Staff Backend Engineer, Transport Platforms

Marks and Spencer; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned retail company in London seeks a Staff Software Engineer to join its software engineering team. Your role will involve developing robust software solutions, providing technical leadership, and ensuring engineering best practices are upheld. You will work with various programming languages like Java and tools such as Azure Cloud and Kubernetes. The company offers a diverse and inclusive environment with numerous benefits including a discount on products, competitive holiday allowance, and comprehensive wellbeing support.

Benefits

20% colleague discount

Competitive holiday allowance

Discretionary bonus schemes

Strong pension and life assurance

Tailored induction and training

Exclusive perks with M&S Choices

Market-leading family policies

24/7 wellbeing support

One paid volunteer day per year

Qualifications

• Proven track record in high-performing backend systems.
• Deep understanding of software engineering principles applied in code development.
• Good understanding of automated testing practices across technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and debug software solutions.
• Provide expert guidance on software projects.
• Lead the design of scalable software solutions.
• Conduct thorough code reviews.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders on solutions.

Skills

Backend system development

Software engineering principles

Automated testing practices

Java

PL/SQL

JavaScript

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Azure Cloud

Kubernetes

SQL Server

MongoDB

Job description

A renowned retail company in London seeks a Staff Software Engineer to join its software engineering team. Your role will involve developing robust software solutions, providing technical leadership, and ensuring engineering best practices are upheld. You will work with various programming languages like Java and tools such as Azure Cloud and Kubernetes. The company offers a diverse and inclusive environment with numerous benefits including a discount on products, competitive holiday allowance, and comprehensive wellbeing support.