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About the Role
We're looking for a Software Engineer to join Buyagift & Red Letter Days, based in London with hybrid working (2 days per week in the office). In this role, you'll develop and maintain full-stack applications that power our online booking journeys, including Hotels, Gourmet experiences, and Days Out, helping to deliver a seamless and reliable booking experience for our customers. You'll play a key role in building, improving, and maintaining the technology that enables customers to discover, book, and enjoy unforgettable experiences. Working with technologies including TypeScript, React, C#, .NET Core, and Azure, you'll contribute across the full software development lifecycle, from technical design and development through to deployment and continuous improvement. You'll collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, Engineers, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions that create value for both customers and the business. This is an exciting opportunity to solve meaningful technical challenges, influence engineering decisions, and contribute to products used by millions of customers across our experience brands.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality software solutions that support our online booking journeys and customer experience.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver features and improvements that support business objectives.
- Contribute to technical design discussions and help shape engineering solutions.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across engineering practices, tooling, and processes.
- Troubleshoot issues, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions.
- Participate in code reviews, knowledge sharing, and team discussions.
- Contribute to the reliability, scalability, and performance of applications and services.
- Work closely with peers and stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of projects and enhancements.
- Continuously learn and apply new technologies, tools, and engineering practices where appropriate.
Requirements
- Commercial experience building and maintaining software applications in a modern engineering environment.
- Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals and best practices.
- Experience developing applications using modern programming languages and frameworks.
- Experience working across both frontend and backend technologies within a full-stack environment.
- Ability to work collaboratively within agile, cross-functional teams.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
- Commitment to writing high-quality, maintainable, and well-tested code.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a pragmatic approach to delivering value.
- Curiosity, adaptability, and a passion for continuous learning.
- Experience contributing to technical discussions and solution design.
- Passion for creating reliable, scalable, and user-focused products.
Skills
- TypeScript
- React
- C#
- .NET Core
- Azure
- MobX
- Storybook
- Azure Functions
- Azure Table Storage
- SQL Server
- Azure DevOps Pipelines
- Azure DevOps Repositories
- Application Insights
Location
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive Salary
Benefits
- Competitive Pay & Bonuses
- Generous pension plans
- Staff discounts
- Share schemes
- Private healthcare (UK)
- Dental
- Life insurance
- Mental health support
- Dog-friendly offices
- Generous holidays
- Hybrid working
- Opportunities for international working
- Learning allowances
- Coaching
- Development programs
- Regular awards
- Charity support
- Length of service awards
- Volunteering days
About the Company
- Buyagift and Red Letter Days are the UK’s leading gift experience provider.
- We’re all about turning special moments into extra-special memories.
- With a gifting range of 4000+ experiences from spa days and skydives to gourmet treats and once-in-a-lifetime adventures, we make it easy to give the gift of wow.
- As part of the Moonpig Group, we’re proud to share that our vision is to become the most trusted platform in the UK gift experience market.
- Our mission is to spread happiness through thoughtful, joy-filled experiences.
- People are at the heart of everything we do.
- Since joining the Moonpig Group in 2022, we’ve been powered by strong values, bold ideas and a shared passion for making a real difference.
- Here, you’ll have the chance to shape the kind of experiences people never forget – and help us build connections that truly matter.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.