Software Development Engineer II

Tesco; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident Leader

Job summary

Tesco Stores Limited is seeking an SDE2 to lead medium-to-large features within the Profile team. You will design and deliver robust Java-based microservices, mentor engineers, and promote secure coding practices across the platform used by online, in-store and service channels.

You will work with Azure, Terraform, and CI/CD tooling, advocating reliable, scalable solutions while maintaining clear documentation and collaborating with cross-functional partners at Tesco.

Qualifications

• Strong Java backend development experience (JVM)
• Experience with Spring Boot or Micronaut frameworks
• Cloud and IaC tooling (Azure, Terraform)
• CI/CD and automated release processes
• Secure coding practices and vulnerability management tools

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality software solutions using Java and JVM languages
• Mentor and support engineers, promoting best practices
• Automate workflows and build tooling to improve efficiency
• Maintain and contribute to documentation for design and operations
• Own system reliability, performance, and security standards

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Micronaut

JavaScript

TypeScript

CI/CD

Security best practices

Mentoring

Azure

Terraform

PostgreSQL

Cosmos DB

GithHub

Jira

Zendesk

Tools

GitHub

Jira

Snyk

Apiiro

Job description

The Tesco Profile team is responsible for building and operating highly scalable solutions for securing and managing customer data, including names, email addresses, contact details, preferences and consent settings, ensuring this information is accurate, secure and available whenever it is needed. Our platforms provide a single, trusted view of the customer that is used across online, mobile, in-store and customer service channels while powering audit and fraud prevention capabilities.

As an SDE2 at Tesco, you provide technical leadership of medium to large features. You are starting to produce your own work by understanding the problems that the team faces and are beginning to support other engineers with their own delivery and development. You prioritise sharing your skills and knowledge. You also prioritise quality of work, helping your team to continually set the standard. You understand and apply best practice within Tesco and across the industry.

Key areas of impact

• Developing high-quality software solutions, with proficiency in Java (Spring Boot or other frameworks).
• Working with Microsoft Azure and Terraform (Infrastructure as Code) or demonstrating a willingness to learn.
• Implementing and advocating CI/CD best practices for seamless software delivery.
• Maintaining high-quality documentation to support development processes and system design.
• Utilize data-driven decision-making, balancing short-term and long-term goals, and accepting appropriate trade-offs.
• Apply Tesco architectural standards and best practices, including security-first thinking and use of tools like Snyk and Apiiro for vulnerability management and secure coding.
• Ensuring solutions are robust, scalable, and efficient.
• Taking ownership of systems, driving reliability, maintainability, and performance.
• Mentoring and supporting fellow engineers, fostering a culture of growth and collaboration.
• Automating workflows and building tools/scripts to enhance efficiency.

Technical stack

• Languages: Experience in delivering Java (or any other JVM language), good to have: JS, TypeScript
• Frameworks: Spring Boot or Micronaut
• Cloud: Azure, Terraform for infrastructure automation
• Architecture: Microservices
• DB: SQL (PostgreSQL), NoSQL databases, e.g. Cosmos DB or Couch DB
• Monitoring & alerting: Splunk, xMatters, New Relic etc.
• VCS: GitHub
• Zendesk & JIRA

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

We’re proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone’s welcome. That’s why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying.

When you join us in this role, you'll be employed by Tesco Stores Limited, the Tesco legal entity responsible for your employment.