Software Development Engineer

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

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.

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

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  Design and build production-grade systems that scale

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  Help operate and improve systems in production

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  Write clean, pragmatic, well-tested code with long-term maintainability in mind

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  Tackle full stack technical challenges and data flows

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  Collaborate with product and non-technical teammates to understand requirements

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  Learning best practices around scalability, performance, and system design

• 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.

• 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

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.