Full Stack Software Engineer

Sainsburys Tech -  Nodejs/Typescript Engineer

Why join us

Joining our team at Sainsbury's means being a part of an exceptionally dynamic and multi-faceted organisation that serves millions of customers daily. With the UK's largest loyalty scheme and cutting-edge digital platforms, we handle an astonishing 1.2 billion transactions each year, offering a vast and intricate dataset that few can match. We don’t think we’re exaggerating when we say we have the most exciting data set in the country. And from the insights gained, we build scalable, high-performance products using cutting-edge technology that give our customers an amazing shopping experience – like our award-winning Smartshop app. In an inclusive, agile environment, you’ll have the space to be curious, to experiment, and to solve real-world challenges. And you’ll get to see your creations adding value to millions of people across the UK.

What you'll do

You’ll be part of one of our Engineering squads working on Ad-tech, interpreting and following architectural and engineering principles, operating frameworks, and new and improved technology and solutions. With your technical craft, curiosity and experimentation, you’ll use judgement to apply specific techniques to deliver focused outcomes that support our customers. 

We use a variety of tech here and you need to be willing to pick up new tools and techniques. We’d also like you to be yourself - analytical, curious and unafraid to 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. 

Additionally you will;

• Actively contribute to developing large-scale services for optimal performance, utilizing technologies like Node.JS, Typescript, Mongo DB, Postgres, SQL, AWS Lambda, and GraphQL. This extends to microservices and event-driven architecture. 
• Collaboratively contribute to the design and support of services and internal frameworks 
• Actively participate in research, scoping, and planning activities led by engineering and product managers for the development of new domain and platform capabilities. 
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in production web applications, databases, services, and related components. 
• Actively participate in the support rota, providing timely assistance to ensure system reliability. 
• Foster team growth and development by providing support and mentorship to teammates, both through collaborative efforts and direct pair programming sessions. 
• As part of the operations and run process, actively consider ways to optimize our OPEX and CAPEX budget for efficient resource allocation. 

Who you are

You are a highly skilled professional in developing and utilising enterprise APIs, SQL and NoSQL databases. Additionally you will come with proven experience in software design and implementation, security, cloud infrastructure & monitoring CI/CD.. 

With industry experience, expertise and passion for customer-focus and continuous learning (e.g. emerging Tech), you will come with experience in owning the entire SDLC, and embodying DevOps principles.

Additionally the below experience is also highly desirable;

• Proficiency in AWS (AWS Certification is a plus)
• Terraform & Serverless framework.
• Exposure in event-driven architectures