Software Development Engineer II - Full Stack (UI Focussed)

WeAreTechWomen; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Welwyn Garden City seeks a skilled developer to enhance their fulfillment platform for Tesco. The ideal candidate will focus on UI development using React and engage in the complete development lifecycle, ensuring collaborative designs and technical deliverables. This role can be adapted to various work arrangements, including part-time and hybrid options, supporting both individual and team growth within a diverse environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in product development using agile methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with full-stack and distributed Java applications/products.
• Experience designing and developing UI components.

Responsibilities

• Build rich, responsive user interfaces using modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Implement and ship end-to-end stories focused on frontend.
• Take ownership of medium-sized features and participate in their delivery.

Skills

UI Development with modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React)

Agile methodologies experience

Backend skills in Java and microservices

Collaboration and support with engineering teams

Job description

We are in the process of building and rolling out our next generation, dynamic, scalable, and resilient fulfillment platform for Tesco. This highly optimized and continuously improving platform is designed to be used to fulfil all product categories – Grocery / GM and Fashion – across all customer order fulfilment locations. The Fulfillment Point System (FPS) enables all customer order fulfilment centres across different geographies to pick, marshal and dispatch orders while managing site workflow through a real‑time visualisation and intervention tool.

Responsibilities

• UI Development: Build rich, responsive user interfaces using modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React).
• 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 & Qualifications

• Previous experience in product development using agile methodologies.
• Hands‑on experience building and supporting reliable, operationally robust full‑stack and distributed Java applications/products.
• Experience contributing to globally distributed software engineering teams (big plus).
• Demonstrated impact across a software engineering team.
• Experience designing and developing UI components and integrating with backend services.
• Exposure to agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
• Ability to support and collaborate with other engineers.

Additional Skills

• Strong focus on UI development with modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React).
• Complementary backend skills in Java and microservices.
• Experience with eventing platforms, data layer components and modern tech stack.

EEO & Inclusion Statement

We’re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.

Work arrangement

We’re a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full‑time & part‑time working patterns across our many business areas. We work in a blended pattern – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. If you are applying internally, please speak to the Hiring Manager about how this can work for you – everyone is welcome at Tesco.