Hybrid Software Engineer

at Moonpig

• Job title: Software Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, GraphQL, React, Terraform, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Manchester, United Kingdom

About the role

• Software Engineer developing product platforms and APIs at Moonpig Group. Collaborating in cross-functional teams to enhance internal tools and processes.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a cross-functional, agile team to design, build, and iterate on product platforms, APIs, events, and internal tools
• Contribute to ideation, technical design, and roadmap planning, sharing ideas to improve product data modelling, developer experience, and internal workflows
• Own and evolve Product Lookup APIs and product event streams, ensuring they are reliable, well-modelled, and easy for internal teams to consume
• Build and maintain Studio, our internal React-based web application used to create and manage templates for personalised products
• Own integrations with Commercetools, including subscribing to events and developing custom applications to simplify and standardise product creation and modification
• Develop and maintain AWS-based, serverless infrastructure, using Terraform to ensure systems are scalable, resilient, and maintainable
• Write clean, well-tested code across the stack, primarily using TypeScript, GraphQL, React, and a small amount of C#
• Design and implement appropriate automated tests to ensure quality and safety as the codebase evolves
• Work closely with internal customers, including artworkers, commercial teams, buying teams, data platform teams, and other engineering teams, to support integrations, provide guidance, and translate needs into effective platform solutions
• Collaborate actively with teammates, contributing to a culture of knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and high engineering standards
• Support business needs during peak periods to help the team respond to market changes

Requirements

• You enjoy working in highly collaborative environments and value shared ownership
• You’re passionate about solving problems and improving platforms, processes, and developer experience
• You have experience with, or a strong interest in, product platforms, internal tools, APIs, or event-driven systems
• You’ve worked with some of our tech stack, particularly AWS, TypeScript, GraphQL, React, or Terraform
• You have experience across frontend and backend development, or a strong desire to grow as a full-stack engineer
• You’re comfortable contributing to technical discussions, design decisions, and delivering high-quality solutions
• You’re keen to learn new technologies, patterns, and ways of working
• Experience with serverless or event-driven systems is a bonus, but not essential

Benefits

• 💰 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.