Tesco Technology
Together we define the future of retail for our customers, and create amazing technology to serve Tesco’s shoppers a little better every day.
Tesco Technology
We’re always trying to find new ways to make life better for our customers, colleagues and communities. That’s why we invest so much in the people and ideas behind our technology. It’s also why we’re growing, all the time.
Today, our Technology team is made up of over 3,000 experts across the UK, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and India. Everyone who works here bring different ideas, skills and experiences. But they all have one thing in common: they’re helping us to solve everyday problems on a global scale. Like designing innovative software and systems, or ensuring our cyber security is watertight.
Here’s where you’ll develop the kind of solutions that have a real impact on people, the planet and our business. In return, we’ll focus on your future. You’ll find bags of opportunities, and a career you can make your own. This is Tesco’s tomorrow, made by you.
Our Culture
Here, innovation doesn’t stop at technology. It’s also about the environment we’re building for our people. Collaborative. Encouraging. Open. So many things make our culture what it is. By sharing knowledge, experience, tools and techniques, we work together to deliver end-to-end, customer-facing solutions.
Everyone's welcome
We celebrate and value everything that makes you, you. We'll support you. Encourage you. Empower you. Our culture is open, dynamic, inclusive - where everyone's voice is heard, and where you can be your wonderful self.
A place to get on for all
We're a little obsessed with your future. Your future. Our future. That's why we take progression seriously; we want to help you thrive and evolve in your career. We're already going places, but there's so much more to come.
Forget off-the-shelf
We love building things ourselves. And we've got the tech, the skills, the investment, the space to do it right. You're a problem solver. An inventor. So come and think up fresh ideas, and actually make them happen.
See your impact
All that hard work? Come and see it turned into something real, usable and important to customers' and colleagues' everyday lives. At Tesco, technology makes things a little better for everyone. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome.
Our Benefits
Bonus
- Annual Bonus Scheme where you can achieve up to 20% bonus for all WL2 roles
- Annual bonus scheme where you can achieve up to 45% for all WL3 roles
- You will also have access to lots of support and resources for your financial wellbeing including our new colleague benefit called Pay Advance which lets you access up to a maximum of 25% of your contractual pay, as you earn it.
Shares
- After 3 months, join our Save As You Earn scheme, giving you the opportunity to save direct from your pay for three or five years and the option of using your savings to buy Tesco shares at a discounted price
- Join our Buy As You Earn scheme for an opportunity to buy Tesco shares on a regular basis from your gross salary
- You will also have access to lots of support and resources for your financial wellbeing including our new colleague benefit called Pay Advance which lets you access up to a maximum of 25% of your contractual pay, as you earn it.
Colleague Clubcard And Benefits
- After 3 months’ service, you’ll receive your exclusive Colleague Clubcard, giving you access to lots of discounts in-store & online: 10% off your grocery shopping at Tesco – increasing to 15% every payday weekend 20% off Paperchase and F&F Clothing 10% off Tesco Café – increasing to 15% every payday weekend 50% off Health Checks for you and your family at one of our pharmacies Tesco Bank – save 20% on Car, Home, Travel and Pet Insurance Tesco Mobile – save 10% on our pay monthly phones or SIM only deals
- Order a second card for a family member so they can benefit from your discount too
- Access to our Colleague Deals and Discounts site, helping you to save money on everyday products and services as well as treats like cinema tickets, eating out and family days out
- ree eye test at Vision Express when you spend £50 or more and save 30% when you spend £50 or more, on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses
Health Benefits
- Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family and free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
- Be part of our Private Healthcare Plan (WL2 roles on head office, CEC, Tesco Bank and Tesco Underwriting contracts)
- Supporting colleagues to look after their wellbeing is really important to us and we have a wide range of benefits to help you stay physically and emotionally fit. After your first pay day at Tesco, you’ll be able to swap petrol for pedals with our Cycle to Work scheme, allowing you to hire a bike and accessories, designed to encourage healthier and greener journeys to work.
- Our nationwide discounted gym deal gives you flexible, affordable access to fitness and exercise classes. All you need to do is visit Colleague Deals & Discounts and search for Wellhub. It’s easy to look after you and your family’s health with our discounted healthcare plans and our mental wellbeing resources are here to help you maintain good mental health and be at your best.
