Software Engineer, Bloom & Wild
+ Equity
Online gifting
Job no longer available
Online gifting
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To build Europe's #1 direct to consumer gifting destination.
Role
Who you are
- 2-4 years of commercial experience working with a tech stack similar to ours (ideally Python, Postgres, and React)
- A Bachelor Degree or higher in Computer Science or a similar field
- You like solving complex technical problems and working with people
Desirable
- Experience working in warehouse operations or supply chain domains
- A mix of back-end and frontend experience
What the job involves
- Youâll lead the Production & Procurement squad, a cross-functional squad working within our Ops-Tech team
- The primary focus of the squad is our internal systems that facilitate daily operations within our multiple warehouses (for example the production of bouquets and fulfilment of orders)
- This is one of the most unique and innovative areas of our business, and as our business continues to experience significant organic and inorganic growth, we have ambitious plans to innovate and scale our operations further
- With some great technology; our stack consists of a number of Python-based (micro-)services with React frontend, currently running on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP
- Youâll play a key part, together with Tech Leads and our Principal Engineers, in ensuring that the squad is picking the right technologies as we continue to scale
- Youâll work alongside other team members in the Production & Procurement squad, reporting to the Engineering Manager
- Youâll play an active part in delivering your squad's and the Technology team's roadmaps. This will mean writing, reviewing and supporting code in our platform, owning ideas from requirements to production code, and being responsible for quality at every step along the way
- Working alongside other engineers, the Product team, staff in the warehouse, and other stakeholders to build the right functionality at the right time
- You will bring energy and positivity to the role, looking for every opportunity to learn and craft the role around our values; care, pride, customer first, innovation and delight
Application process
- Chat with Billy, our Senior Talent Manager for tech - to discuss our role and learn a bit more about your skills and background and how we might match your career & development goals
- Interview with Oskar, our Engineering Director to get into more of the detail
- Show us your technical skills and get to know two of the engineers from the squad
- Prove your product mindset in chat with our Product Managers
- Demonstrate your technical and people leadership skills in a final call with our VP of Engineering
Our take
Bloom & Wild is an online flower delivery platform supplying a modern approach for sending flowers to loved ones. Its product approach is to sell flowers as bouquets, with smaller bouquets being able to fit through a typical UK mail slot in a small box, making it extremely easy to deliver.
The company operates across a number of countries, including Germany, France, Austria, and the Netherlands. It has utilised its two acquired businesses - Netherlands-based Bloomon, and French competitor Bergamotte - to expand the range of products it offers and reach new customers. It also launched a subscription service for consumers purchasing flowers for their own homes.
Expanding beyond its digital roots, Bloom & Wild has experimented with physical retail concepts - most notably its launch in Sainsburyâs stores. On top of international expansion, significant funding, and a unique concept, the company has become a recognised brand and surely positioned itself for a bright future.
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64% female employees
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Supportive management
"Regular catch-ups with your line manager allow any problems to be openly discussed. Pathways for career progression are clearly laid out with..."
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jul 2021
$39.2m
SERIES D
Jan 2021
$97.9m
SERIES D
Total funding: $164.9m
Company benefits
- đ» Work that works for you
- Flexible working (core hours from 10-4pm)
- Work Abroad for up to 30 days each year
- Summer hours: Friday afternoons off during July and August (trialling in 2024)
- Share in our success with a choice to take equity options from day 1
- Enhanced family leave policy and a workplace nursery scheme
- 1 day per year to volunteer on a project thatâs close to your heart
- đŽ Time off
- 25 daysâ holiday + your birthday and bank holidays each year
- Option to buy an extra 5 daysâ holiday each year
- Flexible bank holidays - trade a bank holiday for another day that fits your beliefs, values and celebration calendar
- đ± Health & Wellbeing
- Health cash plan through Simplyhealth
- Mental health support through Open Up, including access to online therapy sessions
- Allies and champions groups
- Mental Health First Aiders and awareness training for our managers
- In person yoga & wellbeing wagon!
- Cycle to work scheme
- Our office kitchen is stocked with healthy drinks and snacks to keep you going
- Financial wellbeing support through Bippit
- Workplace pension contributions
- đł Growth & Development
- A flexible training framework for every stage of your career development through our Bloom & Learn programme
- Mentee and mentor opportunities with our external partners, such as The Women's Association and Future Founders
- Internal & external Speaker Sessions on a variety of different inspirational topics
- đ Moments that matter
- Social & wellbeing monthly calendar
- We love to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and other important milestones!
- Summer and End of Year events,, team lunches and post-peak celebrations
- Irresistible discounts on our products, blooms & subscriptions!
Company values
- Lead Change for Good - We are leaders of our industry in making change for good. Change that benefits our customers, our community and the planet. We have the guts to try new things even when no one else has done them before. As a team, we're prepared to take on more than our fair share of responsibility to do the things which matter most.
- Think Deeply, Act Swiftly - We think deeply about opportunities and problems to be solved together. Our insights informed approach is always backed up with thoughtful rationale. We act swiftly in implementing new ideas that we think will have impact for our customers and our business.
- Care Wildly - We build brilliant experiences for our customers and our team and create deep connections with each other. We pour care and creativity into everything we do and pay attention to the little things that make a difference. We have serious fun doing what we love!
- Stay Open, Be Curious - We learn through our differences and invite diverse perspectives. We're open about what we're doing and why. Most of all, we're curious and welcome challenges from each other and from our customers.
Company HQ
Vauxhall, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Aron Gelbard
(CEO)Previously a consulting manager at Bain & Company. Has an MBA from Harvard.
Ben Stanway
(Board Director)Founder and Partner at Habrok, a global equity hedge fund. Co-Founder & co-CEO at Moneybox.
People progressing
Emily joined us as a Senior Growth Analyst in 2021, and after a number of promotions, became our our Director of Business Intelligence & Analytics in 2024 đ
From medicine, to accounting, to Bloom & Wild! Marie joined our Finance team in 2021, and now leads Financial Reporting for the Group đ
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