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# Software Development Engineer II (Java) - Customer Fulfilment

- **Company:** Tesco PLC
- **Location:** Welwyn Garden City, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Microsoft Azure, Couchbase Servers, DevOps, Github, PostgreSQL, Performance Tuning, Software Engineering, Java Application Server, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Spring-boot, Software Security, Backend, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Restful APIs, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815153461-software-development-engineer-ii-java-customer-fulfilment

## About the Role

* Mid-level individual contributor (SDE2) with strong experience building scalable, distributed Java applications.
 * Hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, PostgreSQL and Couchbase; RESTful APIs.
 * Proficiency in DevOps CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions), Docker and Kubernetes.
 * Experience with Azure cloud services.
 * Solid background in agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
 * Experience designing, developing and operating backend components or services.
 * Knowledge of TDD, clean code principles, automation and performance optimisation.
 * Previous product development using agile methodologies.
 * Ability to support and collaborate in globally distributed software engineering teams.

Technical Stack

 * Backend: Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Couchbase, RESTful APIs.
 * DevOps: CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions), Docker, Kubernetes.
 * Cloud: Azure.
 * Practices: TDD, clean code, automation, performance optimisation.
 * Operational Skills: Software security, on-call support, monitoring, incident response.

## Description

Responsibilities

 * Build scalable, resilient Java-based backend services, APIs and microservices that support fulfilment workflows and systems.
 * Implement and ship end-to-end stories, with a focus on backend integration and feature delivery.
 * Own medium-sized features, taking them from design through to production.
 * Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers and stakeholders to understand problems and define solutions.
 * Write clean, maintainable code and contribute to peer reviews to raise the team's quality bar.
 * Help onboard junior engineers and share knowledge across the team.
 * Apply best practices and champion continuous improvement of development processes and standards.

Qualifications and Experience

 * Mid-level individual contributor (SDE2) with strong experience building scalable, distributed Java applications.
 * Hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, PostgreSQL and Couchbase; RESTful APIs.
 * Proficiency in DevOps CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions), Docker and Kubernetes.
 * Experience with Azure cloud services.
 * Solid background in agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
 * Experience designing, developing and operating backend components or services.
 * Knowledge of TDD, clean code principles, automation and performance optimisation.
 * Previous product development using agile methodologies.
 * Ability to support and collaborate in globally distributed software engineering teams.

Technical Stack

 * Backend: Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Couchbase, RESTful APIs.
 * DevOps: CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions), Docker, Kubernetes.
 * Cloud: Azure.
 * Practices: TDD, clean code, automation, performance optimisation.
 * Operational Skills: Software security, on-call support, monitoring, incident response.


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