Summary
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A mid-level Java engineering role for a developer who will design and deliver end-to-end software features, contribute to technical decisions, support fellow engineers, and work with cloud infrastructure and infrastructure-as-code practices.
Highlights
Mid-level engineering role offering technical leadership opportunities, ownership of end-to-end features, career progression toward senior engineering, and exposure to cloud infrastructure.
Description
hackajob is collaborating with Tesco to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.
Software Development Engineer II - Java
Job Description
As an SDE2 at Tesco, you are a mid-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.
This role is a stepping stone towards SDE3, with a focus on career development and technical growth.
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 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.
Technology Stack We Are Using
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
