Backend Software Engineer II - Java & Spring Boot

Tesco PLC; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco PLC in Welwyn Garden City seeks an experienced backend engineer to build scalable Java-based services and microservices that support fulfilment workflows. You will own medium-sized features from design to production and collaborate closely with engineers, product managers and stakeholders to deliver end-to-end solutions.

Join a team embracing DevOps practices, TDD, and clean code, with Azure cloud services, Docker/Kubernetes and modern CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• Mid-level SDE2 with strong experience building scalable, distributed Java applications.
• Hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, PostgreSQL and Couchbase; RESTful APIs.
• Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions), Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Azure cloud services.
• Solid background in agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
• Experience designing, developing and operating backend components or services.
• Knowledge of TDD, clean code principles, automation and performance optimisation.
• Previous product development using agile methodologies.
• Ability to support and collaborate in globally distributed software engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable, resilient Java-based backend services, APIs and microservices that support fulfilment workflows and systems.
• Implement and ship end-to-end stories, with a focus on backend integration and feature delivery.
• Own medium-sized features, taking them from design through to production.
• Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers and stakeholders to understand problems and define solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable code and contribute to peer reviews to raise the team's quality bar.
• Help onboard junior engineers and share knowledge across the team.
• Apply best practices and champion continuous improvement of development processes and standards.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Kafka

PostgreSQL

Couchbase

RESTful APIs

Azure

DevOps

Microservices

TDD

Clean code

Automation

Performance optimisation

Agile methodologies

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

Tesco PLC in Welwyn Garden City seeks an experienced backend engineer to build scalable Java-based services and microservices that support fulfilment workflows. You will own medium-sized features from design to production and collaborate closely with engineers, product managers and stakeholders to deliver end-to-end solutions.

Join a team embracing DevOps practices, TDD, and clean code, with Azure cloud services, Docker/Kubernetes and modern CI/CD pipelines.