Software Engineer - Backend (Store Rollout & Observability)

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.

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! 
Whats in it for you?

Salary
UoP 20 000 - 25 000 PLN gross/month

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 contract 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 bonus
• 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
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.

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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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