Senior Java Software Engineer - Quote API
Tesco•London, England, UK
fulltime
Engineering and Information Technology
5+ years
About the role
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.
You will be responsible for
implement end-to-end systems using your deep JVM and java ecosystem expertise.
product requirements into well-structured, maintainable code.
test-driven features and follow the TDD and BDD cycle.
principles and cohesive design to build scalable software.
deploy and maintain the required infrastructure.
with product stakeholders to shape and refine features.
production systems, resolve incidents, and conduct root cause analysis.
support fellow engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
knowledge across the wider engineering community.
You will need
8+** .
platforms** (Azure, AWS, etc.).
and NoSQL** databases.
systems** effectively.
methodologies** (Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall).
programming** paradigms.
Whats in it for you? We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!
Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
Private medical insurance
26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
About Us Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day’. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.
We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We’re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.
We’re a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you. We work in a more blended pattern - combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. If you are applying internally, please speak to the Hiring Manager about how this can work for you - Everyone is welcome at Tesco.