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# Software Development Engineer at AnyVan

- **Company:** AnyVan
- **Location:** Cape Town, South Africa
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/anyvan/bb300cd0-7c71-424d-9fd6-c7110d908c21

## Job description

Got Drive? Join AnyVan as we make moving anything, anywhere miles better and build a career that moves just as fast.

Back in 2009, our Chairman Angus saw half-empty vans everywhere and knew there had to be a better way! That's how AnyVan began. He set out to create the world's most efficient logistics technology and help halve the number of wasted miles by filling those empty vans.

Since then we've become the nation's favourite way to move, with over 150k five-star reviews and 5 million customers in the UK and Europe. Our team of 400 AnyVanners across London, Cape Town and Bogota is proving that moving doesn't have to cost the earth by helping save 8,520 tonnes of Carbon each year.

Build systems that move the real world.... At AnyVan, we're building one of the most sophisticated logistics optimisation platforms in Europe. We connect customer demand with real-time driver availability, using intelligent matching, dynamic pricing, and AI to deliver a world-class service at market-beating prices.

By routing jobs to vans already on the road, we reduce wasted miles, cut emissions, and ensure drivers earn fairly. It's logistics, pricing, and marketplace dynamics, driven by software and increasingly by machine intelligence.

And we're moving fast. We're embedding AI and machine learning across our core platform, not as experiments, but as production systems that drive real business outcomes:

- Real-time, intelligent pricing that models true job-level costs and responds dynamically to supply, demand, and market conditions
- Predictive demand and routing models that forecast driver availability and optimise job allocation before a customer even books
- LLM-powered tooling across our internal and customer-facing products, from intelligent quoting to driver workflow automation
- A two-sided marketplace where drivers can buy and sell jobs to maximise utilisation — powered by smart matching algorithms

This is genuinely leading-edge work: production AI systems, at scale, on problems that matter. We're looking for an engineer to work with our Allocations team. This is more focused on data and back end engineering problems relating to how our transport partners can access and get booked and allocated against the right jobs. This role will focus on the the data, platforms and tools that enables that to happen.

What you'll be doing:

- Design and build production-grade systems that scale
- Help operate and improve systems in production
- Write clean, pragmatic, well-tested code with long-term maintainability in mind
- Tackle full stack technical challenges and data flows
- Collaborate with product and non-technical teammates to understand requirements
- Learning best practices around scalability, performance, and system design

What you'll bring:

- Experience in an engineering role (2-6 years approximately), ideally in a scale-up or fast-growing product environment
- A good understanding of APIs, data models, and system interactions
- Exposure to cloud environments and modern deployment workflows
- Comfort working with ambiguity and evolving requirements
- A bias toward action, shipping value quickly, then iterating
- Proactive mindset and a want to deliver above and beyond not just what you're tasked
- Solid coding skills and a solutions/problems solving approach
- A collaborative mindset and the ability to influence beyond your code
- Bonus points for exposure to marketplaces, logistics, pricing, or e-commerce systems.

Location and Eligibility:

- Cape Town -based, able to commute to the Central Business District
- Happy to be onsite at least 3 days per week
- Fully eligible to work in South Africa

What We Offer: 💰 Competitive Salary - Highly competitive salaries 🌴 Generous Time Off - 20 days +public holidays and Christmas Eve on us 💪 Health & Wellbeing - ZAR1000 pr month towards cover with Momentum/Discovery 📈 Future Ready - Pension 5% you, 5% us 🚲 Easy Travel - Free parking or transport home after 7pm ☕ Daily Perks - In-house barista coffee, free breakfast every day 🎉 Culture & Community - Weekly drinks, fun socials, and rewards that take you places (literally - last winners hit the Alps) 🚀 Career Growth - Join a disruptive technology leader and fast forward your career move

Our company values are:

- Have fun, get it done
- Progress over perfection
- One team thinking big

You can find out more about our culture here: https://www.anyvan.com/careers

DE&I We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace where every voice is heard, every perspective is valued, and every individual has the opportunity to thrive. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to be part of our mission and contribute to our vibrant culture.

