Software Development Engineer II - Customer Fulfilment

Tesco UK; Digswell; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco UK is building a next-generation Fulfilment platform to support both manual and robotic powered operations across customer order fulfilment locations. The Backend Engineer (SDE2) will develop scalable Java services, APIs and microservices to optimise fulfilment workflows and enable real-time decision making.

You will collaborate with product managers and engineers in a globally distributed team, own medium-sized features, contribute to design and delivery, write clean code, and mentor

Qualifications

• Experience building scalable, distributed Java applications.
• Hands-on experience operating backend services in production.
• Previous contribution in globally distributed software teams is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable, resilient Java backend services and microservices to support fulfilment workflows.
• Deliver backend features end-to-end with some integration.
• Take ownership of medium-sized features and contribute to their design and delivery.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to understand problems and propose solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable code and participate in peer reviews to raise quality.
• Mentor junior engineers and share knowledge across the team.
• Apply best practices and continuously improve development processes and standards.

Skills

Java

Distributed systems

Backend development

Agile methodologies

DevOps practices

Mentorship

Code reviews

Microservices

Tools

Kafka

PostgreSQL

Couchbase

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Splunk

New Relic

Job description

We are in the process of building and rolling out our next generation, dynamic, scalable, and resilient Fulfilment platform for Tesco, to address both manual, and robotic powered automated fulfilment operations, across all the customer order fulfilment locations. This highly optimized and continuously improving fulfilment platform is designed to be used to fulfil all product categories - Grocery /GM and Fashion, of Customer Orders.

This platform, Fulfilment Point System (FPS), enables all the customer order fulfilment centres across different geographies to pick, marshal and dispatch customer orders on one hand and manage the site workflow through a real-time visualisation and intervention tool, on the other hand.

Ours is a globally distributed, full stack java tech team and our building blocks consist of a set of Microservice components, backend APIs, Rich UI, robust Eventing Platform and Data layer components utilising a wide range of modern technologies including:

• Java, RxJava, SpringBoot
• Kafka, PostgreSQL and Couchbase
• Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Splunk, New Relic
• Azure Cloud

We are responsible for the software throughout the lifecycle. We follow a strong DevOps culture, owning services end-to-end from development through to production support.

We’re looking for a Backend Engineer (SDE2) with strong experience in building scalable, distributed Java systems. This is a mid-level individual contributor role where you’ll work on meaningful backend features, support others, and develop your technical leadership skills.

As a key member of our engineering team, you will develop robust, scalable and efficient backend services to optimise fulfilment operations and drive operational success.

Backend Development

Build scalable, resilient Java-based backend services, APIs, and microservices to support fulfilment workflows and systems.

Feature Delivery

Implement and ship end-to-end stories, primarily focused on frontend with some backend integration.

Technical Contribution

Take ownership of medium-sized features and participate in their design and delivery.

Collaboration

Work closely with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to understand problems and propose solutions.

Code Quality

Write clean, maintainable code and contribute to peer reviews to raise the team’s quality bar.

Support & Mentorship

Help onboard junior engineers and share knowledge across the team.

Continuous Improvement

Apply best practices and contribute to improving development processes and standards.

Experience relevant for this job

• Previous experience of having done product development using agile methodologies
• Hands-on experience of building and supporting reliable and operationally robust distributed Java applications / products
• Any previous experience of having contributed in a globally distributed software engineering teams would be a big plus.

Tech Skills

• Relevant Experience
• Demonstrated impact across a software engineering team.
• Experience designing, developing and operating backend components or services
• Exposure to agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
• Ability to support and collaborate with other engineers.
• :
• Development Practice
• Infrastructure
• Software Security
• Operations and Maintenance
• Development Lifecycle
• Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving
• Curiosity & Learning
• Embracing and Enabling Change

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.

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