Help us build the future of play

We are on a mission to make toy sharing the norm and in doing so, creating a more sustainable, equitable and empathetic way for kids to play - while helping parents save money, clutter and waste. Launched in 2019, we've recently completed Seed fundraising of £4m.

Our customers love what we do, we’ve had some great recent press, and now we’re looking for hard-working, fun-loving people to join us for the next stage of growth and innovation. Our offices are based at Aldgate, London with options to work remotely and flexibly.

Take a look at our open roles below.

HEAD OF PEOPLE

You’ll be working closely with the Founder and all stakeholders to help Whirli scale while ensuring we continue to be a fun, high performing, diverse and inclusive place to work.

Candidates will ideally have ~5 years+ of experience in a People function and broad exposure to recruiting, learning & development, compensation and benefits, among other areas (including administrative).

This is our first hire into a formalised People function, and so the ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker who is excited about building a strong People function. They will also be eager to have immediate impact supporting their colleagues whether on recruitment or rolling their sleeves up and creating/reviewing/improving policies.

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Senior and Junior Developers

You’ll be working with an in-house team of developers and engineers to continue building the unique Whirli product into a best-in-class sharing economy retail platform. This includes our user facing application, internal operations application, and back-end API and architecture. We are recruiting across the spectrum for full-stack, front-end, or back-end developers.

Front-end engineers need to have experience with Vue.js (or similar Javascript framework), Nuxt.js, Node.js, SCSS, building scalable front-end applications with re-usable components, end-to-end testing, and familiarity with single page applications.

Back-end engineers need to have experience with PHP / Laravel, RESTFUL APIs, building secure and scalable back-end APIs, and end-to-end testing.

Your level of seniority will be determined through our interview and technical testing process. As a guide, in general our Midweight developers have ~2 years+ of commercial experience, and ~4 years+ for Senior developers.

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Supplier Opportunity – Digital Innovation Project

Whirli, a UK-based circular toy-subscription platform, is seeking qualified suppliers to deliver a bespoke digital innovation project.

The project combines CO2 Tracking with QR Codes, AI Visual Recognition for Returns, and Reusable Packaging Innovation, designed to enhance Whirli’s sustainability, automation, and customer experience.

We invite proposals from experienced digital agencies, software developers, and sustainability tech providers with expertise in:

● Lifecycle CO2 tracking or carbon accounting tools

● AI or computer vision for image recognition

● E-commerce or logistics integration

● Circular economy and sustainability systems

Deadline for submissions: 13 January 2026 (23:59 BST)

How to apply: Please request the full tender brief and submission template by emailing [email protected] with the subject line “Tender Submission – Whirli Digital Innovation Project”.

The selection will be based on published criteria including technical expertise, value for money, delivery capacity, and sustainability alignment.

Learn more about Whirli: www.whirli.com

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