mindset and a drive for continuous improvement.

Why MONY Group?

• Hybrid working: 2 days in the office, the rest where you work best.
• Learning culture: Dedicated time for development, LinkedIn Learning license, and regular conference attendance.
• Community: Hack days, socials, and annual Product & Tech meetups.
• Career growth: Clear progression framework and opportunities to move across teams.
• 27 days holiday (rising to 30) + bank holidays.
• Pension up to 6% employer contribution.
• Enhanced shared parental leave (6 months paid for both parents).
• Work-from-anywhere scheme (2 weeks per year).
• Mental health platform access, financial coaching, and more.

Interview Process

A call with one of our Talent Acquisition Team. An interview split into three sections with technical ability questions, a paired programming exercise and behavioural questions.

Our Commitment

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. We’re an inclusive, anti-racist and equal opportunity employer that values diversity. This means we respect and embrace differences in gender identity, race, ethnic origin, sexual expression and orientation, religion and faith, age, marital status, disability, neurodiversity, social background, education and way of thinking. We’re a place where you can be you. Our customers and users come from different backgrounds, as do our colleagues. We welcome applications from everyone, and particularly encourage women and Black, Asian and ethnic minority candidates to apply as we’re actively building representation that’s more closely reflective of the communities we serve. Our appointments are made on merit, following a robust and objective assessment process, and the candidate with the highest score is offered the role.

If you’re passionate about our purpose of helping households save money and excited about what you could accomplish here, we’d love to hear from you.

Ready to go beyond comparison? We understand that job adverts only say so much and you’re likely to have a lot of questions. If you’d like to know anything before applying such as more on the location, salary, our parental leave policy etc, please just let us know and we’ll be happy to help.

You can contact the recruiter for this role, Tom at tom.wood@monygroup.com