Join the team behind Price Service—a mission-critical HTTP
API powering pricing and promotions across all of Tesco’s channels. From tills
to websites and everything in between, our work touches the lives of over 28 million UK shoppers every week, with
global reach on the horizon.
We’re building a robust,
internet-facing API that runs both in stores and in the cloud, designed to
support future innovation at scale. This means solving complex distributed
systems challenges, ensuring high availability, and optimizing performance. Concepts
like the CAP theorem aren’t just
theory here—they’re part of our daily engineering conversations.
Our stack includes Java, Vert.x, RxJava, Groovy, Couchbase,
and Kafka, built using Terraform, running in Kubernetes on Azure utilising GitHub Actions pipelines.
We follow Agile principles, adapting Kanban and other methodologies to fit the
team’s needs.
Collaboration is at the heart
of our culture—pair programming is common, and all code is reviewed via GitHub.
Design and
implement end-to-end systems using your deep JVM and java ecosystem expertise.
Translate product
requirements into well-structured, maintainable code.
Write test-driven features
and follow the TDD and BDD cycle.
Apply SOLID principles and
cohesive design to build scalable software.
Design, build, deploy and
maintain the required infrastructure.
Collaborate with product
stakeholders to shape and refine features.
Support production systems,
resolve incidents, and conduct root cause analysis.
Mentor and support fellow
engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
Share knowledge across the
wider engineering community.
Prototype and evaluate new
tools and technologies.
Strong experience
with Java 8+.
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, etc.).
Proficiency with both SQL and NoSQL databases.
Proven ability to scale systems effectively.
Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban,
Waterfall).
Exposure to reactive programming paradigms.
Bonus: Experience with eCommerce or search systems.