Staff Software Engineer — Lead Architect & Mentor (Backend)

MARKS&SPENCER; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% Colleague discount

Annual bonus

Generous holiday entitlement

GymSave discounts

Job summary

Marks & Spencer is seeking a senior software engineer to join its software engineering team in London. You will build robust backend systems, drive architectural decisions, and mentor engineers while collaborating with product managers and other engineers to deliver scalable, secure solutions.

You will contribute to design reviews, implement automated testing, and uphold engineering standards across frontend and backend components in a fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in building scalable backend systems.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles and patterns.
• Experience with automated testing and CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on with cloud architectures and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and debug software with a focus on quality.
• Provide technical leadership across complex projects.
• Lead design of scalable software and integrations with stakeholders.
• Conduct thorough code reviews and promote best practices.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to deliver effective tech solutions.
• Mentor engineers and support their growth.
• Ensure systems are well monitored and resilient with proper incident response.

Skills

Backend development

Technical leadership

Architecture & design

Code reviews

Collaboration

Mentorship

Operational excellence

Innovation

Cloud proficiency

Communication

Tools

Java

Spring

Spring Boot

Micronaut

React

Next.js

Typescript

Angular

Azure Cloud

Kubernetes

Dynatrace

SQL Server

MongoDB

Redis

Job description

Marks & Spencer is seeking a senior software engineer to join its software engineering team in London. You will build robust backend systems, drive architectural decisions, and mentor engineers while collaborating with product managers and other engineers to deliver scalable, secure solutions.

You will contribute to design reviews, implement automated testing, and uphold engineering standards across frontend and backend components in a fast-paced retail environment.