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.
Software Engineer |📍London – Hybrid (2 days per week in the office) | 💰Competitive Salary + Benefits
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.
Key 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.
About You
• 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.
Our Tech Environment
• TypeScript and C# for building scalable, high-performance applications.
• React for creating engaging and responsive customer-facing experiences.
• .NET Core for developing robust backend services and APIs.
• MobX for state management across frontend applications.
• Storybook for developing, testing, and documenting reusable UI components.
• Microsoft Azure for hosting, cloud infrastructure, and serverless solutions.
• Azure Functions for event-driven and serverless application development.
• Azure Table Storage and SQL Server for data storage and management.
• Azure DevOps Pipelines for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD).
• Azure DevOps Repositories for source control and collaborative development.
• Application Insights for monitoring, observability, and performance analysis.
• Agile delivery practices, code reviews, automated testing, and continuous improvement.
How We Get There
• We raise the bar by continuously improving our products, technology, and ways of working.
• We keep it simple by focusing on solutions that create the greatest impact for customers and the business.
• We think team by collaborating openly, sharing knowledge, and supporting one another's success.
• We are brave enough to challenge assumptions, explore new ideas, and drive positive change.
Interview Process
• Stage 1: Talent Acquisition Screening Call (20–30 minutes, virtual)
• Stage 2: Technical Experience & Live Pairing Interview (1.5 hours, virtual)
• Stage 3: Software Design Interview (1 hour, virtual)
• Stage 4: Culture Fit Interview (45 minutes, in person)
• 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, and share schemes.
💆🏾♀️ Wellbeing First: Private healthcare (UK), dental, life insurance and mental health support
🏖️ Flexible Working & Time Off: Generous holidays, hybrid working (unless specified otherwise, 2 days a week in the office), and opportunities for international working.
📈 Career Growth: Learning allowances, coaching, and development programs.
🤝 Recognition & Giving Back: Regular awards, charity support, length of service awards, and volunteering days.
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Our Ways of Working:
We trust our colleagues to do what’s right and offer flexibility to support a balance between work and life. At the same time, face-to-face office time is an important and expected part of working at Moonpig Group. We believe regular in-person working supports collaboration, alignment, and effective decision-making. Candidates will have regular and ongoing time working from the office as part of their role, which will be discussed during the recruitment process.
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.
