SDE II: Backend Java for Scalable Fulfillment

We are building the next generation dynamic, scalable, and resilient fulfilment platform for Tesco and need a Backend Engineer (SDE2) to develop robust, scalable backend services that optimise fulfilment operations across all customer order fulfilment locations.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable, resilient Java‑based backend services, APIs, and microservices to support fulfilment workflows and systems.
• Implement and ship end‑to‑end stories, primarily focused on frontend with some backend integration.
• Take ownership of medium‑sized features and participate in their design and delivery.
• Work closely with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to understand problems and propose solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable code and contribute to peer reviews to raise the team’s quality bar.
• Help onboard junior engineers and share knowledge across the team.
• Apply best practices and contribute to improving development processes and standards.
• Support and maintain services end‑to‑end from development to production support.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of having done product development using agile methodologies.
• Hands‑on experience building and supporting reliable and operationally robust distributed Java applications/products.
• Any previous experience contributing in a globally distributed software engineering team is a big plus.
• Demonstrated impact across a software engineering team.
• Experience designing, developing, and operating backend components or services.
• Exposure to agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
• Ability to support and collaborate with other engineers.

Tech Stack

• Backend: Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Couchbase, RESTful APIs.
• DevOps: CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions), Docker, Kubernetes.
• Cloud: Azure.
• Practices: TDD, clean code, automation, performance optimisation.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. We are committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We are accredited Disability Confident Leader and are committed to a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

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