Holiday
- Take part in our Buy Holiday salary sacrifice scheme (for salaried roles)
- Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
- If you ever need to take time away from work, our Lifestyle Break scheme can support you for things like volunteering, travelling, studying, hobbies and caring for a dependent
- We also offer a range of support options to colleagues who hold Community Roles such as Special Constables, Magistrates, or qualified crew members of the local Fire Brigade
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Everyone is treated fairly and with respect; by valuing individuality and uniqueness we create a sense of belonging. As we move into our next chapter as a business, it’s important to remind ourselves of the importance of keeping inclusion at the heart of everything we do.Being a more diverse and inclusive company is an enabler of our core purpose: serving customers, communities and the planet a little better every day, and will help us to achieve our priorities. Treating everyone fairly and with respect is a demonstration of our value: we treat people how they want to be treated. We cannot fully live our Code of Business Conduct without role modelling inclusive behaviours. Valuing difference and being inclusive are woven through our Win Together Behaviours.
Pension
- Join the Tesco Retirement Savings Plan and when you save between 4% and 7.5%, Tesco pays in the same amount
- As a member of the Tesco Retirement Savings Plan, you’ll be entitled to Life Cover so if you pass away whilst you’re paying into the plan, your nominee will receive a cash lump sum worth five times your annual salary
- You will also have access to lots of support and resources for your financial wellbeing including our new colleague benefit called Pay Advance which lets you access up to a maximum of 25% of your contractual pay, as you earn it.
Maternity
- Extended family policies 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
- 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
- Additional fertility, baby loss, foster care and shared parental leave policies
Offices & Ways of Working
- Open plan offices with shared desk space enabling colleagues to work with and learn from different colleagues
- We offer a Hybrid way of working where we operate a blended model of 2 days in the office and 3 days at home
Meeting spaces
- Informal meeting spaces and project spaces for teams to collaborate
Tea points
- Tea points on each floor to make free drinks, take a break and catch up with colleagues
Restaurants
- Restaurants offering fresh food, cooked from scratch using our own products with varied menu choices from building to building
Parking
- Free onsite car parking and a frequent free shuttle bus service from the train station
Bonus
- Annual Bonus Scheme where you can achieve up to 20% bonus for all WL2 roles
- Annual bonus scheme where you can achieve up to 45% for all WL3 roles
- You will also have access to lots of support and resources for your financial wellbeing including our new colleague benefit called Pay Advance which lets you access up to a maximum of 25% of your contractual pay, as you earn it.
Shares
- After 3 months, join our Save As You Earn scheme, giving you the opportunity to save direct from your pay for three or five years and the option of using your savings to buy Tesco shares at a discounted price
- Join our Buy As You Earn scheme for an opportunity to buy Tesco shares on a regular basis from your gross salary
- You will also have access to lots of support and resources for your financial wellbeing including our new colleague benefit called Pay Advance which lets you access up to a maximum of 25% of your contractual pay, as you earn it.
Colleague Clubcard And Benefits
- After 3 months’ service, you’ll receive your exclusive Colleague Clubcard, giving you access to lots of discounts in-store & online: 10% off your grocery shopping at Tesco – increasing to 15% every payday weekend 20% off Paperchase and F&F Clothing 10% off Tesco Café – increasing to 15% every payday weekend 50% off Health Checks for you and your family at one of our pharmacies Tesco Bank – save 20% on Car, Home, Travel and Pet Insurance Tesco Mobile – save 10% on our pay monthly phones or SIM only deals
- Order a second card for a family member so they can benefit from your discount too
- Access to our Colleague Deals and Discounts site, helping you to save money on everyday products and services as well as treats like cinema tickets, eating out and family days out
- ree eye test at Vision Express when you spend £50 or more and save 30% when you spend £50 or more, on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses
Health Benefits
- Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family and free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
- Be part of our Private Healthcare Plan (WL2 roles on head office, CEC, Tesco Bank and Tesco Underwriting contracts)
- Supporting colleagues to look after their wellbeing is really important to us and we have a wide range of benefits to help you stay physically and emotionally fit. After your first pay day at Tesco, you’ll be able to swap petrol for pedals with our Cycle to Work scheme, allowing you to hire a bike and accessories, designed to encourage healthier and greener journeys to work.
