Golang and React Fullstack Developer

Every week we move millions of products to our customers at record speeds. Brilliant customer experiences at this kind of pace, require fresh and appealing products to be available whenever and however our customers shop with us. And in this area of our business, we help to make sure that happens.

By engineering innovative, smart technology, we put the tools in our colleagues’ hands to power a global supply chain. Whether it’s wine from New Zealand or milk from the local dairy farm – our tech performs. We solve problems at scale. We process billions of records, predicting and planning to make our customers lives easier. We keep our warehouses and stores operating smoothly around the clock, because what’s important to our customers is important to us.

As an Engineer (WMS), you’ll be part of one of our Engineering teams, creating great products by following best practice architectural and engineering principles, operating frameworks for our new and improved tech applications and solutions.

You’ll work on our warehouse management systems, as we embark on a transformational journey to modernise our Logistics Tech. You’ll work with Gartner and leading applications, such as Blue Yonder WMS, Manhattan and Korber’s Warehouse Advantage. You’ll also influence the systems design, development and running of our critical business systems.

You’ll have the expertise in the configuration of warehouse management systems, with experience in warehouse processes. You’ll have programming skills in SQL Server and Azure Cloud. With your technical craft, curiosity and experimentation, you’ll use judgement to apply specific techniques to coach the engineers around you and deliver focused outcomes that enable our Logistics colleagues.

We’d also like you to be yourself – analytical, curious and unafraid to learn new skills or challenge the status quo. You’ll constantly strive to improve the way things are done in your team, contributing as a progressive member of the engineering community.

More about the role

• You’ll contribute towards our product technical roadmap
• You’ll lead and work with Cloud technology
• You’ll lead the design and support of services and internal frameworks that enhance Sainsbury’s capabilities
• Engineering throughout the whole product lifecycle, including decommissioning
• You’ll consider the cost and service support implications of your engineering choices

More about you 

• Possess expertise in one or more of the following WMS – Blue Yonder WMS, Manhattan, Korber’s Warehouse Advantage
• Have programming language expertise in one or more languages, ideally SQL
• Expertise in engineering practice, including knowledge of engineering and architectural principles 
• Proven experience of software design and implementation, security and cloud
• Self-drive and constantly striving to improve your team, division and peers 
• Drive for advocacy of agile/lean delivery methodologies 
• A passion for delivering solutions to customers, owning and living the DevOps principles
• A passion for enhancing your knowledge and evidence curiosity in emerging tech 
• Display empathy and understanding in supporting colleagues in the team to deliver
• Experience of migration activities and hypercare

As well as lots of on-the-job training and endless opportunities, you’ll get:

• Colleague discount across our multi-brands – Sainsbury’s, Argos and Habitat
• Holiday allowance
• Bonus scheme
• Pension plan
• Special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers and more

Work-life balance is important to us, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role. We trust them to decide how, where and when they work, combining remote and collaborative working with a flexible approach to hours, giving them plenty of time and space for life outside of work whilst delivering against our business goals.