Backend SDE II - Real-Time Data Platform, Flexible Hours

TESCO UK

Welwyn Garden City

Hybrid

GBP 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

Tesco UK is hiring a Software Development Engineer II to design and build high-performance, event-driven backend services that power personalised customer experiences at scale. You’ll contribute to Java/Spring Boot modules, collaborate with a cross-functional team, and ship code through modern CI/CD pipelines.

The role emphasizes learning Kafka, Kubernetes, observability, and distributed systems concepts, with a strong focus on code quality, testing, and impact on millions of users across web,

Qualifications

Strong knowledge of Java and backend development.
Experience architecting or contributing to event-driven services.
Understanding of distributed systems concepts and scalability considerations.
Willingness to learn, collaborate, and write clean, testable code.

Responsibilities

Develop features for a backend event-driven platform using Java and Spring Boot.
Pair with senior engineers to design, implement, test and ship code.
Write automated test suites to ensure code quality and maintainability.
Participate in planning sessions and team discussions to understand requirements.
Collaborate to review code and improve development practices.
Gain hands-on experience with Kafka, Kubernetes, and distributed services.

Skills

Java

Backend development

Distributed systems

Communication

Team collaboration

Tools

Spring Boot

Kafka

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Git

NoSQL

Job description

The role emphasizes learning Kafka, Kubernetes, observability, and distributed systems concepts, with a strong focus on code quality, testing, and impact on millions of users across web,

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