Software Development Engineer III - Identity

About the role

The engineers in our Identity team build the APIs that
securely identify customers across all touchpoints with Tesco around the globe:
online, over the phone, and in-store with Clubcards. You’ll focus on making our
experiences as streamlined for customers as possible, by exploring
groundbreaking authentication factors like biometrics and using ML technologies
to dynamically assess the risk of each individual customer session. Your work
will be at the heart of all new propositions across the Tesco Group, like our
new Clubcard Plus subscription service. All of this happens in a world where
scale and resilience are critical – serving over a billion API calls every week
in only a handful of milliseconds each!

The stack: Java, Kotlin, Cassandra, MySQL, Oracle, Azure,
AWS, Apache Spark, and Kafka

You will be responsible for

• We are responsible for the software throughout the lifecycle; we maintain a DevOps culture, employing continuous integration and delivery, supporting our code through to production and beyond, as well as being firm believers in TDD
  

You will need

• In-depth
  knowledge of at least one major programming language, the framework, and
  the tool ecosystem to implement end-to-end systems without assistance.


• Translating
  requirements into tasks & code.


• Producing
  test-driven features and demonstrating your familiarity with the TDD
  cycle.


• Applying
  your understanding of cohesion and the SOLID principles to create well
  structured, maintainable software.


• Working
  with product teams to communicate and translate needs into product
  improvements.


• Supporting
  production systems, resolving incidents, and performing root cause
  analysis.


• Sharing
  knowledge with the wider engineering community.


• Producing
  proof of concepts to evaluate new tools.

Whats in it for you?
We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more! 
 

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary 


• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays) 


• Private medical insurance 


• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave 


• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing 

About Us
Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day’. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet. 
 
We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We’re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here. 
 
We’re a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you.  We work in a more blended pattern - combining office and remote working.  Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate.  If you are applying internally, please speak to the Hiring Manager about how this can work for you - Everyone is welcome at Tesco.