Senior Back End Engineer

John Lewis

London

1 year ago

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What’s the role about? As the UK’s most successful omni-channel retailer, E-Commerce is a key part of Our Business - we run two of the busiest websites in the UK, driving a significant proportion of our sales. Our Engineering practice includes 60+ teams, working on everything from Cloud Platforms to Mobile Apps, from E-Commerce functionality to Machine Learning. Our Engineers work collaboratively and share knowledge, and learning is extremely important to us. We support our Engineers to continuously improve their skills and keep abreast of the latest technologies. Find out more about being a Software Engineer in the Partnership, and the technology we use. (Link->https://www.jlpjobs.com/engineering-jobs/) What you’ll be doing? This is an opportunity to join one of our agile product teams working as a Senior Back-End Software Engineer. You will be using your excellent Kotlin or Java skills to build and support new features adding value for Our Business. As a Senior Engineer, you will also use your knowledge of Software Engineering to lead the shaping of new projects and support the professional development of less experienced Engineers. There are opportunities to become a people manager for your fellow engineers if that is something that appeals to you. Successful candidates will have a passion for using technology to deliver outstanding and innovative software solutions, and will have a track record of working in teams delivering complex, performant, high quality software. What you’ll already have: Expertise in either server side Kotlin or a modern version of Java. A structured approach to systems analysis and development. A good understanding of Microservice Architectures. Experience with application frameworks such as http4k or Spring Boot. An understanding of Agile development methods such as Scrum or Kanban. Familiarity with techniques like TDD, pair programming. Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery. REST API development and/or consumption. What else you could bring: Experience with Cloud Platforms such as AWS, GCP or Azure. Docker, Kubernetes. Jenkins, Gitlab CI. Where will you be working?: We have opportunities at both our John Lewis Head Office in London Victoria and Waitrose Head Office in Bracknell, Berkshire. We have a blended hybrid approach of working from our offices and a home/remote UK location. You are contracted to a Partnership office location. If you choose to work remotely you should be aware that from time to time, you will need to come into the office. This decision is made within your team. What benefits do we offer you?: We believe in rewarding our Partners for their time and energy. Find out about the (Link->https://www.jlpjobs.com/about/benefits/) How does our application process work?: In order to help you understand what to expect, we have created an overview of our application process.

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