What does Codeweavers do?

Codeweavers builds software that connects vehicle retailers, manufacturers and finance providers. Their platform covers real-time finance calculations, inventory management, digital checkout and back-office commerce management, used across the UK and Europe.

Who does Codeweavers work with?

Their clients include franchise retailers, independent dealers, vehicle manufacturers (OEMs), captive lenders and automotive marketplaces. They claim 88% of captive lenders and over 400 franchise dealers use their technology.

How long has Codeweavers been operating?

Their about page states they have been building automotive retail technology for over two decades, though a specific founding year is not published on their site.

Is Codeweavers hiring?

Open roles are listed through the Cox Automotive careers site rather than directly on the Codeweavers site. They recruit across engineering, product, sales, design, data, customer care, marketing, HR and finance.

Does Codeweavers operate outside the UK?

Yes. Their platform supports retailers and manufacturers across the UK and Europe. The site is available in English, French and Spanish, and they reference multi-market automotive journeys across multiple regions and dealer networks.

Software / Digital Agency (Automotive Finance) · 50-100 staff

Codeweavers

Automotive retail finance software for the whole buying chain

codeweavers.net ↗

Codeweavers builds software that connects vehicle retailers, manufacturers and finance providers across the car buying journey. Their platform handles everything from real-time finance calculations to inventory management and checkout, both online and in dealerships. They are trusted by 88% of captive lenders and over 400 franchise retailers across the UK and Europe, and operate as part of Cox Automotive.

What they do

Codeweavers makes the software that sits behind automotive retail. Their platform connects the three main parties in a vehicle sale — the retailer, the manufacturer and the finance provider — so that a customer can go from browsing stock to signing a finance agreement without the process falling apart between systems.

The core of what they sell is finance integration. Real-time calculations, pulled from live lender and OEM rates, surfaced at the point a customer is looking at a vehicle. They process billions of finance calculations annually, and their own figures claim 88% of captive lenders in the UK use their technology. Over 400 franchise dealers are on the platform, alongside thousands of independent dealers and OEMs across the UK and Europe.

Their product suite covers the full retail workflow. Storefront handles vehicle discovery and finance exploration. Checkout takes the customer through pricing, finance and order confirmation. Vehicle Manager deals with inventory — stock tracking, pricing data and pushing listings to third-party sites. CommerceHub is the back-office layer, giving businesses visibility across their retail operation. The Lender Point of Sale product lets finance providers push real-time, bespoke offers directly into the retail buying journey. And their API Suite — over 300 APIs by their own count — lets partners embed these capabilities into existing site architecture without rebuilding from scratch.

They serve four distinct client types: retailers, manufacturers, finance providers and marketplaces. For marketplaces in particular, they emphasise scale and reliability under high traffic — the kind of load that comes from a major automotive listings site running finance calculations across millions of vehicles simultaneously.

Data residency sits within UK and EU data centres. Their solutions are built to support FCA-regulated finance processes, with encrypted customer data, access controls and system activity monitoring. That compliance layer matters in a sector where consumer finance is tightly regulated.

Managing Director Paul Humphreys has described the company's mission as "enabling and powering a more connected automotive buying journey for the long term" — a statement that reflects where the product has been heading: away from point solutions and towards a single platform that spans the entire vehicle lifecycle.

How they got here

Codeweavers has been building automotive retail technology for over two decades, according to their own about page. That longevity in a sector that has been through significant digital disruption — from the rise of online car marketplaces to the shift towards electric vehicles and subscription models — gives them a long client list and deep integrations with major lenders.

The company is now part of Cox Automotive, one of the larger automotive technology groups globally. Cox Automotive's ownership brings scale and access to a wider ecosystem, though Codeweavers continues to operate under its own brand and product identity. Careers are listed through the Cox Automotive site rather than directly, which reflects how the two organisations have integrated operationally.

Internally, the engineering team publishes openly about how they work. Blog posts from senior software engineers Blaise Duggins and Ethan Hawkins describe practices like the Mikado Method for planning complex tasks, mob and split working for collaborative development, and regular retrospectives that have evolved from weekly hour-long sessions into more continuous, lightweight feedback loops. There is also a Developer's Guild for knowledge sharing across teams, and dedicated "Kaizen Time" each week for self-directed improvement. These are not unusual practices in software engineering, but the fact that they write about them publicly suggests a team that takes its craft seriously and is not just shipping features.

The platform supports multiple languages — the site offers English, French and Spanish — which points to active use across European markets beyond the UK.

What they offer

Storefront — digital retail experience connecting vehicle discovery and finance exploration, designed to integrate with existing dealer systems.
Checkout — handles the final steps of the buying journey including pricing, finance, order confirmation and payment processing.
Vehicle Manager — inventory management tool for tracking stock, managing pricing data and syndicating listings to third-party sites.
CommerceHub — back-office application giving manufacturers, retailers and lenders centralised control over their retail platform, integrations and workflows.
Lender Point of Sale — enables finance providers to distribute real-time, bespoke finance offers to retail partners within the buying journey.
API Suite — over 300 APIs for embedding finance calculations, data validation and third-party lookups into existing site architecture.

FAQs

What does Codeweavers do?: Codeweavers builds software that connects vehicle retailers, manufacturers and finance providers. Their platform covers real-time finance calculations, inventory management, digital checkout and back-office commerce management, used across the UK and Europe.
Who does Codeweavers work with?: Their clients include franchise retailers, independent dealers, vehicle manufacturers (OEMs), captive lenders and automotive marketplaces. They claim 88% of captive lenders and over 400 franchise dealers use their technology.
Is Codeweavers part of a larger company?: Yes. Codeweavers is a Cox Automotive brand. Cox Automotive is one of the larger automotive technology groups globally. Codeweavers continues to operate under its own brand and product suite.
How long has Codeweavers been operating?: Their about page states they have been building automotive retail technology for over two decades, though a specific founding year is not published on their site.
Is Codeweavers hiring?: Open roles are listed through the Cox Automotive careers site rather than directly on the Codeweavers site. They recruit across engineering, product, sales, design, data, customer care, marketing, HR and finance.
Does Codeweavers operate outside the UK?: Yes. Their platform supports retailers and manufacturers across the UK and Europe. The site is available in English, French and Spanish, and they reference multi-market automotive journeys across multiple regions and dealer networks.