Staff Software Engineer - Commercial Trading

Marks & Spencer Plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major retail company in Greater London is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to develop robust backend solutions and lead technical projects. You will work with various programming languages and tools to craft scalable applications on cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate has a strong background in software engineering principles and a proven track record of creating maintainable code. Join the team to drive innovation and contribute to a more digital-first organisation.

Benefits

20% colleague discount on products

Competitive holiday entitlement

Discretionary bonus schemes

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Wide range of training programmes

Access to wellbeing support

Charity volunteer day

Qualifications

• Proven track record in developing high-performing, robust backend systems and integrations.
• Deep understanding of software engineering principles and coding practices.
• Good understanding of automated testing practices and toolsets.
• Technical versatility in relevant programming languages and tools.
• Expertise in designing and implementing scalable applications on cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and debug software solutions following good coding practices.
• Provide expert guidance on complex projects and align software solutions with strategy.
• Lead the design of scalable software solutions and integrations.
• Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure adherence to standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to craft effective technical solutions.

Skills

Proven track record in developing high-performing, robust backend systems and integrations

Deep understanding of software engineering principles

Good understanding of automated testing practices

Proficiency in programming languages like Java, PL/SQL, JavaScript

Expertise in designing scalable applications on cloud infrastructure

Tools

Java

Spring

React

Azure Cloud

SQL Server

Job description

Summary

As part of the M&S Software Engineering team, you’ll be joining a well-loved historic brand, working on solutions that serve millions of loyal customers and thousands of colleagues! With ethical values that run right through the company’s core and technology leaders that truly understand software engineers and engineering, it’s an exciting time as we’re redefining ourselves into a digital first and engineering-led organisation, with the quality of our engineering team being a key differentiator.

As a Staff Software Engineer in Commercial Trading, your expertise will help us on this journey, creating solutions for the business that are robust and scalable, with good observability and metrics, following best-in-class engineering practice.

What’s In It For You

Being a part of M&S is exactly that – playing your part to bring the magic of M&S to our customers every day. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value, service to every customer, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special…

• After completing your probationary period, you’ll receive 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third-party brands for you and a member of your household.
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
• Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business.
• A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
• A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills.
• Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.
• Industry-leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family.
• Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family.
• A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.

What You'll Do

Your key accountabilities will include

• Software Development: Develop, test, and debug software solutions, taking a lead on what good coding practices look like.
• Technical Leadership: Provide expert guidance on complex projects, ensuring that software solutions align both with our strategy, technology standards, and follow engineering best practice.
• Architecture and Design: Lead the design of scalable and adaptable software solutions or 3rd party integrations, whilst partnering with colleagues in Architecture.
• Code Review: Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure adherence to technical standards, maintainability, automated testing and high-quality code. Foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Collaboration: Gain a deep understanding of our area, working with key business stakeholders, product managers, and other engineers to be able to craft the most effective technical solutions.

Who You Are

Your skills and experience will include

• Proven track record in developing high-performing, robust backend systems and integrations, with a focus on optimisation and scalability.
• Deep understanding of software engineering principles, patterns, and practices, applied to the development of maintainable and adaptable code.
• Good understanding of automated testing practices and toolsets, and how they are best applied at unit, integration, and system levels, across both back and front-end technologies.
• Technical versatility and proficiency in a range of relevant programming languages (e.g. Java, PL/SQL, JavaScript) and tools (e.g. Git, CI/CD pipelines).
• Expertise in designing and implementing scalable applications on cloud infrastructure, with a focus on performance and security.

Tech Stack

M&S uses a variety of technologies within Commercial Trading and, as part of our modernization drive, will be introducing new ones. The sorts of technologies include:

• Java, Spring, SpringBOOT, Micronaut
• React, Next.js, Typescript, Angular
• Azure Cloud, Kubernetes, Dynatrace (observability)
• SQL Server, MongoDB
• Ignite, Redis

Everyone’s Welcome

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We’re disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We’re transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.

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