Software Engineer - Backend (Colleague Clubcard API)

Tesco Poland; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco Poland is looking for a seasoned Software Engineer to join the Colleague Clubcard & Pension team in Kraków. You will design, build, and maintain secure, scalable backend services powering colleague benefits with an end-to-end DevOps approach.

You will contribute to architecture, drive reliable operations, and troubleshoot production issues while collaborating with global Tesco stakeholders. The role requires 4+ years in Java/Spring Boot, cloud experience (Azure preferred), and strong CI/CD

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands on experience as a Software Engineer within the JVM ecosystem (Java / Spring Boot).
• Good understanding of cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and experience with Infrastructure as Code, e.g., Terraform.
• Solid grasp of software engineering fundamentals, including testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines, version control, and code review practices.
• Ability to take a business or product requirement and contribute to defining the technical approach.
• Able to work independently day-to-day with minimal guidance.
• Experience working in an Agile environment (Scrum or Kanban).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable, and highly reliable backend services that power colleague benefits.
• Contribute to feature design and technical discussions for services owned by the team, ensuring solutions meet business and compliance requirements.
• Apply DevOps mindset by owning services end to end, including development, deployment, monitoring, and operational support.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement robust long-term fixes.
• Communicate progress, risks, and technical insights effectively within the team and wider Tesco stakeholders.

Skills

Java 21

Spring Boot

Azure

Terraform

CI/CD

Testing (Spock)

GIT/GitHub Actions

Tools

Azure

Terraform

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

Spock

Job description

The Colleague Clubcard & Pension team builds and runs enterprise grade APIs that power two of Tesco's flagship colleague benefits: the Colleague Clubcard and the Retirement Savings scheme. We design secure, scalable, and highly reliable services that provide seamless access to colleague benefit data across multiple systems and countries. We operate with a strong DevOps mindset, owning our services end to end through design, development, deployment, and production support.

• - Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable, and highly reliable backend services that power colleague benefits.
• - Contribute to feature design and technical discussions for services owned by the team, ensuring solutions meet business and compliance requirements.
• - Apply DevOps mindset by owning services end to end, including development, deployment, monitoring, and operational support.
• - Troubleshoot production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement robust long-term fixes.
• - Communicate progress, risks, and technical insights effectively within the team and wider Tesco stakeholders.

• - 4+ years of hands on experience as a Software Engineer within the JVM ecosystem (Java / Spring Boot).
• - Good understanding of cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and experience with Infrastructure as Code, e.g., Terraform.
• - Solid grasp of software engineering fundamentals, including testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines, version control, and code review practices.
• - Capability to take a business or product requirement and contribute to defining the technical approach.
• - Able to work independently day-to-day with minimal guidance.
• - Experience working in an Agile environment (Scrum or Kanban).
• - A proactive mindset, comfortable proposing improvements, identifying risks, and helping shape better ways of working.

Technology stack we are using:

• Languages: Java 21
• Frameworks: Spring Boot
• Cloud: Azure (AKS/Kubernetes), Terraform
• Architecture: Microservices, DDD, Event Sourcing
• DB: PostgreSQL
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions + ArgoCD
• Monitoring & alerting: Splunk, New Relic
• Testing: Spock
• VCS: GitHub
• Others: Zendesk, JIRA, Miro

Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you.

Tesco is committed to celebrating diversity and everyone is welcome at Tesco. As a Disability Confident Employer, we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process, allowing candidates the opportunity to thrive and inform us of any reasonable adjustments they may require.

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• We develop our own products
• We make an impact; large scale of operation
• Accountability and respect are given to us
• We cooperate and support each other
• There are great colleagues who are divided into small teams here
• We can develop and learn new things

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