Software Engineer - Backend (Price Integrity & Insights)

About the role

Our team is home to a product that helps Tesco engineering teams and directors ensure monitoring and observability of prices in almost 7,000 of Tesco stores on a grand scale. Data we capture is indispensable in discovering and fixing discrepancies in item prices, promotions and supporting systems.

What is in it for you

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.

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 (for all): 

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

• MacBook as your tool for work 

• Learning opportunities - certified technical training and learning platforms like Udemy, Pluralsight and O’reily 

• Referral Bonus 

• Sports activities with a personal trainer in the office 

Benefits for colleagues on employment of contract only: 

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

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

• Private healthcare (LuxMed) 

• Cafeteria & Multisport 

• Supporting those, who are not yet eligible for full holiday entitlement, by expanding their pool from 20 to 25 days 

• Relocation Help 

• IP Tax Deductible Costs 

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

You will be responsible for

• Implementation - Writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code.

• System Design – Brainstorming solutions to engineering problems and helping the team decide upon a design for a given feature.

• Testing & Quality Assurance - Ensuring high reliability through automated and manual testing.

• Deployment & Monitoring - Managing releases, monitoring performance, and proposing occasional optimizations.

• Documentation – Helping developer resources stay up to date and have adequately describe the system.

You will work in a high-collaboration environment, engaging with product owners, business analysts, and other engineering teams to deliver impactful solutions.

You will need

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

• Some background in Agile methodologies (Scrum or Kanban).

• Good English with clear and concise communication skills.

• Practical experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or similar.

• Demonstrated experience in owning features end-to-end with minimum guidance and providing technical leadership, if applicable.

• Ability to reflect upon and improve your engineering and soft skills related to the project at hand.

• A proactive, self-driven attitude with a focus on delivering value.

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

Tesco is a leading multinational retailer, with more than 330 000 colleagues. 

Our software is used by millions of people across several countries every day. Whether it’s the tills and websites our customers use, or the systems our colleagues and partners use, you’ll play your part in keeping it running like a well-oiled machine. And when a business problem pops up? You and the creative minds in our team will be challenged to solve it. 

As Tech Hub we cooperate within the group of Tesco Technology Hubs located in the UK, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and India. 

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