Job Description

Full Stack Developer - Digital Retail
At IPN, you'll join a supportive team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. If you're passionate about technology and want to make a real impact in the fast-growing D2C pet food sector, we'd love to hear from you.
This is a permanent UK based remote role with travel required monthly for collaborative team meetings.
The Opportunity
At Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN), we're passionate about delivering high-quality pet nutrition products, and technology is at the heart of how we connect with our customers. We're looking for a Full Stack Web Developer to help us build, improve, and scale our e-commerce and digital platforms.
This is a new vacancy created to expand our growing D2C development team. You'll report directly to the Head of DTC and Digital Development and collaborate with three fellow developers, while also working closely with the wider 9-person D2C team across marketing, sales, and operations. Our team leads the direct-to-consumer e-commerce and subscription platforms for IPN's flagship pet food brands -- Harringtons, Barking Heads & Meowing Heads, AATU, and Blink -- driving digital growth and creating solutions that touch thousands of customers and their pets.
What you'll do

• Full-stack development: Design, build, and maintain new features across our websites using modern frameworks, APIs, custom code, and cloud-based solutions.
• E-commerce platforms: Develop and optimise Shopify stores and other sites (including bespoke platforms).
• Backend systems: Contribute to Node.js and PostgreSQL integrations, ensuring seamless data flow between platforms.
• API & integrations: Configure and manage connections with subscription management tools, sales and inventory systems, customer support tools, and cloud services.
• Continuous improvement: Enhance user experience, performance, and operational efficiency across all platforms.
• Collaboration: Work with marketing, customer service, and operations to align technical development with business goals and customer needs.

What we're looking for (essential)

• Frontend Development: Proven experience with a modern framework (React, Vue, Svelte, or equivalent), build tools (Vite, Webpack), and utility-first CSS (Tailwind).
• Backend Development: Strong experience with Node.js (TypeScript/JavaScript) and relational databases, ideally PostgreSQL.
• API Integration: Ability to integrate third-party APIs and build custom features across the stack.
• E-commerce Systems: Skilled at configuring and integrating modern e-commerce platforms and tools, with an understanding of customer journeys and back-office processes.
• Shopify Expertise: Experience with the Shopify ecosystem and key apps such as Recharge, Klaviyo, LoyaltyLion and Rebuy.
• Collaboration & Communication: Excellent written and verbal skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams.

Desirable

• Cloud Platforms: Familiarity with Google Cloud (Cloud Functions, Cloud SQL, Queues/Tasks), or similar services such as AWS or Azure.
• Platform Migration: Experience handling large-scale migration projects.
• Subscription Models: Experience with D2C websites and subscription-based e-commerce.
• User Experience: Awareness of UX best practices to enhance usability across varied site experiences.
• Component Libraries: Experience using Storybook (or similar tools) to build, test, and document custom web components.

You'll thrive in this role if you're:

• A problem solver: You enjoy diagnosing issues and finding creative, practical solutions.
• Results-focused: You care about delivering outcomes, not just writing code.
• Adaptable: You can handle a fast-moving environment and pivot when needed.
• Collaborative: You share knowledge openly and work well with others.

Our Tech Stack
We work with a modern, evolving stack to deliver high-quality e-commerce and digital experiences. Our current toolkit includes:

• E-commerce & Integrations: Shopify Plus with apps including Recharge, Rebuy, LoyaltyLion, Klaviyo, Okendo, Trustpilot, Boost Search, Zendesk (and others)
• Frontend: Svelte components and apps; Remix & React-based bespoke Shopify app; bespoke web components documented with Storybook
• Backend & Infrastructure: Google Cloud Functions running TypeScript/JavaScript on Node.js, connected to a PostgreSQL database
• Styling & Build Tools: Tailwind CSS with Vite
• DevOps: GitHub, GitHub Actions
• Collaboration: Notion, Microsoft Teams

Why join us

• Location: Primarily remote (UK-based), with occasional meetups in North Yorkshire.
• Salary: Competitive plus 10% annual company bonus (conditional on performance).
• Benefits include:
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Generous pension: Employee contributions 3% / Employer contribution 8% (salary sacrifice scheme)
• Life assurance
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/pawternity/pawreavement leave
• Flexible benefits (cycle to work, nursery support, dental insurance, etc.)
• Free parking, EV charging, discounted pet food, free hot drinks
• Dog-friendly workplace ?

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