Software Engineer - Java

MOO set out to shake up the world of print back in 2006. And we’ve come a long way since. Today we’re a 400 + strong team (we’re thinking of getting matching jackets) who create print and digital products for companies of all sizes – from Google and AirBnB to the guy who makes those amazing prints you found at a craft fair. 

Our global HQ is in London, UK, while we also have premises in Dagenham. In the US, you’ll find us in Boston, MA, as well as East Providence, RI and Denver, CO.

We’re making new and exciting things – and we could really do with your help. 

Please note, this is UK based remote role and all candidates must be eligible to work full time and be situated within the UK.

We are the Buy team which falls within our larger Commercial Tech team and focuses on merchandise product data, payments, identity and the checkout customer journey for our customers across all of our platforms.

We are one of several teams working on MOO's global e-commerce web platform. Along with other teams, we own and operate MOO's primary sales channel that supports its $100M+ revenue business.

We value everyone’s perspective and encourage new ideas, tackling challenges together, and learning from our mistakes. We really care about continually improving, and we love the open exchange of knowledge amongst our team members (and the wider Engineering department!).

We are expanding our technology teams and looking for a Backend Engineer to join our team which covers critical stages in our customers' ecommerce journey.

The main function of the Buy team is developing & supporting the systems and user experiences around:

- Account management

- Cart

- Payment processing

As this is such a key part of the user journey, we have ensured our systems are very user friendly whilst being super powerful to support the required volume of customer traffic.

You'll have access to various learning resources such as AWS immersion days, access to Pluralsight and a training budget to use as you prefer within your dedicated learning and development time.

The person we want:

• Is experienced in supporting mature platforms
• Understands the importance of code quality and testing and is willing to own that code
• Is willing to work in a team and work closely with key stakeholders to ensure successful delivery
• Learning and growth are key to our culture, so we will be looking for examples of where you have challenged yourself and learned a new tool, skill, or way of working

Responsibilities:

• Fully test your applications using unit, integration, and functional testing 
• Contribute to your team via pair programming, code reviews, knowledge sharing and team demos
• Participate in design sessions, follow engineering best practices and the MOO Engineering principles to ensure high standards are maintained
• Leverage best practices in testing, continuous integration and delivery
• Participate in identifying and eliminating technical debt
• Collaborate with other engineers, across teams, on a variety of projects
• Continuously experiment, iterate and deliver on new product objectives
• Provide adhoc support to our internal stakeholders and champion improvement ideas

About you:

• You have significant experience in the following technologies: Java, Spring
• You have experience building and consuming REST APIs
• You have strong unit and integration testing skills
• You are used to working with Git based source control systems
• You have proven experience supporting and enhancing mature applications
• You care about great user experience for our customers and stakeholders and want to collaborate with other engineers to achieve this
• You are self-motivated and a team player
• You are constantly looking to expand your knowledge and skills

Nice to haves:

• Experience with AWS, Docker, CI/CD operations and Terraform would be a bonus
• Experience working HTML / CSS / JS
• Familiarity with SLO and error budget creation / monitoring
• Experience of working with Payment Service providers

What’s it like to work at MOO? 

MOO’s the kind of workplace where you can really be yourself. Dye your hair purple. Hit the sofa with your laptop. Whatever helps you feel comfortable and happy at work. We want to help you grow in your career and set you up for success – while also recognising the importance of a healthy work/life balance.

That’s why we offer 25 days holiday rising by one day for each year here (for 5 years), a matched pension scheme, MOO’s share option scheme, and paid parental leave. We’ll offer you private healthcare, life insurance, a season ticket loan, and a cycle to work scheme. We also offer flexible work schedules with hybrid and remote working for certain roles as well as a Work From Anywhere program.

Diversity Statement

We are working hard to create a representative, inclusive and super-friendly team, because we know that different experiences, perspectives and backgrounds make for a better workplace. And that creates a better experience for our customers. MOO doesn’t discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any other protected class.

As a design and technology company we have a desire and a responsibility to build a business that represents the world around us. So we strive to create a values-driven, purposeful and highly empowered organisation that we are all proud to work for. And we are committed to continuous investment in building an open and inclusive environment, welcoming a diverse audience of candidates who see themselves working and thriving at MOO. Therefore, we’d like to invite you to complete this optional survey to help us evaluate our inclusion and diversity efforts. Completing this form is entirely voluntary and if you decide not to it won’t in any way affect your job application. We keep the information separate from your application and it is kept secure and confidential, it is only used to better our inclusion and diversity efforts. By submitting this information, you consent to MOO's processing of it for these purposes.