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# Software Development Engineer III

- **Company:** Tesco PLC
- **Location:** UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Continuous Integration, CouchDB, Customer Data Management, Fraud Prevention and Detection, Github, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), PostgreSQL, Nagios, NoSQL, Scrum Methodology, Secure Coding, Software Systems, SQL Databases, TypeScript, Software Vulnerability Management, Wireless Networks, Spring-boot, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Cosmos DB, Zendesk, Terraform, Splunk, New Relic (SaaS), Microservices
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/job/gbe8a7b880b83ac476a6f06a8bd2730cc9/eaa

## About the Role

· * Solid experience in delivering Java or other JVM languages; familiarity with JS/TypeScript is a plus.
· * Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) and infrastructure automation (Terraform).
· * Good understanding of SQL (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., Cosmos DB).
· * Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools (Splunk, xMatters, New Relic).
· * Experience working with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)
· * Good English communication skills
· * Experience in system design
· * Experience in taking ownership of a project and leading a team from technical/ project perspective
· * Proactive attitude

## Description

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 SDE3 at Tesco, you are a Senior-Level individual contributor whose impact reaches across your team. You provide technical leadership for medium to large features, participate in their design, and take accountability for delivery. You are expected to implement and ship end-to-end stories, support other engineers, and start to build and prioritize your own work by understanding team problems and proposing solutions.
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., The above information is a shortened summary, refer to our policies for full details
You will be responsible for
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
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