Staff Software Engineer - Warehouse Automation & WMS

Marks and Spencer; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Marks & Spencer is expanding its Software Engineering team in Greater London, delivering scalable software and complex integrations for the FH&B domain and warehouse automation partners. The role focuses on robust, observable systems, strong coding practices and mentorship across engineers.

You’ll collaborate with Architecture and product teams to shape technical direction, improve interface quality and ensure reliable live operations in warehouse environments.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in full-stack software engineering and delivering scalable interfaces and complex integrations.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles and maintainable, resilient systems.
• Experience with automated testing across unit/integration/system layers for frontend and backend.
• Experience implementing DevSecOps across large enterprise applications.
• Proficiency in Java, SQL, JavaScript and modern CI/CD tooling.
• Experience building cloud-native apps with focus on reliability, security, and performance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of AI/ML tech and GenAI tools like Copilot in the SDLC.
• Retail domain knowledge, particularly WMS/WCS integrations.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test and debug software solutions, setting engineering standards across the team.
• Provide technical leadership on complex projects and ensure alignment with strategy and standards.
• Design and implement scalable software and third-party integrations with Architecture teams.
• Conduct thorough code reviews, ensure automated testing coverage and performance.
• Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Mentor engineers and foster professional growth across levels.
• Drive operational excellence with monitoring, incident response and continuous improvement.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

Software engineering principles

Automated testing

DevSecOps

Java

SQL

JavaScript

Cloud-native applications

AI/ML technologies

Copilot / GenAI tools

Retail domain knowledge (Supply Chain)

WMS/WCS integrations

Tools

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Terraform

Apigee

Dynatrace

PagerDuty

JMeter

Playwright

Cucumber

Kafka

IBM MQ

SFTP

Job description

Marks & Spencer is expanding its Software Engineering team in Greater London, delivering scalable software and complex integrations for the FH&B domain and warehouse automation partners. The role focuses on robust, observable systems, strong coding practices and mentorship across engineers.

You’ll collaborate with Architecture and product teams to shape technical direction, improve interface quality and ensure reliable live operations in warehouse environments.