Software Engineer (Platform)

Our Ways of Working Principles: We believe that most of us do our best work when we work together, but we know that everyone works in different ways, and quite frankly, has other commitments and responsibilities outside of work. As we further adjust to hybrid working, we want to take what we’ve learnt from working remotely and keep the flexibility that’s enabled us to thrive and keep driving our business forward. We have some core principles which support us in this: Do what’s right, Trust & give permission, Delivery matters. We understand ways of working can look different based on your role, team and you as an individual so we are here to support and discuss this with you during the interview process.

At Moonpig Group our mission is to help people connect and create moments that matter. We’re an international group made up of three brilliant brands – Moonpig in the UK, Ireland, US and Australia, and Greetz in the Netherlands – with our newest addition Buyagift joining us in 2022. We were founded with a goal to disrupt the traditional greetings industry. Two decades on, we’re an established leader within the online gifting market, offering a wide range of products to customers across the world. Moonpig is an iconic brand and innovator, with clear values. These values set our teams and our business up for success in an environment that’s fun, supportive and challenging. They’re the glue that binds us together and we think of them as a platform to help us deliver our best work. You have every chance to drive impact here at Moonpig, and most importantly, we genuinely want you!

Our architecture is built for scale and flexibility which will allow us to quickly innovate and launch new propositions - coupling that with the wealth of data we have on our customers, the sky's the limit in the world of experimenting with cutting edge ideas.

About the role: We’re currently looking for a mid level Software Engineer to join our Platform Enablement Team. This role will be focussed primarily on the core web platform. Leveraging your experience of building a Serverless deployed multi-app React and Next.JS platform, streamline build workflows using Turborepo, and implement robust frontend testing practices. Additionally, you’ll maintain the GraphQL gateway and support our experimentation platform, Eppo. Please note this team works primarily remotely, so we are open to candidates across the UK or the Netherlands that are able to come to one of our head office locations in London, Manchester or Almere from time to time, when required to do so by the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and enhance the web platform and related supporting services (e.g., WAF, CDN via CloudFront and GraphQL API Gateway).
• Actively maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize platform reliability and performance.
• Providing advice and consultation to engineering.
• Contribute proactively to defining platform and technology standards, continuously evolving what “good” looks like and suggesting what's next.

Our expectations of our Software Engineers:

• Drive Meaningful Developer Impact: Our goal is to enhance the developer experience by prioritising high-value initiatives that remove friction, improve efficiency, and empower teams. We focus on clear planning while remaining adaptable to evolving engineering needs.
• High Quality: Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, maintainable, and high-performance solutions, all while maintaining a fast delivery pace.
• Community Mindset: Engage with the engineering community within Moonpig, sharing knowledge and contributing to the continuous improvement of our practices.
• Open-Mindedness: Strive for improvement by being open to feedback, giving constructive feedback to others, and being willing to try new ideas. This openness is key to our ongoing success.
• Growth: Be actively engaged in your own growth, embracing challenges while feeling supported in your role.

You’ll be a good fit for the role if you:

• Experience with TypeScript, React, NextJS, modern CSS frameworks and Apollo GraphQL.
• You are comfortable collaborating with cross team Engineers and with Agile methodologies.
• Have an interest in the platform and infrastructure part of the frontend stack.
• You have experience writing documentation, whilst understanding the audience to deliver key points and provide clarity on technical topics.
• Ability to coordinate, communicate and present project requirements and outcomes to the wider engineering teams.
• Understanding event based architecture is a plus.

Our Tech Environment:

• Programming Languages: TypeScript
• Frameworks/Libraries: React, Next.js, Apollo GraphQL, Modern CSS frameworks
• Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, WAF, Route53), Terraform/OpenTofu
• Practices: Experimentation (A/B/n Testing)
• Other: CICD Tool (e.g. Github Actions)

We don’t expect you to have experience with all of the technologies above. As long as you have experience with most of the above and cloud/serverless technologies, please apply!

How we get there:

• Kanban
• Jira / Confluence
• Grafana and AWS Cloudwatch
• Google Analytics
• Clean Architecture
• TDD
• Pair Programming
• Focus on experimentation to validate our hypothesis

Moonpig’s Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity: At Moonpig Group, we’re committed to creating an inclusive and caring culture with brilliant people who feel a real sense of belonging. We welcome and celebrate all diverse backgrounds to Moonpig Group, from working parents who need flexibility with their hours to individuals who are neurodiverse and prefer to work a certain way. We’re proud to have several employee-led committees within our organisation, including the LGBTQ+, Gender Balance, Neurodiversity and our EMBRACE (Educating Myself for Better Racial Awareness and Cultural Enrichment) Committees. We’ll continue to push for diversity and that sense of belonging so that all Moonpig Group employees feel safe and comfortable to be their true authentic self at work.