Software Engineering Graduate

Innovate. Lead. Transform.

Looking to kickstart your career and make a global impact? Join Ocado Group’s Graduate Programme and become a driving force in the future of technology.

Ocado Group delivers innovative technology solutions powered by the latest advancements in automation, robotics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, catering to the online grocery and non‑grocery distribution sectors.

With over 20 years of experience in the online grocery industry and a portfolio of patented technologies, we strive to transform the economics and service standards of grocery ecommerce on a global scale.

A workplace culture that celebrates diversity, collaboration, and creativity. Discover more about Ocado Group’s story here.

• Start Date:
  
  Early September 2026
• Closing date for applications:
  Rolling
• Duration of Programme: 2 years
• Contract Type:
  Fixed‑term, full‑time
• Requirements:
  We consider candidates from a wide range of academic backgrounds. We will consider any candidate who demonstrates typical understanding. Candidates typically have degrees related to (but not limited to) Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, AI, Robotics, Machine Learning etc.
• Location:
  
  Hatfield, Welwyn, and London (hybrid). We follow a hybrid working model, combining remote work with office presence based on the placement and business requirements. A minimum of two days per week in the office is expected.

Our rotation scheme is designed to give you first‑hand experience of a range of areas from Bot Software to Data Science. As a graduate, you will rotate through multiple departments during the two year scheme in four different six‑month placements, giving you a well‑rounded understanding of the business. You'll work in teams across the Ocado Technology division, gaining knowledge and insight into the vast number of challenges.

Once you’ve successfully completed the programme, you can look forward to a long‑term career with a huge amount of scope and knowledge from across the business.

Here are some of the areas you could be working in on the scheme:

Teams are at the cutting edge of product development. Our engineers focus on the successful delivery of next‑generation bot software. We are a team that does what needs to be done, by identifying gaps in our current bot systems and working with talented engineers across our business to prototype and deliver quality products. We are working on niche projects, all contributing to the improvement of our robots.

Creates the eCommerce solution that powers the Ocado Smart Platform. From the secret sauce that drives our 35 million customer searches and product recommendations, to our market‑leading delivery punctuality and order accuracy. Our Mobile teams work closely with our Web teams where we plan & participate in the development of our customer‑facing, native iOS app, to be used by millions of people all over the world.

Each team is cross‑functional; comprising Android, iOS, and backend engineers, product managers, UX designers, and data scientists, to name a few, working together to deliver features to a high standard.

Develops the warehouse management system, high level control systems and GUIs driving our automated warehouses. Fulfilling customer orders with extremely high accuracy and market‑leading efficiency. Technical challenges range from very low latency realtime control systems, through performance optimised operator GUIs to high accuracy inventory tracking.

The organisation cuts across all technology streams, providing data engineering and analysis expertise as well as developing cutting‑edge ML models in use across our products. It also supports our simulation and visualisation functions, creating simulations of Ocado's OSP solution, including its automated warehouses, used to both optimise control algorithms and robotic operations to increase the site performance and trial new hardware designs before physical construction.

• Having a real passion for quality coding and cutting edge…