Software Engineer - Fullstack (Fulfilment)

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.

What is in it for you

Hybrid working

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome chats about different flexible working options. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

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

Our benefits

Tesco is a diverse and exciting employer, dedicated to being #aplacetogeton, providing career-defining opportunities to all of our colleagues. If you choose to join our business, we will provide you with:

• 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

• PetHelp – support and care for your pets

If that sounds exciting, then we'd love to hear from you.

You will be responsible for

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

Whilst specific responsibilities will be dependent upon the changing needs of the Tesco business, the following provides an overview of the role’s key responsibilities and measures:

• Be a coder; review and contribute code.

• Proactively propose solutions.

• Work in the team – support and be supported in your team.

• Design: design, propose and review architecture design.

• Focus on performance, availability, reliability, and security.

• 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.

You will need

Must have:

• 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

• Readiness to take part in the on-call rotation

 Nice to have skills:

• Experience with Azure, or other cloud solutions

• Exposure to React

Unsure if you fit all the criteria? Apply and give us the chance to evaluate your potential – you could be the perfect fit!

About us

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.

Want to get to know us better? Watch our team talk about our culture – YouTube

What our colleagues like the most at Tesco:

• 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

Discover how our colleagues shape Tesco’s tomorrow.