Software Engineer

Tesco; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 7.5%

Virtual GP Service

Annual bonus

Holiday pay 7.2 weeks

Clubcard discount

Enhanced parental leave

Save and Buy as you earn

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Tesco Insurance and Money Services seeks a Software Engineer to help design, build and support scalable insurance applications. You will work across requirements, design, development, testing, deployment and ongoing support in an Agile team.

The role offers hybrid working with 2 days onsite and opportunities to contribute to architectural improvements and modernization efforts. The ideal candidate will have strong Node.js/TypeScript experience, unit testing with Jest, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Proven experience developing and maintaining applications using Node.js and TypeScript.
• Experience delivering features across the full software development lifecycle in Agile.
• Hands-on testing with unit tests (Jest) and TDD/AB testing practices.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively within cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain scalable and resilient applications.
• Collaborate with engineers, product owners, business analysts and architects.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across technology and ways of working.

Tools

AWS Cloud

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as code

Monitoring & observability

Performance optimization

Job description

Serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.

Salary - up to £57,000 + annual bonus & benefits

Work Level - 1

Location - Edinburgh, Glasgow or Newcastle, Permanent

Office Attendance - Our hybrid working model gives you the best of both worlds - flexibility to work from home and valuable face-to-face time with colleagues. This role typically requires 2 days per week onsite.

Closing Date - Applications close on 16th of October at 5pm

Why this role?We are looking for a Software Engineer to join Tesco Insurance and Money Services at an exciting stage of growth and transformation. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a talented and collaborative engineering team responsible for developing and supporting Tesco’s motor insurance products and services.

As a Software Engineer, you will be involved throughout the full software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering and solution design through to development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support. Working within an Agile environment, you will collaborate closely with fellow engineers, product and delivery stakeholders, business analysts, architects, and other cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.

What you’ll be doing

You will play a role in designing, building, testing, and maintaining scalable and resilient applications that provide value to our customers and support key business objectives. You will be encouraged to contribute ideas, challenge existing approaches, and help drive continuous improvement across both technology and ways of working. This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop your technical expertise while working on meaningful products that impact millions of customers.

What we’re looking for (minimum criteria)

• Proven experience developing and maintaining applications using Node.js / TypeScript, with a strong understanding of modern software engineering principles and best practices.
• Experience delivering features throughout the full software development lifecycle, including development, testing, deployment and ongoing support within an Agile delivery environment.
• An understanding of automated testing, with hands‑on experience writing and maintaining unit tests using Jest to ensure code quality, reliability and maintainability.
• Experience working collaboratively within cross-functional teams, including engineers, product owners, business analysts and architects, with the ability to communicate technical concepts effectively and contribute to continuous improvement initiative

And if you have any of these, even better

• Experience building and operating applications within AWS cloud, with a good understanding of cloud‑native architectures and operational best practices.
• Some experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, monitoring and observability and performance optimisation.

What’s in it for you

• A generous pension, with up to 7.5% employer contribution, depending on what you put in.
• Virtual GP Service for you and your family
• Performance related annual bonus.
• 7.2 weeks holiday, with the opportunity to buy more.
• Colleague Clubcard discount (10-15% + second card to share with someone else).
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Opportunities to Save and Buy as you earn.
• A place to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Interviews

As a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2), we’re committed to creating an accessible and supportive environment for all. We offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, including interviews, to ensure every candidate has a fair opportunity to succeed.

We also know the importance of balancing work with life’s other commitments. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, as we’re committed to exploring part time and flexible working opportunities, at every level of the organisation.

Interviews are expected to be held from w/c 19th of October.

Don't miss out. We're assessing applications throughout the recruitment process and may close this opportunity ahead of the closing date if we receive a high volume of applications.

Why Tesco Insurance and Money Services?

Seeing your impact all around you: there's no better feeling.

Lucky for us, we get to feel it all the time. Because whatever our role, we're helping our colleagues and serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day.

We deal in the personal – from pet insurance for your best friend, and home insurance for peace of mind, to motor insurance for your dream car or travel money for that trip you’ve worked hard for.

Everything we do is about making things better. Not just for others, but for you too. It's why you'll get bags of choice and plenty of development. It's why you'll always be heard and find balance that works for you. It's why you'll feel totally at home in a place where everyone's welcome.

So, if you want a career where you can do good and feel good, you've found it.

Let's make everyday a little better.

Our story

Making Insurance and Money Services more rewarding and offering great value and choice - because we know little wins can make a big difference.

We began life in 1997 and now help more than 2 million customers protect what matters to them.

We want to deliver a helpful service in everything we do and to make life easier for our customers. Our policies are really easy to manage online for our customers, but we know that being able to speak to our customer service staff when you need to is really important. This is why our customer service centers are open seven days a week.

Delivering great customer service means having great people behind the scenes - people who understand our customers and are driven by doing the right thing for them. We offer colleagues a place where they can feel totally at home in a place where everyone's welcome, where they can be part of a great team focused on making a real difference for our customers.