Senior Software Engineer (5 - 8 years)

About the role

Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers.

We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that makes selling cars better for our customers, and buying and owning cars better for theirs.

We use cutting-edge technology to link our clients’ systems, departments and sites. We provide an open technology platform that’s shaping the industry for the future. We use data to help clients become more efficient, increase profitability and give more customers an amazing experience. Want to be part of it?

As a Senior Software Engineer at Keyloop, you will be a technical leader within your team, owning complex, multi-sprint projects and setting the standard for engineering quality. You will design and implement robust, scalable solutions, mentor junior and mid-level engineers, and be a key driver of team culture and process improvements. We are tech stack agnostic: we believe a strong engineer with deep fundamentals and AI-assisted tooling can master any technology. This role is for engineers who combine deep technical expertise with strong ownership, collaboration, and the ability to influence technical direction at the team level.

Required Technical Skills & Qualifications - Deep software engineering fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, design patterns, system design, and distributed systems principles

- Strong proficiency in at least one programming language, with a proven track record of picking up new languages, frameworks, and paradigms quickly

- Proven ability to design and implement scalable, maintainable, and well-tested software systems regardless of the underlying tech stack

- Strong experience with modern development practices: TDD/BDD, CI/CD, code reviews, and automated testing

- Solid understanding of cloud-native concepts, infrastructure patterns, and platform-level thinking

- Experience with data modelling, query optimization, and working across different database paradigms

- Understanding of API design, service-oriented architectures, event-driven patterns, and integration strategies

- Experience with monitoring, observability, and incident management practices

- Proficiency in leveraging AI-assisted and AI-driven development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, agentic coding workflows) to accelerate development, architectural exploration, and technical problem-solving

- A tech stack agnostic mindset: we value engineers who master fundamentals and use AI-assisted tooling to work effectively across any technology

- 5+ years of professional software development experience, with demonstrated growth in scope and complexity

Nice to have technical skills/qialifications - Experience working across multiple programming languages, frameworks, or tech stacks in production environments

- Experience with containerization, orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code concepts