Senior Backend Engineer - International Pricing & Scale

Marks and Spencer; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% colleague discount

Discretionary bonus

Strong pension and life assurance

Induction and training

M&S Choices portal

Family leave policies

Wellbeing support

Volunteer day

Job summary

Marks & Spencer is seeking an experienced backend engineer to join the International Pricing team. You will design and evolve platforms and integrations, ensuring robust, scalable systems for multiple markets and channels.

You will mentor engineers, drive DevSecOps practices, and collaborate with product stakeholders to deliver practical technical solutions across global stores and online platforms.

Qualifications

• Proven track record developing high-performing backend systems with focus on scalability and reliability.
• Strong grasp of software engineering principles and maintainable architectures.
• Hands-on experience with DevSecOps practices at scale across enterprise apps.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test and debug robust backend solutions and integrations.
• Provide technical leadership on complex projects aligned to strategy and standards.
• Design scalable cloud-native applications with observability and security in mind.

Skills

Java

PL/SQL

JavaScript

CI/CD tooling

Cloud-native architectures

Observability

AI/ML knowledge

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Terraform

Apigee

REST APIs

Windows Services

OpenTelemetry

Job description

Marks & Spencer is seeking an experienced backend engineer to join the International Pricing team. You will design and evolve platforms and integrations, ensuring robust, scalable systems for multiple markets and channels.

You will mentor engineers, drive DevSecOps practices, and collaborate with product stakeholders to deliver practical technical solutions across global stores and online platforms.