Software Engineer - Backend (Store Rollout & Observability)
Tesco Technology
About the role
The team builds a robust, distributed deployment part of the Retail Platform that supports large-scale, low-bandwidth environments. The team is responsible for orchestrating and managing software rollouts across thousands of retail stores using cloud-native and edge-based solutions.
As a Software Engineer, you will build and operate the observability capabilities that provide visibility into deployment workflows, store health, device status, and platform reliability across thousands of geographically distributed retail locations. You will work closely with deployment team, platform, and operations teams to ensure proactive detection of issues, rapid troubleshooting, and data-driven operational excellence.
What is in it for you
Hybrid working
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.
Our 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:
Up to 20% yearly salary bonus - based on both individual and business performance
Permanent contrac t from the go - as a sign of our trust in your abilities
Tax-deductible expenses (IP)
Private healthcare (LuxMed)
Cafeteria & Multisport
Additional 4 days of paid leave to support your well-being and family life
Increase in annual leave (from 20 to 25 days) for those not yet eligible for the full holiday entitlement
Learning opportunities - certified technical training and a learning platform (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 bonu s
MacBook as your work tool
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
You will be responsible for
Designing and implementing metrics, logging, tracing, and telemetry solutions across cloud and edge components.
Building monitoring pipelines, dashboards, and alerting frameworks that provide actionable insights into deployment health, device status, and store operations.
Defining and maintaining Service Level Indicators (SLIs), Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and reliability metrics for mission-critical deployment services.
Creating operational analytics for deployment performance, software rollout progress, failure detection, and capacity planning.
Integrating telemetry from cloud services, edge devices, deployment agents, and infrastructure components into centralized monitoring platforms.
Building automated detection and root-cause analysis capabilities using modern observability practices and tooling.
Developing self-service dashboards and reporting capabilities for engineering, support, and operations teams.
Driving observability standards, instrumentation practices, and monitoring strategies across the Retail Platform ecosystem.
You will need
Mandatory skills:
4+ years of experience in software engineering
Strong Java development skills (Spring Framework)
Basic system design skillset
Knowledge of event-driven systems and event sourcing patterns
Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing
Nice to Have:
Familiarity with SQL databases and distributed systems concepts
Knowledge of Kubernetes and Docker
Experience in monitoring and observability tools
Experience with modern observability frameworks and standards such as OpenTelemetry.
Hands-on experience with monitoring and visualization platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, Victoria Metrics or New Relic.
Unsure if you fit all the criteria? Apply and give us the chance to evaluate your potential - you could be the perfect fit!
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
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