## About AnyVan

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: AnyVan operates a technology-driven managed marketplace that connects customers with transport providers for moving, removals, and delivery services, aiming to eliminate wasted miles and reduce CO₂ emissions.
- **Entity Type**: Private (funding stage not disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: London, UK
- **Founded**: 2009
- **Founders**: Angus (last name not publicly available in sources)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Logistics technology, moving and delivery services
- **Target customers**: B2C and B2B – consumers needing home or office moves, businesses requiring delivery and storage services
- **Mission**: To create the world’s most efficient logistics technology and halve the number of wasted miles by filling empty vans, while making moving anything, anywhere simple and affordable

## Products & Services
- **AnyVan Marketplace (Platform)**: A managed marketplace connecting customers with vetted local transport providers. Customers receive real-time quotes, live tracking, and a dedicated moving expert for home removals.
- **Carbon-Neutral Removals & Delivery**: The only carbon-neutral removals and delivery company in the UK, using route optimisation to group jobs and reduce fuel consumption.
- **Self-Service Booking & Instant Quotes**: Online platform allowing customers to get instant price estimates and book moves for items of any size.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Over 3 million moves completed; 150,000+ five-star Trustpilot reviews; 25–30% year-on-year growth; ~400 employees (“AnyVanners”)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly specified in available sources
- **Growth Signals**: Active in 6 European markets (UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Germany); 25–30% revenue growth; 20% of employees promoted or pivoted into new roles in the last 18 months; saved over 47 million km of wasted miles; offices in London, Cape Town, and Bogotá

## Competitive Advantages
- **Technology-Driven Efficiency**: Proprietary route optimisation software reduces empty miles, cutting costs for customers and fuel consumption for providers.
- **Carbon-Neutral Commitment**: First and only carbon-neutral removals and delivery company in the UK, with a target of a zero-emission platform by 2040.
- **Scale with Trust**: 150,000+ verified five-star reviews and a 4.6 Trustpilot rating build strong consumer confidence.
- **Multi-Market Presence**: Operating across six European countries provides network density and scalability.

## Strategic Focus
- **Sustainability**: Continue reducing wasted miles and supporting drivers in the transition to electric vehicles, aiming for a zero-emission platform by 2040.
- **International Expansion**: Deepen presence in existing European markets and potentially enter new ones.
- **Technology Innovation**: Invest in further automation, real-time tracking, and data-driven matching to improve customer and driver experience.
- **Talent Development**: Foster internal mobility (1 in 4 employees switched roles or were promoted in 18 months) and maintain a culture that balances fast growth with employee well-being.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: “Have fun, get it done,” “Progress over perfection,” and “One team, thinking big.” Employees describe a hands-on, no-ego environment with quick decision-making and a strong sense of impact.
- **Hybrid Working**: Most roles follow a 3-day-in-office, 2-day-remote model (for sales roles, hybrid kicks in after consistently hitting targets). Offices in London, Cape Town, and Bogotá.
- **Perks**: Free breakfast and barista coffee daily; on-site gym (London); Vitality health care (UK); enhanced sick pay; 25 days holiday plus public holidays and Christmas Eve off; long-service perks up to 30 days; cycle-to-work scheme; weekly socials and quarterly performance awards (recent winners went to the Alps).
- **Career Growth**: 20% of team promoted or pivoted in the last 18 months; leaders with deep expertise willing to mentor.
- **Interview Process**: Typically three stages – a 15–30 min intro call with Talent, a 30–60 min video meeting with the hiring manager, and an in-person interview with a short task or role-play. Smart-casual dress; no suits required.

## Sources
1. [AnyVan Careers Page](https://www.anyvan.com/careers)
2. [AnyVan About Us](https://www.anyvan.com/about-us)
3. [AnyVan Home Page](https://www.anyvan.com/)
4. [AnyVan Jobs on Ashby](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/anyvan)
5. [AnyVan LinkedIn](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/anyvan)

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