Senior Software Engineer

Moonpig; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online gifting company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Discover team. This role involves working on customer-facing systems using AWS serverless and React technologies. The ideal candidate will have strong communication and collaboration skills, along with experience in mentoring others in software engineering best practices. Competitive pay, benefits, and a commitment to an inclusive workplace are provided, along with opportunities for career growth and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary and bonuses

Private healthcare

Flexible working hours

Generous holidays

Learning allowances

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS serverless technologies.
• Proficiency in React, TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, and Terraform.
• Ability to write clean, well-structured code.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement new features to enhance the customer experience.
• Build AWS-based infrastructure and integrations.
• Engage in agile practices to deliver work effectively.

Skills

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Clear communication

Technical mentoring

Community engagement

Tools

AWS

React

TypeScript

Node.js

GraphQL

Terraform

Job description

We’re the Moonpig Group – home to Moonpig, Greetz, Red Letter Days and Buyagift – and we’re on a mission to make people feel loved, celebrated and remembered. Whether it’s a card that gets them laughing out loud or a gift that makes their day, we help people stay close, no matter the miles.

We’re proud to be leading the online gifting revolution, with brilliant products, clever tech and a whole lot of heart. Our platform makes it easy to create moments that matter – packed with personal touches and delivered with care.

We’re not just about selling cards or gifts – we’re here to spread joy, spark smiles and make every celebration feel extra special. And with values that guide how we work and support one another, we’ve built a place where people (and ideas) can truly thrive.

If you’re looking to make an impact, bring your spark and be part of something meaningful – we’d love to have you on the team. 🌙🐷

Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack) | Manchester/London | Competitive Salary + Benefits

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Discover team at Moonpig. Discover helps millions of customers navigate and explore a huge catalogue of products, making it easy to create meaningful moments with the people they love. You’ll work on highly scalable, resilient systems using AWS serverless and modern React-based technologies, building customer‑facing experiences that really matter. Working closely with multiple teams across Moonpig, this role offers the chance to learn quickly, shape ideas, and deliver high‑quality features at scale.

Our expectations of our Senior Software Engineers

• Good engineering comes first – You’ll have a great technical knowledge base and the experience to know what works and what doesn’t. We expect you to apply these skills in making the right decisions and applying best practices wherever possible.
• Technical mentoring and leadership – You’ll be collaborative, inclusive and spreading knowledge wherever possible. People will be looking up to you for technical guidance and part of your role will be to help them on that journey. You will also be responsible for creating the right forums to drive engineering principles and practices across all of engineering. You have the autonomy to drive decisions, but it’s your responsibility to ensure everyone is involved.
• Community Mindset – Engage with the engineering community within Moonpig, sharing knowledge and contributing to the continuous improvement of our practices.
• Culture and Advocacy – You will play a key role in contributing to a supportive, inclusive, and growth‑oriented culture. This includes encouraging knowledge sharing, creating opportunities for collaboration and learning, and helping to represent and advocate for our values both within the organisation and in the wider community. This is important to us because we believe in growing and succeeding together.

Key Responsibilities

• Be part of a cross‑functional team designing, implementing, and A/B testing new features to improve the customer experience
• Use agile principles to scope, track, and deliver work effectively
• Contribute to ideation and roadmap planning, sharing ideas to improve how we serve our customers
• Own back‑end integrations with our content engine, building and maintaining AWS‑based infrastructure
• Build and maintain customer‑facing front‑end features using React and GraphQL
• Write clean, well‑structured code using AWS, Terraform, Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, React, and GitHub for source control and CI/CD
• Build appropriate tests to ensure code safety and quality across the codebase
• Apply and champion software engineering best practices within the team
• Work closely with client teams to support their integration with our services, providing technical guidance and tailored solutions
• Actively coach and support colleagues, fostering a culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing
• Engage with the wider Moonpig engineering community, championing best practices across teams

About You

• About YouYou thrive in highly collaborative environments and enjoy working closely with other engineers
• You value pairing and mobbing as part of building high‑performing teams
• You’re passionate about problem‑solving and continuously improving processes
• You care deeply about writing clean, maintainable code and applying best practices such as TDD and iterative development
• You enjoy sharing knowledge and mentoring or coaching other engineers
• You communicate clearly and confidently, adapting your style for technical and non‑technical audiences
• You have strong experience with most of our tech stack, including AWS serverless, React, TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, and Terraform

Our Tech Environment

• Full‑stack development
• AWS (serverless)
• React
• TypeScript
• Node.js
• GraphQL
• Terraform

How We Get There

• Collaborative, cross‑functional teams
• Agile delivery with a focus on experimentation and learning
• Shared ownership of code quality, scalability, and resilience
• Continuous improvement through feedback, coaching, and community

Our Interview Process

Stage 1: Recruiter Screening Call – 15‑30mins

Stage 2: Take home tech test

Stage 3: Pairing interview – 60‑90mins

Stage 4: System design interview – 60mins

Stage 5: Final culture/team fit interview – 30mins

Offer! 🎉

What’s in it for you?

We believe in empowering our team to do their best work. Enjoy:

• Competitive Pay & Bonuses: Plus, generous pension plans & staff discounts.
• Wellbeing First: Private healthcare (UK), mental health support & dog‑friendly offices (London & NL).
• Flexible Working & Time Off: Generous holidays, hybrid working (1‑3 days in office, depending on role/team) & up to 20 days of international working.
• Career Growth: Learning allowances, coaching & development programs.

Moonpig Group's Commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity

At Moonpig Group, we’re all about creating a workplace where everyone feels they truly belong. We celebrate what makes each of us unique, whether that’s our background, how we work best, or what matters most to us.

From working parents who need flexible hours to neurodiverse colleagues with specific working styles, we’re here to support our people in ways that work for them. Because when you feel valued and included, you can thrive, and so can we.

We’re proud to have a number of employee‑led groups driving this forward, including our LGBTQ+, Gender Balance, Neurodiversity and EMBRACE (Educating Myself for Better Racial Awareness and Cultural Enrichment) communities, plus our Group‑wide EDI committee. These teams help make sure every voice is heard and every idea has a place.

We know that diversity fuels creativity, innovation and connection, and that’s why we’ll keep pushing for progress. Together, we’re building a culture where everyone feels safe, supported, and free to be their brilliant, authentic selves.

If you have a preferred name, please use it to apply and share your pronouns if you are comfortable to do so 😊 - If you have any reasonable adjustment requests throughout the interview process please let us know on your application or speak to the Recruiter.