Senior Software Java Engineer - Customer Fulfilment

Company: Tesco - Corporate

Location: Welwyn Garden City

Posted: April 28th, 2026

Tesco UK • Welwyn Garden City • Full-Time • Permanent • Working hours 36 • Apply by 01-Jun-2026

We are in the process of building and rolling out our next generation, dynamic, scalable, and resilient Fulfilment platform for Tesco, to address both manual, and robotic powered automate fulfilment operations, across all the customer order fulfilment locations. This highly optimized and continuously improving fulfilment platform is designed to be used to fulfil all product categories - Grocery /GM and Fashion, of Customer Orders.

This platform, Fulfilment Point System (FPS), enables all the customer order fulfilment centres across different geographies to pick, marshal and dispatch customer orders on one hand and manage the site workflow through a real-time visualisation and intervention tool, on the other hand.

Ours is a globally distributed, full stack java tech team and our building blocks consist of a set of Microservice components, backend APIs, Rich UI, robust Eventing Platform and Data layer components utilising a wide range of modern technologies including:

We are responsible for the software throughout the lifecycle. We maintain a DevOps culture employing continuous integration and delivery, supporting our code through to production and beyond.

What is in it for you

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You will be responsible for

We are seeking highly skilled Software Development Engineers (SDEs) for a green field project to drive the design, development and implementation of software solution for next generation customer fulfilment system. As a key member of our engineering team, you will develop robust, scalable and efficient java-based applications to optimise warehouse operations and drive operational success. You will directly contribute to evolving product, reducing cost and increasing profitability.

Design and Develop: Architect and build high-performance applications.

System Optimisation: Collaborate with cross functional teams to enhance system efficiency, scalability and reliability for mission critical applications.

Integration: Develop APIs and microservices to integrated with enterprise API and third-party platforms.

Code Quality: Write clean, maintainable and well documented code, adhere to best practices and coding standards.

Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues in real-time to ensure un-interrupted operations.

Mentorship: guide junior engineers and foster culture of continuous improvement.

Innovation & Collaboration: Stay ahead of industry, work closely with hardware, data scientists and operation team.

You will need

Experience relevant for this job:

Tech Skills

About us

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

Inclusive culture

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.

Working patterns

We're a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you. We work in a more blended pattern - combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. If you are applying internally, please speak to the Hiring Manager about how this can work for you - Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

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