Platform Engineer
Senior Software Engineer - Backend (Contact)
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About the role
The Contact team
is part of Customers API, the platform that holds core
data about Tesco customers and powers personalized customer communication and
experiences across Tesco. The platform processes around 500 million customer
attribute updates every week and continues to grow as Tesco increases the
scale, relevance, and personalization of customer engagement. Built as a
cloud-native microservice architecture on Azure, the platform uses Azure
Service Bus for event-driven processing, PostgreSQL for data storage, and is
currently evolving from Azure App Services towards Kubernetes to support the
next stage of scalability and resilience.
Senior Software Engineer in this team will be responsible for
designing, building, and maintaining highly scalable services that process
large volumes of customer data while keeping the platform reliable, performant,
and maintainable. The role will focus on solving real-world scalability and
performance challenges in a modern service with low technical debt, while
contributing to the team’s migration to Kubernetes and continued evolution of
its architecture. Looking ahead, the team will also explore how to leverage the
data in the platform using LLMs, embeddings, new database technologies, and UI
capabilities to reduce the time needed to create new customer audiences. This
is an opportunity for a senior engineer to work on a business-critical platform
that directly enables personalized experiences for Tesco customers at massive
scale.
You will be responsible for
• Developing high-quality software solutions, with proficiency in Java (Spring Boot or other frameworks).• Working with Microsoft Azure and Terraform (Infrastructure as Code) or demonstrating a willingness to learn.• Implementing and advocating CI/CD best practices for seamless software delivery.• Maintaining high-quality documentation to support development processes and system design.• Ensuring solutions are robust, scalable, and efficient.• Taking ownership of systems, driving reliability, maintainability, and performance.• Mentoring and supporting fellow engineers, fostering a culture of growth and collaboration.• Automating workflows and building tools/scripts to enhance efficiency.
You will need
• Around 6+ years of experience in delivering Java
• Experience working with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)
• Good English communication skills
• Experience with Azure, AWS or other cloud solutions, Terraform
• Experience in system design
• Experience in taking ownership of a project and leading a team from
technical/ project perspective
• Proactive attitude
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.**
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 (for all):
- 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)
-
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**Additional 4 days of paid
leave**
to
support your well-being and family life
- Increase in annual leave (from
**20
to 25 days**
) to those not yet eligible for the full
holiday
entitlement
- Learning opportunities
- certified technical
training and learning platforms like 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 tool for work
If 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 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*
.
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