Software Engineer II (Forge - Post Purchase)

The Role

You’ll be joining an established platform team that sits at the heart of MOO’s post-purchase journey making sure every customer order is smoothly handed off to the right production partner and fulfilled without a hitch. As a Software Engineer, you'll work closely with a small team to improve the resilience, observability, and scalability of our systems. From refining service architecture to setting up robust monitoring and alerting, you’ll play a hands-on role in keeping our internal manufacturing system healthy and evolving. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys building reliable software, likes digging into systems, and wants to grow in a supportive environment. You’ll learn from experienced engineers, contribute to essential platform features, and take ownership of technical areas over time.

Responsibilities

• Build, test, and deploy backend services as part of a collaborative, cross-functional team, using Java, Terraform, and AWS.
• Contribute to the reliability and scalability of our systems by improving monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code that supports core fulfilment workflows.
• Work closely with senior engineers through pair programming, code reviews, and collaborative problem-solving.
• Take part in design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions that help us scale.
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders across teams to support new product launches and vendor integrations.
• Continuously improve how we work — from refining CI/CD pipelines to strengthening observability and developer experience.

About You

• Java (21), Terraform, AWS suite, Spring boot, Serverless, Event driven architecture.
• Manufacturing/shipping or eCommerce background.
• You care about great user experience, improving internal tooling, and want to collaborate with other engineers and stakeholders to achieve this.
• You’re self-motivated and a team player, doing your best work when collaborating with others.
• You have some experience of working in an agile environment, and are willing to learn and evolve your skillset.
• Above all, a team player.
• Understanding of the importance of code quality and testing.
• Challenges themselves and others to imagine and implement improvements collaboratively.
• Promote transparency and collaboration with your tech peers and stakeholders.
• Has a keen eye for detail.
• Cares about providing a great user experience.

Nice To Have

• Experience with MES systems like Tulip etc.
• A keen interest in operational processes, particularly in manufacturing, shipping, fulfilment or supply chain.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday rising by one day for each year here (for 5 years).
• Matched pension scheme.
• Paid parental leave.
• Private healthcare.
• Life insurance.
• Season ticket loan.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Flexible work schedules with hybrid and remote working for certain roles as well as a Work From Anywhere program.