Senior Software Engineer III — Hybrid/Remote, Java & Azure

Tesco UK; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco Stores Limited is seeking an SDE3-level software engineer in the UK to contribute to mid-to-senior level features, provide technical leadership, and own end-to-end delivery. You will work across development, testing, and operations to ensure robust and scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes design collaboration, security-first practices, and mentoring colleagues while building and prioritizing your own work within a dynamic team at Tesco.

Qualifications

• Solid Java or JVM language experience.
• Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) and Terraform familiarity.
• SQL (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (Cosmos DB) experience.
• Monitoring tools (Splunk, New Relic) familiarity.
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).
• Strong English communication skills.
• Experience in system design and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality software in Java; participate in design and delivery of features.
• Lead end-to-end stories and support other engineers.
• Advocate CI/CD best practices for seamless delivery.
• Maintain clear documentation to support design and development.
• Apply security-first practices and Tesco architectural standards.
• Mentor engineers, foster growth and collaboration.
• Automate workflows and build tools to improve efficiency.

Skills

Java

JavaScript

TypeScript

System design

Ownership

Proactive attitude

Tools

Terraform

Snyk

Apiiro

Splunk

New Relic

GitHub

Jira

Zendesk

Job description

Tesco Stores Limited is seeking an SDE3-level software engineer in the UK to contribute to mid-to-senior level features, provide technical leadership, and own end-to-end delivery. You will work across development, testing, and operations to ensure robust and scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes design collaboration, security-first practices, and mentoring colleagues while building and prioritizing your own work within a dynamic team at Tesco.