Junior Software Engineer

Job description

About Tails.comWe're Tails.com, 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 use that information to create their dog's unique Tails.com recipe – so their dog gets exactly the nutrition it needs, in the taste it loves, delivered to their door every month. It's clever stuff.

The RoleAs a Junior Software Engineer, you'll be part of a cross‐functional squad, building high‐quality software that helps Tails.com deliver personalised nutrition at scale. You'll work closely with experienced engineers, gaining hands‐on experience across our stack and learning how to design, develop, and maintain reliable systems that make a real impact for our customers.

Your responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain features within your squad's systems under guidance from senior engineers

Write clean, maintainable, and well‐tested code in Python, our core language

Learn and apply best practices in testing, CI/CD, observability, and security

Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving quality and standards

Gain exposure to modern front‐end frameworks and tooling used across our platform

Work closely with your squad's Lead Software Engineer and Product Manager to deliver core capability services, features, and improvements

Collaborate effectively within your squad, sharing progress, asking questions, and seeking feedback

Help identify and flag potential risks or dependencies early in the development process

Take part in retrospectives and suggest ideas to improve how the squad delivers software

Learn from feedback, proactively seek out opportunities to grow, and share what you learn with others

Contribute to documentation, demos, and internal learning sessions

Growth & learning

Pair with and learn from senior engineers to develop your technical and problem‐solving skills

Take ownership of smaller tasks or components, delivering them end‐to‐end with support

Build confidence working within an agile, product‐led environment

Develop an understanding of our systems, architecture, and how your work fits into the bigger picture

Understand how your work supports the squad's goals, customer needs, and business priorities

Show curiosity about the product and how technology helps us scale personalisation and operational efficiency

About you

You have 6–12 months of commercial experience in software engineering

You have hands‐on experience coding in Python, our core language

Experience in Node.js or another modern language is a plus, as the skills are transferable

You're keen to grow as a full‐stack engineer, with interest in both back‐end and front‐end development

You understand the basics of building APIs, integrating services, and working with databases

You're familiar with using Git and working within modern development workflows

You take pride in writing maintainable, readable code and enjoy solving technical problems collaboratively

You're proactive about learning, open to feedback, and value knowledge‐sharing with your peers

You're motivated by building products that make a tangible difference for customers and their dogs

You're excited to grow your technical depth, learn from experienced engineers, and contribute to a high‐performing team

What's in it for you?

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 unpaid leave and 1 paid volunteer day each year

When you need a change of scenery, you can work from abroad 2 weeks every 6 months

Health insurance for you, paid by Tails.com

Extended maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay. 6 months at 70% pay

Flexible paid care leave to support immediate dependants, people close to you and pets

In‐house L&D team, with access to year‐round courses to help drive your development

50% discount on all Tails.com

Discounted gym membership

What's next?If this sounds like it matches your experience and what you'd love to do, we can't wait to hear from you! If you're unsure whether you fit our criteria exactly, please get in touch anyway. And because we believe that diverse teams perform better, we'd especially love to hear from you if you're from an under‐represented demographic.

Our CommitmentWe're proud to be an active equal‐opportunity employer. We want to give everyone a fair chance to join us in changing the world of pet food for good. We do this by conducting a structured recruitment process for all candidates, as well as actively promoting our roles to communities that are under‐represented at Tails.com. During your interview process, you'll meet some of our team with varying levels of responsibility and experience. We want to give every candidate a fair interview process and if you need any reasonable adjustments made, please let us know.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London

Type of Contract

Full Time Jobs

Published at

26-03-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English