Senior JVM Engineer – Scaling Global Pricing API

Tesco; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco is building a robust, internet-facing HTTP API powering pricing and promotions across all Tesco channels. The team combines JVM expertise with cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS to deliver high-availability systems for 28 million UK shoppers weekly.

We value collaboration, code quality, and rapid learning as we scale and innovate. Join a team that embraces TDD/BDD, SOLID design, and iterative delivery while mentoring engineers and contributing to a shared engineering culture across

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Java 8+ and JVM ecosystem.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS).
• Proficiency with both SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall).
• Exposure to reactive programming paradigms.
• Bonus: Experience with eCommerce or search systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end systems using Java and JVM ecosystem expertise.
• Translate product requirements into well-structured, maintainable code.
• Write test-driven features following TDD/BDD cycles.
• Apply SOLID principles and cohesive design to build scalable software.
• Design, build, deploy and maintain required infrastructure.
• Collaborate with product stakeholders to shape and refine features.
• Support production systems, resolve incidents, and conduct root cause analysis.
• Mentor and support fellow engineers to foster continuous learning.
• Share knowledge across the engineering community.

Skills

Java

Reactive programming

Agile methodologies

SOLID principles

Tools

Azure

AWS

SQL/NoSQL databases

Kubernetes

Job description

Tesco is building a robust, internet-facing HTTP API powering pricing and promotions across all Tesco channels. The team combines JVM expertise with cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS to deliver high-availability systems for 28 million UK shoppers weekly.

We value collaboration, code quality, and rapid learning as we scale and innovate. Join a team that embraces TDD/BDD, SOLID design, and iterative delivery while mentoring engineers and contributing to a shared engineering culture across