Senior Software Engineer

Overview

Changing the world of pet food for good. We’re , a dog food subscription company with a big difference. We create truly tailored food for each and every dog we serve. We start by asking people a few simple questions about their dog. Then we use that information to create their dog’s unique  recipe – so their dog gets exactly the nutrition they need, in the taste they love, delivered to their door every month.

It’s clever stuff.

We are a fast-growing scale-up company, transitioning from our start-up roots and entering an exciting phase of rapid growth. As we evolve, we are focused on building a modern, scalable, and secure architecture that will support our ambitious plans for the future.

We’ve got bold plans. Having created an entirely new category in pet food, we’re now scaling fast – backed by Purina, one of the world’s largest pet food companies. You’ll join a bunch of smart people working towards the same goals – and a bunch of smart-ish dogs, all working on their own thing.

Together, we’ll change the world of pet food for good.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll be a key contributor within a cross-functional squad, delivering high-quality, scalable software that drives business impact. You’ll combine strong technical skills with the ability to influence beyond your immediate team, mentor others, and help shape how we build software at

You’ll work closely with your squad to design, implement, and maintain features that enhance our customer experience, improve operational efficiency, and support our growth across markets. You’ll also play a role in influencing technical direction, contributing to platform architecture, and fostering a culture of engineering excellence.

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable and reliable systems within your squad, writing expert-level code in the languages we support in our platform
• Contribute to architectural discussions, ensuring designs align with agreed principles from Leads and Principals
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code, and review code from peers to share knowledge and improve quality
• Help ensure the squad’s systems meet agreed performance, reliability, and security standards
• Work closely with your squad’s Lead Software Engineer, Product Manager, and Designer to shape and deliver solutions
• Collaborate with Principal Engineers on applying architecture patterns and technical standards
• Raise risks or issues early, and contribute to resolving them within the squad
• Suggest ways to improve how the squad delivers software, based on feedback and retrospectives
• Apply best practices in testing, CI/CD, observability, and security in your work
• Mentor and pair with engineers in your squad to help them grow their technical skills
• Share your knowledge through documentation, demos, and informal learning sessions
• Understand how your work supports the squad’s goals and contributes to customer and business outcomes
• Mentor engineers within your squad to support their technical growth and encourage participation in wider engineering discussions
• Communicate proactively and ensure clarity across the squad and with stakeholders
• Understand how your work supports company values and commercial goals, and question approaches that don’t align
• Be motivated by the opportunity to refine your skills, grow your influence, and contribute to a high-performing engineering culture in a growing scale-up

• Python 3 (plus Flask, Django or any other framework), with web experience; at least one SQL dialect
• Running Docker locally and in production
• Experience with Rust, Kubernetes, event systems (especially Kafka), scaling and running high-traffic software on AWS or GCP are nice to have
• Experience working with fulfilment systems is nice to have

• Competitive salary, reviewed annually
• Annual bonus, based on company performance
• Flexible core hours, giving you true work-life balance
• Hybrid role to ensure this role works for you
• 25 days of holiday (excluding bank holidays) which increases over time to a max of 27 days
• 9/10 day working week to enhance your wellbeing without a reduction in pay and leave allowance
• Optional 5 days…