Software Development Engineer II
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 24, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 23, 2026. Tesco scores A on the Alion truth index.
About the role
The Tesco Profile team is responsible for building and operating highly scalable solutions for securing and managing customer data, including names, email addresses, contact details, preferences and consent settings, ensuring this information is accurate, secure and available whenever it is needed. Our platforms provide a single, trusted view of the customer that is used across online, mobile, in-store and customer service channels while powering audit and fraud prevention capabilities.
As an SDE2 at Tesco, you provide technical leadership of medium to large features. You are starting to produce your own work by understanding the problems that the team faces and are beginning to support other engineers with their own delivery and development. You prioritise sharing your skills and knowledge. You also prioritise quality of work, helping your team to continually set the standard. You understand and apply best practice within Tesco and across the industry.
While specific responsibilities will evolve with Tesco’s business needs, the role’s key areas of impact include:
·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.
·Utilize data-driven decision-making, balancing short-term and long-term goals, and accepting appropriate trade-offs.
·Apply Tesco architectural standards and best practices, including security-first thinking and use of tools like Snyk and Apiiro for vulnerability management and secure coding.
·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.
What is 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 (12 months service required at the qualifying date) 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.
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You will be responsible for
While specific responsibilities will evolve with Tesco’s business needs, the role’s key areas of impact include:
- 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.
- Utilize data-driven decision-making, balancing short-term and long-term goals, and accepting appropriate trade-offs.
- Apply Tesco architectural standards and best practices, including security-first thinking and use of tools like Snyk and Apiiro for vulnerability management and secure coding.
- 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
·Languages: Experience in delivering Java (or any other JVM language), good to have: JS, TypeScript
·Frameworks: Spring Boot or Micronaut
·Cloud: Azure, Terraform for infrastructure automation
·Architecture: Microservices
·DB: SQL (PostgreSQL), NoSQL databases, e.g. Cosmos DB or Couch DB
·Monitoring & alerting: Splunk, xMatters, New Relic etc.
·VCS: GitHub
·Zendesk & JIRA
About us
You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. 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. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.
We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone’s welcome. That’s why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, click here for more information. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying.
When you join us in this role, you'll be employed by Tesco Stores Limited, the Tesco legal entity responsible for your employment.