Senior Backend Engineer Job Central London England UK,Software Development

Location: City of Westminster

Apply on JLP Jobs - the official careers website for John Lewis Partnership, John Lewis & Partners, and Waitrose & Partners.

About the role

As the UK’s most successful omni‑channel retailer, E‑Commerce is a key part of the John Lewis Partnership. We run two of the busiest websites in the UK, driving a significant proportion of our sales. Our Engineering practice includes 80+ 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.

At a glance:

Expected Salary
: £52,000 - £74,000 (depending upon experience)
Contract type
:
Permanent.
Flexible Working
:
This is a hybrid working role, therefore your time will primarily be split between working from home (in the UK) and London Head Office / Bracknell Head Office. However, there will also be an expectation to visit other locations as the need arises. While most engineers visit the office once or twice a month, occasionally business needs may require more frequent attendance.

Our offices are open five days a week for those who prefer to work from the office more regularly.

Key Responsibilities:

This is an opportunity to join one of our agile product teams working as a Senior Back‑End Software Engineer using Kotlin or Java. You will be leveraging your excellent backend skills from your Kotlin or Java background 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 support 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.

Learning new skills is extremely important to us. You would be expected to constantly improve your engineering skills and keep up to date with the latest technologies and techniques. In return for your commitment you will receive the support and resources needed to achieve your learning goals.

Find out more about being a Software Engineer in the Partnership, and the technology we use.

Internally this role is called Product Engineer (PL7)

Essential skills / Experience you’ll need:

Server side Kotlin or a modern version of Java.
A structured approach to systems analysis and development.
Experience with application frameworks such as http4k or Spring Boot.
An understanding of Agile development methods such as Scrum or Kanban.
Experience in techniques like TDD, pair programming.
Experience in Testing tools like JUnit, JMeter, Cucumber, Snyk.
Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery.
An understanding of Microservice and Event Driven Architectures.
REST API development and/or consumption.

Desirable skills / experience you may have

Experience with Cloud Platforms such as AWS, GCP or Azure.
Docker, Kubernetes.
Jenkins, Gitlab CI.

Next Steps:

The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to do before the closing date.
If you are successful following your initial application, the next stages are: a screening call with a recruiter, a technical coding test and 2 rounds of virtual interviews.

The partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never knowingly undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food‑lovers in Waitrose.

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