Senior Software Engineer - Backend (Price Integrity & Insight)

About the role Colleague Benefits domain is a global best-in-class enterprise API which enables secure & easy access to colleague benefits data that is present across multiple Tesco payroll systems & countries. 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, thefollowing provides an overview of the role’s key responsibilities and measures:• Be a coder; review and contribute code.• Focus on performance, availability, reliability, and security.• 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 • Around 6+ years of experience as a Software Engineer within the JVM ecosystem• Working with Agile environment• Demonstrate excellent understanding of language & framework and a good working knowledge of the abstraction layer underneath• Take a business problem and come up with the technical strategy (push vs pull etc, real time vs batches, sync vs async) within the team, high level design and lead the implementation• Need minimal directions or guidance and collaborate with SDEs across teams working on the same or similar business problem• You showcase exemplary behaviour in your work – your design, delivery, code, processes all set examples for your team• Influence your team’s technical and business strategy by suggesting novel approaches• Able to communicate your ideas and get feedback from different stakeholders and drive convergence to achieve the right outcomes• Continually propose and drive process improvements• Help elaborate requirements where necessary• Demostrated technical leadership Technology:• Java 21• SQL and NoSQL DBs• Splunk, New Relic• Microsoft Azure, OpenShift• RESTful web services• Some web applications framework knowledge (Spring preferred)• Docker and Kubernetes• Microservices and Distributed Systems• Testing tools (i.e JUnit / Spock / Mockito / WireMock)• Git, Maven and/or Gradle, other CI/CD tooling (GH Actions or equivalent) Whats in it for you? Salary UoP 26 000 - 33 000 PLN gross/month Hybrid work 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. BenefitsTesco 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 (for all): Up to 20% yearly salary bonus – based on both individual and business performancePermanent contract from the go – as a sign of our trust in your abilitiesTax deductible expenses (IP)Private healthcare (LuxMed)Cafeteria & MultisportAdditional 4 days of paid leave to support your well-being and family lifeIncrease in annual leave (from 20 to 25 days) to those not yet eligible for the full holiday entitlementLearning opportunities - certified technical training and learning platforms like UdemyBack-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 officeReferral BonusMacBook as your tool for workIf that sounds exciting, then we'd love to hear from 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 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 productsWe make an impact; large scale of operationAccountability and respect are given to usWe cooperate and support each otherThere are great colleagues who are divided into small teams hereWe can develop and learn new thingsDiscover how our colleagues shape Tesco’s tomorrow.