Software Development Engineer II

About the role

We are in the process of building and

rolling out our next generation, dynamic, scalable, and resilient Fulfilment

platform for Tesco, to address both manual, and robotic powered automated

fulfilment operations, across all the customer order fulfilment locations. This

highly optimized and continuously improving fulfilment platform is designed to

be used to fulfil all product categories - Grocery /GM and Fashion, of Customer

Orders.

This platform, Fulfilment Point

System (FPS), enables all the customer order fulfilment centres across different

geographies to pick, marshal and dispatch customer orders on one hand and

manage the site workflow through a real-time visualisation and intervention

tool, on the other hand.

Ours is a globally distributed, full

stack java tech team and our building blocks consist of a set of Microservice components,

backend APIs, Rich UI, robust Eventing Platform and Data layer components

utilising a wide range of modern technologies including:

You will be responsible for

We're looking for a Full Stack

Developer (SDE2) with a strong focus on UI development and complementary

backend skills. This is a mid-level individual contributor role where you'll

work on meaningful features, support others, and develop your technical leadership

skills. As a key member of our engineering team, you will develop robust,

scalable and efficient UI applications to optimise warehouse operations and

drive operational success.

UI Development

: Build rich, responsive

user interfaces using modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React).

Feature Delivery

: Implement and

ship end-to-end stories, primarily focused on frontend with some backend

integration.

**Technical

Contribution**

: Take ownership of medium-sized features and

participate in their design and delivery.

Collaboration

: Work closely with

engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to understand problems and

propose solutions.

Code Quality

: Write clean,

maintainable code and contribute to peer reviews to raise the team's quality

bar.

**Support &

Mentorship**

: Help onboard junior engineers and share knowledge

across the team.

**Continuous

Improvement**

: Apply best practices and contribute to improving

development processes and standards.

You will need

**Experience

relevant for this job:**

• Previous experience of having done

product development using agile methodologies
- Hands-on experience of building and

supporting reliable and operationally robust full stack and distributed Java

applications / products
- Any previous experience of having contributed

in a globally distributed software engineering teams would be a big plus.

**Tech

Skills**

• **Relevant

Experience**
- Demonstrated

impact across a software engineering team.
- Experience

designing and developing UI components and integrating with backend services.
- Exposure

to agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
- Ability

to support and collaborate with other engineers.

• :

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Development

Practice

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Infrastructure

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Software Security

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Operations and

Maintenance

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Development

Lifecycle

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Strategic Thinking

& Problem Solving

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Curiosity &

Learning

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Embracing and

Enabling Change

Whats in it for you?
We're all about the little helps. That's why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more 

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary

• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)

• Private medical insurance

• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years' service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave

• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

About Us
Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet. 

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here. 

We're a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you.  We work in a more blended pattern - combining office and remote working.  Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate.  If you are applying internally, please speak to the Hiring Manager about how this can work for you - Everyone is welcome at Tesco.