Product Developer

About the role

At Pugpig we believe that being a product developer is about more than simply writing and shipping code. You will be a crucial part of achieving our mission to be the world’s best mobile publishing platform. That means helping to conceive solutions to our customers’ problems, evaluating their feasibility, and seeing them through to adoption - always learning along the way.

You’ll work as part of our cross-functional team, including product management, design, product insight and QA. Due to the nature of our platform this role encompasses web, native and backend technologies, although you may naturally end up focussing more on one part of our stack as you develop in the role.

About Pugpig

• We are the best mobile publishing platform on the market and we work with the world's best media companies.

• We work in close partnership with our customers to conceive, evolve, customise and operate our platforms, so they can focus on their core business.

• Our platforms power hundreds of apps for the biggest media brands in the world, including The Independent, New Scientist, The Spectator, Condé Nast, Reach, DMG Media, Boston Globe, Hearst and many more.

• We work with news media, consumer magazines, B2B publishers and membership organisations.

• Our teams in London and New York offer deep expertise and support to customers around the world.

Our tech stack

• We have native client apps for iOS & Android, written in Swift and Java/Kotlin respectively

• We also have a web client written in Vue.js

• Our backend is predominantly PHP, with WordPress as the CMS powering our apps

• Our infrastructure is all AWS, with Fastly as our CDN

Working at Pugpig

Here are some of the things you’ll experience if you come and join us:

• You’ll be working with the world’s best media companies

• Alongside an awesome, vibrant team of technology professionals

• With a set of values that puts an emphasis on quality of life for all of our team members

• Hybrid working

• Performance-related bonus scheme

• Wellbeing support and healthcare options

• Volunteering days every year so that you can support a charity that’s close to your heart

• Training and conference budgets that help you stay on the top of your game

Our values

• Be the solution

We take the initiative and seek to solve problems with creativity.

• Make tomorrow better

We think critically about what will deliver our goals and improve tomorrow;

Our future selves will thank us.

• Zoom out

We think big picture and look beyond our immediate field of vision.

• Be kind

We communicate with kindness, openness and respect;

We approach interactions with a positive and supportive attitude.

• Enjoy the ride

We have fun and prioritise quality of life, even when we’re up against it.

About you

You’re curious and passionate about technology and understand what it means to be a SaaS organisation. You have an interest in media and publishing, and can get to grips with our products and services quickly.

You’ll ideally have 6 months to 2 years experience working as a developer (part of which could be an internship or placement) and be able to demonstrate your technical chops through projects you’ve worked on (this can include personal projects or ones you’ve completed as part of your education). Experience in any of the technologies listed below under ‘our tech stack’ would be a bonus.

You’re also a strong and confident communicator, with a forward-thinking, problem-solving approach. You’ll be able to spot opportunities to develop and improve our processes, and be keen to take responsibility for this. You’ll be able to prioritise and manage your workload effectively, knowing how to work out what requires your attention first, and being able to respond efficiently. You have a desire to learn continuously, are quick to pick up new skills and you’ll be able to use your creativity to overcome challenges.

You’ll have these skills and qualities:

• Technical literacy and hands-on experience developing software, ideally across mobile apps

• Experience with version control tooling such as git

• An interest in and understanding of how products interact with each other, both superficially and through the underlying systems

• Can work independently and use initiative to figure things out

• Great attention to detail with a helpful, can-do approach to work

• Willingness to learn and develop new skills quickly

• Ability to be flexible to changing priorities

• Enthusiasm for improving our documentation

• Detail-oriented, inquisitive and can ask incisive questions confidently

These would be a bonus:

• An interest in automated testing

• Experience with IDEs such as Xcode, Android Studio or IntelliJ

• Experience with issue tracking software such as Jira

If this role sounds like a great fit, get in touch with us, we’d love to hear from you!

At Pugpig, we’re committed to promoting an inclusive culture and believe that a diverse working environment is a happier and more productive working environment.

We celebrate difference, and hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our team stronger. If you share our values and think you’re a good fit for the role, we’d love to hear from you.

Please let us know of any support we can provide to make sure our recruitment process is a fully accessible and positive experience for you.