Job Description

MOO set out to shake up the world of print back in 2006. And we\'ve come a long way since. Today we\'re a 400 + strong team (we\'re thinking of getting matching jackets) who create print and digital products for companies of all sizes - from Google and AirBnB to the guy who makes those amazing prints you found at a craft fair.

Our global HQ is in London, UK, while we also have premises in Dagenham. In the US, you\'ll find us in Boston, MA, as well as East Providence, RI and Denver, CO.

We\'re making new and exciting things - and we could really do with your help.

Our Architecture team at MOO is comprised of skilled professionals from a variety of backgrounds, all dedicated to shaping the technological future of MOO. We combine our diverse expertise and collective experience to innovate in key areas such as ecommerce, fulfillment, and manufacturing.

In our team, collaboration and forward-thinking are not just ideals but the foundation of our work. Our principal engineers engage actively with different engineering teams across MOO, ensuring that our architectural vision is integrated and coherent across the company\'s various technological initiatives. This collaborative approach allows us to develop systems and infrastructures that support MOO\'s ambitious goals while maintaining adaptability and alignment with the company\'s overall direction. We are committed to continuous learning and improvement, always seeking to advance our architectural strategies to meet the dynamic needs of the business.

The Role:

MOO\'s Principal engineers work closely together with our Architect, so bring guidance about technical approaches and bring consistency to the \'how\' of things. You\'ll be operating in a peer group that can bring collective decades of experience to bear on problems and are used to communicating with technical and non-technical audiences alike. Our Principal engineers are hands-on in the code one way or another, and they work with our entire engineering community as a coach and mentor, while also encouraging innovative solutions and consistent decision making.

You\'ll report into our Head of Architecture, and be part of a team of principal engineers. Your peers specialise in other areas, so you will complement the team by bringing in your experience and skills in the test automation area, as well as a good level of expertise in observability.

Your input will support the build of MOO\'s new platform - the highest profile project the business has right now. So expect to join a fast-paced, high impact team that sets out to collaborate in a smart, humane way.

The person we\'re looking for:

We\'re using AWS (with API Gateway, AWS Lambda, ..) as the backbone of our new platform approach. We use Terraform for IaC purposes and code is principally in TypeScript or Java. The project\'s \'buy over build\' philosophy means we have a number of large SaaS systems that the team leverages.

Inside that overall technical landscape, you will primary look after testing practises, and also inspire observability solutions. Alongside the Head of Architecture, and other principal engineers, you will also engage with the wider group of software engineers at MOO to Tackle It Together (=one of our company values).

Beyond that, you\'ll also support short term needs that the development of our new platform requires. This will focus on needs across technology stacks and domains, as opposed to being limited to just one stack.

You\'ll need to be comfortable dealing with ambiguity, inspire the teams with new approaches and play a key role in establishing best practises, principles and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Establishing a Test Strategy: developing and evolving a comprehensive testing strategy for MOO, considering the entire testing pyramid, including unit, integration, automated, security and exploratory testing. They would be responsible for selecting appropriate testing frameworks and tools, in collaboration with others.

• Internal consultant and a hands-on SDET: guiding and advising the teams, as well as coaching and mentoring engineers in best practices for self-conducted testing.

• Observability: focusing on Observability, setting guidelines for teams when establishing new systems on the new platform.

• Automation and DevOps Integration: use your DevOps mindset to encourage automated testing. Responsibilities would include setting up alerts and observability tooling and potentially owning API tests, load testing, and tools like SonarQube, often in collaboration with our Platform Team.

• Cross-Team Collaboration: you have the ability to work across multiple teams and many domains, and are closely involved with the our test guild.

• Establishing Best Practices and Tooling: you\'ll lead the establishing of best practices for the new platform, and determine the right tooling.

About you:

• You have a modern SDET background, and are excited about helping lead the test approaches to our greenfield project
• You are experienced in establishing and evolving the Automation Architecture
• You have a DevOps mindset and are comfortable around pipelines
• You have expert knowledge and experience in testing approaches and test automation, in the frontend, backend and platform level
• You have great knowledge and interest in observability practises
• You are a self-starter capable of picking up and introducing new technologies and concepts
• You are comfortable managing your own time
• You are personable, have an open attitude and good general communication skills
• You are comfortable writing technical & non-technical documentation

Nice to have:

• Expertise in "Data Engineering" domain would be an advantageous skill for the candidate, but not required.

What\'s it like to work at MOO?

MOO\'s the kind of workplace where you can really be yourself. Dye your hair purple. Hit the sofa with your laptop. Whatever helps you feel comfortable and happy at work. We want to help you grow in your career and set you up for success - while also recognising the importance of a healthy work/life balance.

That\'s why we offer 25 days holiday rising by one day for each year here (for 5 years), a matched pension scheme, MOO\'s share option scheme, and paid parental leave. We\'ll offer you private healthcare, life insurance, a season ticket loan, and a cycle to work scheme. We also offer flexible work schedules with hybrid and remote working for certain roles as well as a Work From Anywhere program.

Diversity Statement

We are working hard to create a representative, inclusive and super-friendly team, because we know that different experiences, perspectives and backgrounds make for a better workplace. And that creates a better experience for our customers. MOO doesn\'t discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any other protected class.

As a design and technology company we have a desire and a responsibility to build a business that represents the world around us. So we strive to create a values-driven, purposeful and highly empowered organisation that we are all proud to work for. And we are committed to continuous investment in building an open and inclusive environment, welcoming a diverse audience of candidates who see themselves working and thriving at MOO. Therefore, we\'d like to invite you to complete this optional survey to help us evaluate our inclusion and diversity efforts. Completing this form is entirely voluntary and if you decide not to it won\'t in any way affect your job application. We keep the information separate from your application and it is kept secure and confidential, it is only used to better our inclusion and diversity efforts. By submitting this information, you consent to MOO\'s processing of it for these purposes.

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