Software Engineer - Backend (Colleague Clubcard API)

Tesco Technology is hiring for the Colleague Clubcard & Pension team, which builds and runs enterprise-grade APIs powering colleague benefits such as the Colleague Clubcard and Retirement Savings scheme. The team designs secure, scalable, and highly reliable services with a strong DevOps mindset, operating in an Agile environment. The role is based in Kraków, Poland, with a hybrid work model requiring 60% office presence.

• 4+ years of hands-on experience as a Software Engineer within the JVM ecosystem (Java / Spring Boot).
• Good understanding of cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and experience with Infrastructure as Code, e.g., Terraform.
• Solid grasp of software engineering fundamentals, including testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines, version control, and code review practices.
• Capability to take a business or product requirement and contribute to defining the technical approach.
• Able to work independently day-to-day with minimal guidance.
• Experience working in an Agile environment (Scrum or Kanban).
• A proactive mindset, comfortable proposing improvements, identifying risks, and helping shape better ways of working.

• Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable, and highly reliable backend services that power colleague benefits.
• Contribute to feature design and technical discussions for services owned by the team, ensuring solutions meet business and compliance requirements.
• Apply DevOps mindset by owning services end to end, including development, deployment, monitoring, and operational support.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement robust long-term fixes.
• Communicate progress, risks, and technical insights effectively within the team and wider Tesco stakeholders.

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 office locations or local sites and the rest remotely.