Software Engineer - Java/Fullstack (Fulfilment)

Tesco Technology; Kraków; On-site; PLN 223,200 - 279,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work 60/40

Up to 20% yearly bonus

Private healthcare

Cafeteria & Multisport

Extra paid leave days

Udemy learning platform

Back-to-school day

Fertility leave

Office sports with trainer

Referral bonus

MacBook provided

Job summary

Tesco Technology in Kraków is hiring a Java-focused software engineer to join the store distribution engineering team. You will develop Java 11+ microservices and REST APIs, with React front-ends and Kafka-based analytics, deployed to AKS and on-prem VMs, using Terraform for IaC.

You will work in a DevOps environment, shipping code through CI/CD while driving improvements in efficiency and user experience for the Tesco fulfilment network.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of experience developing with Java 11+.
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).
• Experience in test‑driven development.
• Experience designing/building microservices and REST APIs.
• Strong English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Operate in a DevOps style across the full software lifecycle.
• Write, review and contribute code within the team.
• Propose solutions and improvements proactively.
• Design, review and refine architecture.
• Focus on performance, availability, reliability and security.

Skills

Java 11+

Agile Scrum/Kanban

Test‑driven development

Microservices/REST APIs

English communication

Tools

Azure cloud

React

Job description

About the role

As part of the store distribution engineering team, you will get the opportunity to work on the software applications and services that ensure our stores have the products our customers need. The work you do will improve the colleague experience in our depots and drive improved efficiencies to our extensive fulfilment network. And when it comes to ideas, we’re as ambitious as you are. Our team is modernizing the technologies used to drive our fulfilment network and depot operations. There are two main areas of our work: 1. Supporting increased automation within our depots to make them more efficient. 2. Developing modern applications to support our colleagues drive better outcomes for the business.

Focusing on the automation area, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of Tesco’s Autonomous Mobile Robot adoption in our fresh food depots. You’ll start by building the understanding and ownership of the existing solution, with the goal of improving the efficiency and user experience. All that while influencing the technical direction along the way.

On the technical side, we are developing Java microservices which are exposed via React applications and REST APIs. We use Kafka as a messaging backbone to provide strategic business analytics and insights via the Tesco Analytics Platform. We deploy our applications to AKS, virtual machines on premise or increasingly to an internal Kubernetes platform. We use Terraform to create our infrastructure as code.

Key Responsibilities

We operate in a DevOps philosophy. We take responsibility for the software through its entire lifecycle, practicing continuous integration, delivery, and support of our code through to production and beyond.

• Be a coder; review and contribute code.
• Proactively propose solutions.
• Work in the team – support and be supported in your team.
• Design, propose and review architecture design.
• Focus on performance, availability, reliability, and security.
• Cross‑platform, lightweight & mobile‑first progressive web applications by design.
• Contribute to the definition of features for services owned by your team.
• Effectively communicate your and your team’s progress to your team members, your manager, and wider Tesco colleagues.

Qualifications

Mandatory skills

• At least 4 years of experience developing with Java 11+
• Experience working with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)
• Experience in test‑driven development
• Experience of designing and developing microservices / REST APIs
• Good English communication skills

Nice to have skills

• Experience with Azure, or other cloud solutions
• Exposure to React

Benefits & Compensation

Salary: UoP 20 000 – 25 000 PLN gross/month.

Hybrid working – 60% in‑office, 40% remote.

• Up to 20% yearly salary bonus – based on both individual and business performance
• Permanent contract from the go – as a sign of our trust in your abilities
• Tax‑deductible expenses (IP)
• Private healthcare (LuxMed)
• Cafeteria & Multisport
• Additional 4 days of paid leave to support your well‑being and family life
• Increase in annual leave (from 20 to 25 days) for those not yet eligible for the full holiday entitlement
• Learning opportunities – certified technical training and a learning platform (Udemy)
• Back‑to‑school day – 1 day off for parents of primary school children
• Fertility leave – up to 2 weeks of paid leave for IVF treatment
• Sports activities with a personal trainer in the office
• Referral bonus
• MacBook as your work tool

Location & Working Arrangement

This role requires you to be based in or near Kraków, as you will spend 60% (3 days) of the week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely.

Equal Opportunities

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.