Full-Time
Junior Software Engineer
Posted on 4/13/2026
Spot & Tango
51-200 employees
Direct-to-consumer, personalized fresh dog meals
No salary listed
New York, NY, USA
Hybrid
Three days on-site per week: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
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- 0-3 years of professional experience developing software
- Proficiency in NextJS and React, with a strong portfolio showcasing your work
- Experience in developing and deploying web applications
- Solid understanding of front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, and TypeScript
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team
- Ability to find simple solutions to complex problems
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Play a role in designing and building new features for our core products, primarily using TypeScript, React, React Native, and NextJS
- QA efforts by writing integration tests and thoroughly testing code before merging
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure web applications achieve their business goals
- Optimize applications for maximum performance and responsiveness, especially on mobile devices
- Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve software defects and issues
- Implement security best practices to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of user data
- Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, and apply them to enhance our products
- Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and ensure compliance with coding standards
- Contribute to the development of technical documentation and knowledge sharing within the team
- Help us scale the company, the culture, and our products
- Experience with AWS services preferred
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)
- Experience working in a startup environment, and familiarity with Direct-to-Consumer business models and e-commerce is a plus
- Familiarity with RESTful APIs and third-party integrations
- Familiarity with SQL, Python, and Django is preferred
- BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field strongly preferred
Spot & Tango delivers fresh, high-quality dog food through a direct-to-consumer subscription model. Customers take an online quiz to create a personalized meal plan, and then receive regular deliveries of meals made with fresh ingredients, without artificial additives or fillers. Recipes are developed by veterinary nutritionists and meet or exceed AAFCO standards for all life stages. Compared to competitors, Spot & Tango bypasses traditional retail, enabling fresher products, and emphasizes customization, veterinary-backed formulations, and premium ingredients. The business focuses on health-conscious dog owners who want tailored, convenient, at-home nutrition for their pets. The goal is to help dogs live healthier, longer lives by providing tailored, nutritionally balanced meals and building a scalable direct-to-consumer premium pet food brand.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Debt Financing
Total Funding
$79.3M
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2015
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Launched UnKibble in Canada March 2026, targeting $5B market with 8M dogs.
- Raised $51.75M funding led by Valor Equity Partners to expand products.
- New Lehigh Valley facility adds 96 jobs by 2026, boosting production capacity.
What critics are saying
- Just Food For Dogs undercuts UnKibble with broader fresh options, eroding share.
- Ollie steals market with more recipes, aggressive marketing in 12-18 months.
- Canadian regulators challenge 'human-grade' claims, forcing UnKibble reformulations.
What makes Spot & Tango unique
- Spot & Tango offers UnKibble, shelf-stable fresh-dry dog food with human-grade ingredients.
- Personalized meal plans use online quizzes tailored to dog's size, age, breed, activity.
- Recipes formulated by veterinary nutritionists meet AAFCO standards for all life stages.
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↓ -3%Spot & Tango launches UnKibble dog food in Canada. Spot & Tango enters its first international market with its shelf-stable fresh-dry dog food. March 3, 2026 UnKibble is described s as a shelf-stable dog food formulated with human-grade ingredients. Spot & Tango Spot & Tango has launched in Canada, bringing its UnKibble product to Canadian dog owners through a direct-to-consumer model exclusively available at spotandtango.ca. UnKibble, which the company describes as a shelf-stable dog food formulated with human-grade ingredients, has surpassed 130 million meals served in the U.S. The product is made using what Spot & Tango calls a fresh-drying process and is developed by veterinary nutritionists. Personalized meal plans are based on a dog's size, age, breed and activity level. According to Spot & Tango, Canada's pet food market was valued at more than $5 billion in 2025 and is growing at an annual rate of 4.46%. The company reports that nearly 40% of Canadian households own a dog and that the country has approximately 8 million dogs. "As a Canadian and lifelong dog lover, I understand how much pet parents care about their dogs' wellbeing," said Dylan Munro, co-founder and COO of Spot & Tango and a native of Oakville, Ontario. "With nearly 8 million dogs across the country, we're thrilled to bring UnKibble - the only fresh-dry food for dogs - to families who want the very best for their furry loved ones." What dogs eat every day plays a major role in their long-term health, said Dr. Stephanie Liff, veterinary advisor for Spot & Tango. "UnKibble was thoughtfully formulated using real, human-grade ingredients and a gentle fresh-drying process to deliver complete, balanced nutrition - without the heavy processing typical of traditional kibble," said Dr. Liff. "Because it's vet nutritionist-developed, personalized to each dog, and delivered to the doorstep, UnKibble makes it easier to feed dogs well, every single day. "I see the impact of high-quality nutrition not only in my patients, but in my own dog, Kyrie, who just turned 10 last week and still acts like a puppy," added Dr. Liff. "Her excellent health and energy are a testament to the power of a superior, balanced diet." Personalized meal plans for Canadian customers start at approximately CAD $1.56 per meal for small dogs. Each subscription includes a custom scoop sized for the individual dog. Unlock Personalized Content! Sign up and the recommendations below will be more personalized for you! Recommended
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