Software Development Engineer III - Profile

Tesco; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 20%

Private medical insurance

25 days holiday + personal day + bank/

Maternity/adoption leave 26 weeks + 6w

24/7 virtual GP & EAP

Job summary

Tesco Profile team builds and operates scalable solutions to secure and manage customer data across online, mobile, in-store and service channels. As an SDE3, you will provide technical leadership for medium to large features, ship end-to-end stories, mentor engineers, and own delivery with a focus on reliability and performance.

Responsibilities include Java-based development, Azure/Terraform, CI/CD, and secure coding practices, plus collaboration with teams to align with Tesco standards.

Qualifications

• Solid experience delivering Java or JVM languages.
• Cloud platforms experience (Azure) and infrastructure automation (Terraform).
• Good understanding of SQL (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (Cosmos DB).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (Splunk, New Relic).
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).
• Good English communication skills.
• Experience in system design and ownership of projects.
• Proactive attitude and collaboration with teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality software solutions with Java or JVM languages.
• Work with Azure and Terraform for infrastructure as code.
• Advocate and implement CI/CD best practices for seamless delivery.
• Maintain documentation to support development and design processes.
• Apply security-first thinking and use tools for vulnerability management.
• Ensure robust, scalable, and performant solutions and take ownership of projects.
• Mentor and support fellow engineers and promote collaboration.
• Automate workflows and build tools to improve efficiency.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Micronaut

Azure

Terraform

Microservices

PostgreSQL

Cosmos DB

SQL

Splunk

New Relic

GitHub

JIRA

Snyk

Apiiro

Tools

Terraform

GitHub

Jira

Snyk

Apiiro

Job description

About the role

The Tesco Profile team is responsible for building and operating highly scalable solutions for securing and managing customer data, including names, email addresses, contact details, preferences and consent settings, ensuring this information is accurate, secure and available whenever it is needed. Our platforms provide a single, trusted view of the customer that is used across online, mobile, in-store and customer service channels while powering audit and fraud prevention capabilities.

As an SDE3 at Tesco, you are a Senior-Level individual contributor whose impact reaches across your team. You provide technical leadership for medium to large features, participate in their design, and take accountability for delivery. You are expected to implement and ship end-to-end stories, support other engineers, and start to build and prioritize your own work by understanding team problems and proposing solutions.

While specific responsibilities will evolve with Tesco’s business needs, the role’s key areas of impact include:

• Developing high-quality software solutions, with proficiency in Java (Spring Boot or other frameworks).
• Working with Microsoft Azure and Terraform (Infrastructure as Code) or demonstrating a willingness to learn.
• Implementing and advocating CI/CD best practices for seamless software delivery.
• Maintaining high-quality documentation to support development processes and system design.
• Utilize data-driven decision-making, balancing short-term and long-term goals, and accepting appropriate trade-offs.
• Apply Tesco architectural standards and best practices, including security-first thinking and use of tools like Snyk and Apiiro for vulnerability management and secure coding.
• Ensuring solutions are robust, scalable, and efficient.
• Taking ownership of systems, driving reliability, maintainability, and performance.
• Mentoring and supporting fellow engineers, fostering a culture of growth and collaboration.
• Automating workflows and building tools/scripts to enhance efficiency.

What is in it for you

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you - both in and out of work. Click Here (https://www.tesco-careers.com/explore-our-world/colleague-benefits/)to find out more!

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary.
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays).
• Private medical insurance.
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (12 months service required at the qualifying date) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing.
• The above information is a shortened summary, refer to our policies for full details

You will be responsible for

While specific responsibilities will evolve with Tesco’s business needs, the role’s key areas of impact include:

• Developing high-quality software solutions, with proficiency in Java (Spring Boot or other frameworks).
• Working with Microsoft Azure and Terraform (Infrastructure as Code) or demonstrating a willingness to learn.
• Implementing and advocating CI/CD best practices for seamless software delivery.
• Maintaining high-quality documentation to support development processes and system design.
• Utilize data-driven decision-making, balancing short-term and long-term goals, and accepting appropriate trade-offs.
• Apply Tesco architectural standards and best practices, including security-first thinking and use of tools like Snyk and Apiiro for vulnerability management and secure coding.
• Ensuring solutions are robust, scalable, and efficient.
• Taking ownership of systems, driving reliability, maintainability, and performance.
• Mentoring and supporting fellow engineers, fostering a culture of growth and collaboration.
• Automating workflows and building tools/scripts to enhance efficiency.

You will need

• Languages: Experience in delivering Java (or any other JVM language), good to have: JS, TypeScript
• Frameworks: Spring Boot or Micronaut
• Cloud: Azure, Terraform for infrastructure automation
• Architecture: Microservices
• DB: SQL (PostgreSQL), NoSQL databases, e.g. Cosmos DB or Couch DB
• Monitoring & alerting: Splunk, xMatters, New Relic etc.
• VCS: GitHub
• Zendesk & JIRA

Requirements

• Solid experience in delivering Java or other JVM languages; familiarity with JS/TypeScript is a plus.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) and infrastructure automation (Terraform).
• Good understanding of SQL (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., Cosmos DB).
• Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools (Splunk, xMatters, New Relic).
• Experience working with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).
• Good English communication skills.
• Experience in system design.
• Experience in taking ownership of a project and leading a team from technical/project perspective.
• Proactive attitude.

About us

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. 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. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support. We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone’s welcome. That’s why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, click here (https://www.tesco.com/careers/en-GB/accessibility)for more information. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying. When you join us in this role, you'll be employed by Tesco Stores Limited, the Tesco legal entity responsible for your employment.