Staff Software Engineer - Warehousing

Marks and Spencer; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known retail company is seeking a Software Engineer to develop high-quality cloud-based solutions for logistics and warehousing. You will drive engineering standards, mentor team members, and contribute to a diverse tech stack including Java, Git, and Azure technologies. The role offers opportunities for personal growth, a supportive work culture, and competitive perks including a discount on products and wellbeing support.

Benefits

20% colleague discount on M&S products

Competitive holiday entitlement

Discretionary bonus schemes

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Tailored induction and training programmes

Access to wellbeing support

Charity volunteer day

Qualifications

• Proven track record in developing impactful, robust backend systems.
• Motivated by the ability to impact physical operations through software.
• Deep understanding of software engineering principles and practices.
• Technical versatility and proficiency in a range of programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and own high-quality cloud-based software.
• Shape and improve engineering standards and practices.
• Support and mentor engineers through code reviews and coaching.
• Participate in platform support and innovation initiatives.

Skills

Backend systems development

Optimisation and scalability

Software engineering principles

Java

PL/SQL

JavaScript

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud infrastructure

Event Streaming

Tools

Azure Data Factory

PowerBI

Sonar

GitHub Actions

BlueYonder WMS

IBM MQ

Kafka

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 part of joining the foods warehousing team in M&S you will be at the centre of a huge investment in our logistics and warehousing operations aligned to our strong growth and exciting future.

All the details

What you’ll do

• Build, maintain, and own high-quality cloud-based software with strong automation, while handling complex backlog tasks and resolving major issues.
• Shape and improve engineering standards, frameworks, DevOps practices, and software development metrics, promoting continuous learning, quality, and stability.
• Support and mentor engineers through code reviews, pair programming, coaching, and contributing to team OKRs and product planning.
• Participate in out-of-hours platform support, communities of practice, and broader organisational initiatives that promote innovation, values, and ways of working.
• Contribute to team growth and strategy by helping drive recruitment and hiring plans.

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include

• Proven track record in developing impactful, robust backend systems and integrations, with a focus on optimisation and scalability.
• Motivated by the ability to positively impact physical operations, through great software.
• Deep understanding of software engineering principles, patterns, and practices, applied to the development of maintainable and adaptable code.
• 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

Our team uses a variety of technologies and, as part of our modernisation drive, will be evolving our stack. The sorts of technologies include:

• BlueYonder WMS
• Java 11+, SpringBoot
• IBM MQ, Kafka (Queues & Event Streaming)
• Azure Data Factory, PowerBI (Reporting)
• CI/CD using Sonar and GitHub Actions
• On-premise infrastructure

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.

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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