Software Engineer (Java/React)
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 celebratingour 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!
You’ll join the Platform & AI Enablement team within our GPTO Engineering, Orchestration, and Data organization as a Software Engineer, based in our Manchester, UK (hybrid) office. The team is responsible for building core capabilities that power our data infrastructure—enabling scalable, resilient, and intelligent systems to support enterprise-scale Business Planning Software solutions.
Your Impact
- Design, build, and ship enterprise-grade applications that serve thousands of tenants and tens of thousands of customers
- Write high-quality, well-tested code in Java and React, delivering features from idea to production in fast release cycles
- Collaborate daily with engineers, designers, and product managers to iterate quickly while keeping long-term maintainability in mind
- Apply engineering best practices in code reviews, pair programming, and design discussions, helping to raise the bar for quality
- Contribute to our API-first platform, ensuring consistency, reliability, and developer-friendly design across services
- Take pride in building software that is robust, secure, and scalable, while championing automation and CI/CD in every step of delivery
- Be an active voice in shaping solutions, bringing ideas to the table, and collaborating openly without ego.
Your Qualifications
- Hands-on software engineering experience (Java + React as core strengths)
- A proven track record of delivering enterprise-scale applications in collaborative team environments
- Strong knowledge of APIs, event-driven systems, and data-centric architectures
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and daily release workflows
- Experience working in environments where quality, security, and performance cannot be compromised
- Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to work across multiple teams and communicate clearly in fast-moving projects
- A genuine passion for software engineering as a craft — you code because you love it, not just as a job
Preferred Skills
- Have experience in scaling systems that support large multi-tenant customer bases
- Bring a polyglot mindset, using the right tool for the job when needed
- Enjoy mentoring junior engineers through pair programming, design input, or sharing best practices
- Thrive in fast-paced, high-velocity environments without cutting corners on quality
- Have a curiosity for new technologies and approaches, always looking for ways to improve how we build software
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