Fullstack Engineer

What’s 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 the role

About the role

As a full-stack Engineer, you will be working as part of a high-performance team developing new solutions that put the customer at the heart of the product. We believe in shipping quality, tested, secure and consistent code. You will also work closely with other development teams and the DevSecOps squad to ensure the solution is performant and reliable.

About the team

The Tesco Mobile Development team is a truly cross functional team responsible for the functional software development of bespoke and product / SaaS based IT solutions.

You will be working within a very diverse team of highly motivated and talented individuals on business-critical full-stack development. Our teams are motivated and challenged, working in sprints across a range of technologies which together provide huge benefit to the wider business.

This role sits primarily within the ‘Acquisitions Platform’ squad, which is responsible for developing and maintaining full-stack applications that support Tesco Mobile’s customer acquisition journey as part of the wider ‘I Choose’ tribe. The squad owns several strategic services and is accountable for both their ongoing development and their DevOps responsibilities. Depending on business priorities you may also contribute to other squads.

Ways of working

We’re an Agile organisation. Agile helps us respond quickly to our customers, make the most of our diverse talents, and stay focused on what really matters. It’s more than just a ‘methodology’ to us – it’s our way for everyone to give their best.

We blend office and virtual working. The office is our base, and we work best when we’re together more than we’re apart. But we know that regular office time isn’t right for everyone, and we’re open to talking about complete location flexibility for some roles.

For a small organisation, we use a wide variety of technologies. Plus, our connections with VirginMediaO2 and Tesco means there’s lots of scope for a varied and stimulating opportunities.

Interested? We’d love to hear from you.

You will be responsible for

• Be a team player – live the Tesco Mobile values.
• Work with the squad to deliver in sprints.
• Developing new solutions, features and driving technical excellence of existing applications
• Deliver quality, reusable and modular code aligned to the Tesco Mobile standards.
• Ensure code is documented, tested, secure, performant and can be maintained.
• Work to refresh existing code as required.
• Contribute to integration and performance tests for newly developed solutions.
• Work as part of the team to solve complex cross-business technical problems.
• Share knowledge with other members of the squad.

You will need

We are looking for the following skills & experience:

• Significant experience implementing full-stack solutions using Django and Python.
• Extensive experience working with Kubernetes, Docker and Docker Compose
• Significant experience in using GitHub actions for Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
• Solid understanding of AWS and experience performing basic configuration tasks within AWS environments
• Experience load testing and performance testing.
• Understanding of databases and SQL query optimisation.
• Experience delivering applications with a focus on security.
• Source code systems and branching strategies.
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs.
• Willingness to learn new skills.

Nice to have:

• Basic understanding of Redis, RabbitMQ
• Proven ability to design, configure, and manage AWS services at a production level
• Experience in developing software using Golang including design, coding, testing and deploying applications
• Experience in developing Java applications is desirable but not essential

About us

A 50-50 joint venture between Tesco and VMO2 that was established back in 2003, Tesco Mobile has gone from strength to strength as we’ve launched into new services and markets. With more than 5 million customers, we’re the largest mobile virtual network operator in the UK. We’re proud to have an inclusive culture that’s uniquely Tesco Mobile, with a strong sense of community, plus all the benefits of working for one of the shareholders.

We care for human connection and we keep our customers at the heart of everything we do, which is why we’ve embraced the Agile way of working. Agile is more than just a methodology – it’s a liberating journey that puts customers and purpose first. It empowers us to self-organise, collaborate, co-create and rapidly inspect and adapt everything we do – allowing us to respond at pace to our customers’ needs. It encourages variety of thought and enables us to thrive, both individually and collectively.

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.