About the Role?
Join our agile Fulfilment product team at Love2shop and help us build world-class, customer-facing products that delight our users. As a Software Engineer, you will be a key player in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, contributing to all stages of the software development lifecycle—from analysis and design to coding, testing, and deployment.
We are looking for a passionate and pragmatic engineer who is committed to writing clean, well-tested code and pushing the boundaries of what our team can achieve. If you are a curious problem-solver who enjoys working across the entire software stack, this is the perfect opportunity for you to grow your skills and make a real impact.
Key responsibilities
* Develop high-quality, scalable code that adheres to SOLID principles and our solution architecture.
* Contribute to all stages of the software development lifecycle within an agile team, from feature conception to delivery.
* Write and maintain clean, well-documented code that meets both functional and non-functional requirements.
* Actively participate in code reviews, sharing knowledge and helping to improve team standards.
* Collaborate with team members to drive continuous improvement in our development processes and tools.
* Contribute to the design and implementation of new features, with a strong focus on security best practices.
* Proactively identify and communicate project risks to team leads and product managers, proposing clear mitigation strategies.
* Ability to work under pressure and manage work load unsupervised providing quality on time deployments.
* Provide support for production applications and services as part of an out-of-hours rota.
Essential skills and experience
* A minimum of 2-3 years of professional experience as a Software Engineer.
* Proven experience developing with
PHP 8+
, including the
Laravel Framework (10/11/12)
.
* Strong understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) and software design principles (e.g., SOLID, Clean Code).
* Experience with
JavaScript ES6+
, including modern frameworks like
VueJS 2/3
and
TypeScript
.
* Proficiency with relational and non-relational databases, specifically
MySQL (5.7/8.x)
and
Redis
.
* Experience with
TDD (Test-Driven Development)
using tools like
PHPUnit
and mocking frameworks.
* Practical knowledge of building and integrating with
REST
and
SOAP
APIs.
* Experience with
Git
for source control and
CI/CD
pipelines using tools like
GitHub Actions
and
CircleCI
.
* A strong grasp of agile methodologies (
Scrum, Kanban
).
* Experience with
AWS Cloud
services, including
EC2, SQS, RDS
, and
Elasticache
.
Additional skills and experience
It would be great if you already have: -
* An understanding of event-driven architecture and message queues (
Laravel Horizon, SQS
).
* Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools like
Kubernetes
.
* Experience with a microservices or service-oriented architecture.
* Knowledge of front-end technologies such as
HTML, CSS, SaSS, and TailwindCSS
.
* Experience with testing tools like
Cypress
or
Selenium
.
* Familiarity with NoSQL databases like
DynamoDB
.
* Understanding of
DevSecOps
principles.
* Experience working in a
PCI-DSS
compliant environment.
* Experience of DevOps (
IaC
, configuring
CI/CI
,
automation
and
infrastructure
management).
What We Offer
The majority of this role will be hybrid with on site visits once a week.
* A friendly and collaborative working environment in our Liverpool office
* Competitive salary, dependent on experience
* 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), with the option to buy more
* Private medical insurance, life assurance, and enhanced pension scheme
* Access to a benefits portal with discounts on retail, travel, and more
* Cycle2Work, dental cover, critical illness insurance, and more
* Real opportunities for career progression and training within the wider PayPoint Group
About Us
Love2Shop is part of the PayPoint Group, delivering rewards, incentives and prepaid gift solutions to businesses and consumers across the UK. We're committed to building a culture where everyone feels empowered to thrive — and where great technology enables even better service.
As a disability-confident committed company, we have a passion for championing equality. We welcome all colleagues into a work environment where success is attainable for everyone, regardless of disability, age, race, religion, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We are committed to ensuring that everyone has equal access to growth and opportunities in our workplace.