- Our nationwide discounted gym deal gives you flexible, affordable access to fitness and exercise classes. All you need to do is visit Colleague Deals & Discounts and search for Wellhub. It’s easy to look after you and your family’s health with our discounted healthcare plans and our mental wellbeing resources are here to help you maintain good mental health and be at your best.
Holiday
- Take part in our Buy Holiday salary sacrifice scheme (for salaried roles)
- Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
- If you ever need to take time away from work, our Lifestyle Break scheme can support you for things like volunteering, travelling, studying, hobbies and caring for a dependent
- We also offer a range of support options to colleagues who hold Community Roles such as Special Constables, Magistrates, or qualified crew members of the local Fire Brigade
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Everyone is treated fairly and with respect; by valuing individuality and uniqueness we create a sense of belonging. As we move into our next chapter as a business, it’s important to remind ourselves of the importance of keeping inclusion at the heart of everything we do.Being a more diverse and inclusive company is an enabler of our core purpose: serving customers, communities and the planet a little better every day, and will help us to achieve our priorities. Treating everyone fairly and with respect is a demonstration of our value: we treat people how they want to be treated. We cannot fully live our Code of Business Conduct without role modelling inclusive behaviours. Valuing difference and being inclusive are woven through our Win Together Behaviours.
Pension
- Join the Tesco Retirement Savings Plan and when you save between 4% and 7.5%, Tesco pays in the same amount
- As a member of the Tesco Retirement Savings Plan, you’ll be entitled to Life Cover so if you pass away whilst you’re paying into the plan, your nominee will receive a cash lump sum worth five times your annual salary
- You will also have access to lots of support and resources for your financial wellbeing including our new colleague benefit called Pay Advance which lets you access up to a maximum of 25% of your contractual pay, as you earn it.
Maternity
- Extended family policies 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
- 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
- Additional fertility, baby loss, foster care and shared parental leave policies
Offices & Ways of Working
- Open plan offices with shared desk space enabling colleagues to work with and learn from different colleagues
- We offer a Hybrid way of working where we operate a blended model of 2 days in the office and 3 days at home
Meeting spaces
- Informal meeting spaces and project spaces for teams to collaborate
Tea points
- Tea points on each floor to make free drinks, take a break and catch up with colleagues
Restaurants
- Restaurants offering fresh food, cooked from scratch using our own products with varied menu choices from building to building
Parking
- Free onsite car parking and a frequent free shuttle bus service from the train station
Core stats
1919
founded
3000+
worldwide team members
4 countries
UK, Poland, Hungary, and India
Tech Stack
Our tech stack includes, but is not limited to:
Frontend
Backend
DevOps
Data
Podcasts
The Architecture Behind the Order System: Building Cloud solutions at scale with Tesco Technology
Get a front seat to the Tesco Technology team and discover what it’s like to be part of the innovative team of a national retail giant that builds quality, scalable solutions that impact millions of customers. We’ll be delving into developer productivity, delivery of Agile customer communications, and their cloud practices, plus so much more!
Blogs
A Conversation with the Head of Software Development at Tesco
This blog shares a journey in tech, from overcoming challenges as a woman in the field to leading software teams at Tesco. It highlights agile leadership and exciting projects like personalisation. Interested in joining the team? Learn more here!
Why I’m excited about making change for our LGBTQ+ communities at Tesco.
I really want to make sure that there is a place where any LGBTQ+ colleague can go and get support and know there are other people like us in the business.
Meet the people making Tesco a more sustainable company
Today is Gender Day at COP26 climate summit, where the role of women leaders in the climate agenda is celebrated. We’re celebrating the women colleagues leading our climate agenda at Tesco.
Tesco has been named on The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2021
I’m incredibly proud that Tesco has been named one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women, recognising our collective efforts in working towards gender equality.
Tesco leads on human rights in supply chains
Throughout Oxfam’s Behind the Barcodes campaign, which started in 2018, we have worked hard to make significant improvements to our human rights reporting and to continue our work to protect and respect the people and communities producing our products.
Locations
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Welwyn Garden City
Tesco Head Office Falcon Way, Shire Park, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire,
London
Lever Buildings, 85 Clerkenwell Rd, London