As part of the M&S Software Engineering team, you’ll be joining a well-loved historic brand, working on solutions that serve millions of loyal customers and thousands of colleagues! With ethical values that run right through the company’s core and technology leaders that truly understand software engineers and engineering, it’s an exciting time as we’re redefining ourselves into a digital first and engineering-led organisation, with the quality of our engineering team being a key differentiator.
As a Staff Software Engineer in Commercial Trading, your expertise will help us on this journey, creating solutions for the business that are robust and scalable, with good observability and metrics, following best-in-class engineering practice.
Due to high interest, this role may close earlier than advertised. We recommend applying as soon as possible.
What you’ll do
Your key accountabilities will include:
- Lead the design, development and delivery of scalable software solutions and integrations, ensuring high-quality coding standards, robust testing and maintainable solutions.
- Provide technical leadership across complex projects, ensuring solutions align with technology strategy, engineering standards and best practices.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, product managers, architects and engineers to design and deliver effective technical solutions that meet business needs.
- Drive operational excellence through monitoring, alerting, incident management and continuous improvement, ensuring reliable and resilient systems.
- Mentor and coach engineers at all levels while fostering a culture of innovation, knowledge sharing and engineering excellence.
Who you are
Your skills and experience will include:
- Proven experience developing high-performing backend systems and integrations, with a focus on scalability, optimisation and maintainability.
- Strong understanding of software engineering principles, patterns and practices, with experience building adaptable and high-quality software solutions.
- Experience with automated testing approaches across unit, integration and system testing, alongside modern development tools and CI/CD practices.
- Technical proficiency across relevant programming languages and technologies, including Java, PL/SQL, JavaScript, Git and cloud-based platforms.
- Excellent communication and mentoring skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders, share technical knowledge and support the development of others.
Desirable Experience
Knowledge of the Retail domain, particularly around product lifecycle or merchandise and sales planning, is of interest, but not a necessity
Tech stack
The teams use a variety of technologies, including:
- Java, Spring, SpringBOOT, Micronaut
- React, Next.js, Typescript, Angular
- Azure Cloud, Kubernetes, Dynatrace (observability)
- SQL Server, MongoDB
- Ignite, Redis
What’s in it for you
Being a part of M&S is exactly that – becoming a part and playing your part. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values.
Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special…
- 20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food.
- A first-class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Having options to progress is something we’re proud of at M&S.
- Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal objectives.
- Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
- Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website. Including GymSave – that offers up to 25% off Gym Memberships and the option to become an M&S Shareholder using our ShareSave & ShareBuy Schemes
- Charity Volunteer Day – A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity.
- A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
- Every colleague at M&S has access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support – this includes access to our 24/7 Virtual GP, PAM Assist to support you & your family as well as many other schemes
Everyone’s welcome
M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That’s why we’re revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact.
We’re an in-person business and have core collaboration days in our Support Centre each week. For most teams, this is 3 working days where we come together to collaborate, innovate, and serve our customers brilliantly.
We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working.
If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.
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Skills Required
- Proven track record in developing high-performing, robust backend systems and integrations
- Deep understanding of software engineering principles, patterns, and practices
- Good understanding of automated testing practices and toolsets at unit, integration, and system levels
- Proficiency in programming languages and tools (e.g., Java, PL/SQL, JavaScript; Git; CI/CD pipelines)
- Experience designing and implementing scalable cloud applications with focus on performance and security
- Clear communication skills to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
- Mentorship and coaching experience to develop engineers at all levels
- Familiarity with tech stack: Spring, SpringBOOT, Micronaut, React, Next.js, Typescript, Angular, Azure, Kubernetes, Dynatrace, SQL Server, MongoDB, Ignite, Redis
- Knowledge of the Retail domain (product lifecycle, merchandise, sales planning)
What We Do
At M&S, we're dedicated to being the most trusted retailer, prioritising quality and delivering value. Every day, we bring the magic of M&S to our customers, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us. For over a century, we've set the standard, doing the right thing and embracing innovation. Today, with over 65,000 colleagues serving 32 million customers globally, we're putting quality products at the heart of everything we do. Tomorrow holds boundless opportunities with us. We're pioneering digital innovation and shaping the future of retail where our values drive every action. We stay close to customers and colleagues, always curious and connected. Our decisions are bold, our actions ambitious. Transparency is paramount, with straightforward, honest communication. We're constantly innovating, always striving for the best. Our focus is on aiming higher and winning together, combined with wise financial decisions to secure our future. Join us at M&S to shape the future of retail.
