Senior Backend Engineer

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John Lewis Partnership is the largest employee-owned business in the UK and home of cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. They're not just employees, they're Partners, driven by their purpose to build a happier world.

They have 34 John Lewis shops plus one outlet and 329 Waitrose shops across the UK, along with johnlewis and waitrose. They also have two international sourcing offices, a soft furnishings factory, various distribution centres, three Waitrose & Partners cookery schools, a content production hub, heritage centre and their own Waitrose & Partners farm.

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What’s the role about?

As the UK’s most successful omni-channel retailer, E-Commerce is a key part of Their Business - they run two of the busiest websites in the UK, driving a significant proportion of their sales. Their Engineering practice includes 60+ teams, working on everything from Cloud Platforms to Mobile Apps, from E-Commerce functionality to Machine Learning.

Their Engineers work collaboratively and share knowledge, and learning is extremely important to them. They support their Engineers to continuously improve their skills and keep abreast of the latest technologies.

What you’ll be doing?

* This is an opportunity to join one of their agile product teams working as a Senior Back-End Software Engineer. You will be using your excellent Kotlin or Java skills to build and support new features adding value for Their Business.

* As a Senior Engineer, you will also use your knowledge of Software Engineering to lead the shaping of new projects and support the professional development of less experienced Engineers.

* There are opportunities to become a people manager for your fellow engineers if that is something that appeals to you.

* Successful candidates will have a passion for using technology to deliver outstanding and innovative software solutions, and will have a track record of working in teams delivering complex, performant, high quality software.

What you’ll already have:

* Expertise in either server side Kotlin or a modern version of Java.

* A structured approach to systems analysis and development.

* A good understanding of Microservice Architectures.

* Experience with application frameworks such as http4k or Spring Boot.

* An understanding of Agile development methods such as Scrum or Kanban.

* Familiarity with techniques like TDD, pair programming.

* Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery.

* REST API development and/or consumption.

What else you could bring:

* Experience with Cloud Platforms such as AWS, GCP or Azure.

* Docker, Kubernetes.

* Jenkins, Gitlab CI.

Where will you be working?:

They have opportunities at both their John Lewis Head Office in London Victoria and Waitrose Head Office in Bracknell, Berkshire.

They have a blended hybrid approach of working from their offices and a home/remote UK location. You are contracted to a Partnership office location. If you choose to work remotely you should be aware that from time to time, you will need to come into the office. This decision is made within your team and may mean that you do not come into the office for weeks or months at a time unless you choose to