Full Stack Software Engineer, Yoto
£60-70k
1+ day a week in office (Central London, UK)
Interactive audio platform for kids
Be an early applicant
Interactive audio platform for kids
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
£60-70k
1+ day a week in office (Central London, UK)
101-200 employees
Company mission
To help parents inspire the next generation of independent, creative minds.
Role
Who you are
- Strong full stack web engineering skills, with proven experience owning features across front-end and back-end in a production environment
- A track record of communicating technical decisions clearly - you've written ADRs, RFCs, or equivalent, and you can explain complex trade-offs to Product and Design without losing the room
- A product-oriented mindset: you think about performance, stability, and conversion, not just feature completion
- Comfort in a startup or scale-up environment - self-sufficient, adaptable, and energised by a broad remit
- Experience running experiments and iterating quickly, with good judgement about when to go fast and when to slow down
- A genuine curiosity about AI-assisted development - you actively use tools like Copilot, Cursor, or Claude to move faster and think better, and you have a clear sense of where they help and where human judgement matters more
What the job involves
- We're looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer to join our team to build and grow the Yoto Club product - crafting seamless, high-converting journeys that bring more families into the world of Yoto
- Our Software Engineering team builds the products and platforms that connect families to Yoto - from the Core app kids use every day to the web experiences that bring new subscribers through the door
- We're a team that values ownership, craft, and clear thinking
- We work closely with Product and Design to ship things that genuinely matter to families, and we're not shy about proposing a better way when we see one
- This role sits within the Family Experience team, with a particular focus on our Yoto Club product - a fast-moving, high-impact area where engineering and product thinking go hand in hand
- Own the full stack development of the Yoto Club product - from performant, accessible front-end experiences to robust back-end integrations, including payment infrastructure with Stripe
- Work closely with Product, Design, and the Core app team to ship features that drive stability, conversion, and subscriber growth
- Propose and document technical improvements to the stack using ADRs and RFCs, communicating change clearly to a broad engineering and non-engineering audience
- Run experiments fast - design, build, and iterate with a bias toward learning and shipping
- Bring a product mindset to every piece of work: thinking in user outcomes, conversion funnels, and web performance - not just code quality
- Help shape how the team works in a startup environment - proactively spotting gaps, suggesting solutions, and going beyond the brief when it matters
Salary benchmarks
Our take
A key development in the last 5 years has been a move towards screen-based kids entertainment like apps and streaming services. However, more recently there have been concerns that excessive screen time for children can be damaging to health and development. So, many consumers are looking for alternative products which will expose children to modernity without the drawbacks of many modern devices. This is the demand which Yoto is setting out to capitalise on.
Yoto's product - a screen-free audio platform - enables children to access features such as audiobooks, podcasts, and soundscapes via physical cards inserted into the device. The Yoto Player has received considerable early praise from consumers and from investors also, who granted Yoto considerable funding.
Perhaps the most difficult challenge for a business operating in the highly competitive children's toys market is keeping its product current. However, Yoto's software is fully customisable, meaning that alongside its library of content, parents can add their own audio files to the device to suit the interests of their children. This imbibes Yoto with a customisability that gives it an edge, especially as children's tastes change with age.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Meet the team
11 people
Niamh Power, Tech Lead Manager
Our mission
Looking after Yoto's native iOS & Android apps, which allow parents to control and manage their players, their library and discovering new contentInsights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2024
$22m
SERIES B
May 2021
$17m
SERIES A
Total funding: $39.1m
Company benefits
- Your birthday off
- Choice-based approach to where you work - we encourage everyone to come in to the office minimum once a month
- A Work from Anywhere policy giving you the opportunity to work from a different location for a temporary period
- Yoto player and starter pack of cards
- Company socials and celebrations, including our annual Yoto Fest
- 2x volunteer days a year
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Family-friendly leave
- 25 days holidays plus bank holidays
- Workplace pension
- Private Medical Insurance or Wellbeing Allowance
- Dental advice and guidance
- Income Protection
- Life Assurance
Company HQ
Somers Town, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Ben Drury
(Co-Founder & CEO)He has extensive experience as a Non Executive Director for the likes of Marmalade and Intercede. Since 2016, he has also been a board member and investor for Pimoroni.
Filip Denker
(Co-Founder & CTO)People progressing
Beth is our wonderful Head of Product, she got promoted to the position after 2 years as a Senior Product Manager.
Niamh is our superstar Tech Lead Manager for the iOS team, she got promoted to the position after 18 months as a Senior iOS Engineer.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Yoto
Clemence Strobl (Talent & People Manager)
- At Yoto, we love creating a world where childhood is rich with discovery and joy. We’re also passionate about building a workplace where everyone can thrive - both professionally and personally. We value flexibility and give our team the freedom to balance life and work in ways that suit them.
- We're committed to fostering a safe, diverse, and inclusive environment where all individuals, regardless of their background, feel valued and supported. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion group holds bi-monthly forums to elevate diverse voices and perspectives, ensuring everyone at Yoto feels heard, respected, and appreciated.
- We don’t just embrace differences - we celebrate them. We share audio content from a vibrant and diverse community of creators, and we are building a team that reflects that same diversity. We invite candidates from all walks of life to explore opportunities with us and join a company that champions flexibility, equity, and inclusion.
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