Careers at Hon

Help us fix the way Britain fixes cars.

We're building the team that's modernising the UK's car-repair experience. If you want to work on something that real people use every week — and care that it actually works — keep reading.

See open roles What it's like to work here
NationwideDrivers and mechanics across the UK
GrowingExpanding our network every month
Fixed pricesTransparent quotes, no surprises
VettedEvery mechanic on the platform
How we work

Six things we genuinely care about.

Not posters. Not motivational slogans. The actual principles we use to make decisions, hire people, and ship product.

01

Customer outcomes > features

We measure success by whether a driver got their car fixed without stress. The clever feature you built doesn't matter if it didn't.

02

Speak plainly

No jargon, no buzzwords, no hiding behind acronyms. If you can't explain what you're doing to your mate at the pub, rewrite it.

03

Quality first, always

We'd rather ship slower and right than fast and broken. A bad first impression costs us a customer for life.

04

Trust the mechanics

The mechanics on Hon are the actual experts. We build tools that make their jobs easier — not systems that micromanage them.

05

Numbers without ego

Disagreements get resolved by the data — including when the data shows we were wrong. Loud opinions don't win arguments.

06

Stay small, stay sharp

We deliberately hire slowly. Smaller team, higher quality, faster decisions. Nobody here is "just a cog".

Life at Hon

From the team.

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I've worked at three startups before Hon. None had the same focus on actually shipping things that matter. We don't have 8-hour design reviews — we have customer calls, then we build the thing.
Priya R. · Senior Engineer, joined 2024
The boring-but-important stuff

Pay, perks & the rest.

We don't have a beer fridge or a ping-pong table. We do pay properly, give you time off, and trust you to do your work.

Above-market salaryBenchmarked to top quartile, reviewed yearly with no haggling required.
Meaningful equityEvery full-time hire gets shares — vesting over 4 years with a 1-year cliff.
32 days off25 holiday + 8 bank holidays. Don't ask, just book.
Remote-first, London hubWork from anywhere in the UK. Office in Shoreditch if you want one. Twice-yearly all-hands.
Private medical & dentalVitality cover for you, partner & kids. No 6-month waiting period.
£1,500 learning budgetBooks, courses, conferences. Anything that makes you better at your job.
Your own car serviced freeAnnual service on us, plus 50% off any other Hon repair you book.
Enhanced parental leave26 weeks full pay for primary parents, 8 weeks for secondary, regardless of gender or how you became a parent.
Mental health supportFree unlimited therapy sessions via Spill. Use it whenever, no questions asked.

Open Opportunities

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Looking ahead

Future Opportunities

We are growing quickly and may recruit for operational, technical and customer support roles in the future.

No vacancies currently available.

What to expect

Our hiring process.

Four stages, no ghosting. We aim to give you a decision within two weeks of your initial application.

01

Apply

Send your CV and a couple of sentences on why this role. No cover letters.

~ 10 min
02

Intro call

30 minutes with the hiring manager — mutual fit, not a grilling.

30 min
03

Practical task

A real-world challenge similar to your day job. Paid, time-boxed to 4 hours.

~ 4 hrs · Paid
04

Team interview

Meet 3 of your future teammates. We answer your questions too.

90 min

Are you a qualified mechanic?

This page is for our internal team. If you'd like to take jobs through Hon as a vetted mobile mechanic, apply to join the platform instead.

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Recruitment & job application enquiries: careers@honcarservice.co.uk