Software Development Engineer - Personalization

Tesco Technology — United Kingdom · Posted ~2 hours ago

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Skills

Software engineering Distributed systems Real-time data processing Low-latency services Machine learning systems Streaming data Machine learning

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

Build large-scale personalization technology that combines real-time data, machine learning, and distributed systems. You will develop low-latency, high-throughput services supporting recommendations, targeting, offers, and experimentation across multiple customer channels. The role offers complex engineering challenges and close collaboration with product, data science, and analytics specialists.

Highlights

Opportunity to engineer real-time personalization systems at very large scale, tackle challenging distributed-systems problems, and collaborate closely with product, data science, and analytics teams.

Description

About the role Every customer is different, and we're building the technology to make every Tesco experiencefeel personal. Join Tesco's Personalisation team and help shape the experiences of millions ofcustomers every day by powering real-time recommendations, offers, targeting, andexperimentation across our web, mobile, and in-store channels.Our platforms combine real-time data, machine learning, and large-scale distributed systems toturn customer insights into intelligent decisions in milliseconds. You'll work on complexengineering challenges spanning streaming data, low-latency decisioning services, and MLpowered systems, while collaborating closely with product, data science, and analytics teams. This is an opportunity to build technology at significant scale, influence the evolution of ourpersonalisation platform, and directly impact how millions of customers discover, shop, and savewith Tesco. You will be responsible for · Building low-latency, high-throughput services for personalisation· Developing Java / Spring Boot microservices with REST/gRPC APIs· Working with Kafka and event-driven architectures· Building pipelines using Apache Flink and Apache Beam· Integrating ML models and feature stores· Working with NoSQL databases and Redis caching· Using Apache Camel for integration where required· Collaborating with product, data science, and analytics teams· Writing automated tests and improving reliability· Monitoring systems using New Relic, Splunk, and metrics platforms· Supporting CI/CD pipelines and deployments· Contributing to experimentation (A/B testing You will need · Strong Java backend experience· Experience building microservices and APIs· Understanding of event-driven systems· Familiarity with stream processing concepts· Knowledge of distributed systems· Strong communication and teamwork skills· Interest in data-driven personalisation systems Nice to have · Experience with Apache Flink and Apache Beam· Experience with Kafka· Familiarity with Apache Camel· Experience with NoSQL databases (Cassandra, DynamoDB) and Redis· Cloud experience (GCP or AWS)· Docker and Kubernetes· ML model serving or feature stores· A/B testing platforms· Terraform or infrastructure as code· Performance and scalability optimisation Whats 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 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 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  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.