TL;DR

Midlevel Backend Software Engineer (Backend): Developing and evolving microservices and platform architecture for a dog food subscription service with an accent on scalable, efficient code and modern web stack. Focus on designing and delivering features across multiple squads, ensuring best practices and software quality in a hybrid environment.

Location: Hybrid role based in Richmond, United Kingdom

Company

%hirify_global% is a dog food subscription company creating tailored nutrition for dogs, backed by Purina, with a diverse engineering team working across multiple countries.

What you will do

Work in autonomous squads with engineers, product managers, designers, and QA to solve complex problems across the company.
Develop features using a modern web stack and microservices architecture.
Lead best practices to ensure high-quality software engineering and testing.
Contribute to platform architecture evolution and scalability.
Participate in bi-monthly hackdays for learning and innovation.
Support customer satisfaction by delivering reliable software for order fulfillment and factory automation.

Requirements

Location: Must be able to work hybrid in Richmond, UK
Proficiency in Python 3 and web frameworks like Flask or Django, or comparable web-oriented languages.
Experience with at least one SQL dialect and writing scalable, efficient code.
Familiarity with Docker for local and production environments.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Nice to have

Experience with Kubernetes, event systems (especially Kafka), and high-traffic software on AWS or GCP.
Experience working with fulfillment systems.

Culture & Benefits

Competitive salary with annual review and performance bonus.
Flexible core hours and a 9/10 day working week without pay reduction.
25–27 days holiday plus optional unpaid leave and paid volunteer day.
Work from abroad for 2 weeks every 6 months.
£2,500 development kit budget and health insurance.
Extended parental pay and flexible care leave.
In-house learning and development team with year-round courses.
Discounts on products and gym membership.

Hiring process

CV review by engineering team in small groups to avoid bias.
30-minute call with software engineering team.
Technical test assignment.
2.5-hour interview including peer interviews and discussion with Director of Engineering.