Software Engineer

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. 🌙🐷 Software Engineer |📍London or Manchester – Hybrid (1–2 days in the office) | 💰Competitive Salary + Benefits About the Role We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join our Product Studio team at Moonpig. Product Studio owns everything related to product across Moonpig and Greetz — from how product data is modelled and priced, to how it’s surfaced through APIs and events, and managed through intuitive internal tools. We also build and run Studio, our custom web application that enables teams to create and manage the templates behind our personalised products. Our mission is to make it easier for internal teams to build, manage, and evolve products. You’ll work across backend and frontend systems, collaborate closely with a wide range of internal customers, and help deliver reliable, scalable platforms that have real impact across the business. This role is hybrid, with 1–2 days per week in either our London or Manchester office. The team is split across both locations. 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.

Key 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

About You

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

Our Tech Environment

AWS (serverless-first)

TypeScript and Node.js

React

GraphQL

Terraform

Event-driven architecture

How We Get There

We keep things collaborative, kind, and practical

We focus on building simple, well-modelled solutions that make life easier for others

We learn from each other and continuously improve how we work

We balance quality with pace, especially during busy trading periods