Senior Software Engineer - Backend (Identity)

About the role

At TESCO Identity team we authenticate:

• Services against services

• TESCO customers

• TESCO colleagues in stores (e.g. logging in on Till)

Think of commonly used authentication providers: GitHub, Google or Facebook login. We are the same for all customer-facing TESCO services. It is a mission-critical service.

We strike a balance between ease of use and security of the UX. Make it easy for common people to log in securely. Make it hard for fraudsters to steal people's accounts.

Allow different forms of logging in like using Username/password or Clubcard with proper access level. For example: with the Clubcard authentication, you can earn points, but you cannot spend points or change your account password.

Use smart technology to automatically react to account hacking. We implement risk-based authentication that makes it easy to log in in common situations and difficult for malicious actors in suspicious cases. We utilise multi-factor authentication if you log in from a different country or misspell your password multiple times.

What is in it for you

Hybrid working

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.

Our benefits

Tesco 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:  

• Up to 20% yearly salary bonus – based on both individual and business performance

• Permanent contract from the go – as a sign of our trust in your abilities

• Tax-deductible expenses (IP)

• Private healthcare (LuxMed)

• Cafeteria & Multisport

• Additional 4 days of paid leave to support your well-being and family life

• Increase in annual leave (from 20 to 25 days) for those not yet eligible for the full holiday entitlement

• Learning opportunities – certified technical training and a learning platform (Udemy)

• Back-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 office

• Referral bonus

• MacBook as your work tool

If that sounds exciting, then we'd love to hear from you.

You will be responsible for

• Designing and implementing multiple mission-critical services

• Delivering Identity API to teams in Tesco and 3rd parties

• Maintaining infrastructure as a code using Terraform on the Azure cloud platform

• Solving operational issues and working on incident post-mortem investigations

You will need

Mandatory skills and experience:

• 6+ years of hands-on experience delivering high-quality applications.

• Java and Spring

• Running containerised services in k8s

• Cloud platforms and Infrastructure as a Code

• RESTful API design and microservices architecture.

• Understanding of software engineering best practices, including CI/CD, Testing, Code review

• Understanding data persistence concepts using Cache, RDBMS, and noSQL

• Understanding of messaging and event frameworks and brokers like Apache Kafka

• Ability to work with complex distributed systems at scale.

Unsure if you fit all the criteria? Apply and give us the chance to evaluate your potential – you could be the perfect fit!

About us

Our culture

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 products

• We make an impact; large scale of operation

• Accountability and respect are given to us

• We cooperate and support each other

• There are great colleagues who are divided into small teams here

• We can develop and learn new things

Discover how our colleagues shape Tesco’s tomorrow