Staff Software Engineer - Continuity

Summary

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 who truly understand software engineering, it’s an exciting time as we continue to transform into a digital-first, engineering-led organisation, with the quality of our engineering team being a key differentiator.

This role sits within the Warehouse Continuity team, supporting the Fashion, Home & Beauty (FH&B) Supply Chain & Logistics sub-domain, which is central to M&S’s ambitious growth plans. We’re looking for an experienced Full Stack Engineer to help modernise and evolve our warehouse technology landscape, creating robust, scalable solutions with strong observability and operational excellence. You’ll play a key role in delivering innovative technology solutions, driving engineering best practices, and supporting the ongoing transformation of critical warehouse and logistics platforms.

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:

• Develop, test and support high-quality software solutions, championing engineering best practices and driving continuous improvement across the team.
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable applications and third-party integrations, partnering closely with Architecture and technology stakeholders.
• Conduct code reviews to maintain high engineering standards, ensuring solutions are secure, maintainable, well-tested and performant.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product managers and engineering teams to understand requirements and deliver effective technical solutions that meet business needs.
• Mentor and support engineers while driving operational excellence through monitoring, alerting, incident management and continuous service improvement.

Your skills and experience will include:

• Proven track record in full stack engineering, developing robust, scalable front-end and back-end solutions and integrations within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns, automated testing practices and DevSecOps, with experience working across modern CI/CD pipelines.
• Technical proficiency in Java, SQL, JavaScript and related engineering tools, with experience designing and delivering secure cloud-based applications.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts and work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring engineers and applying AI/ML and GenAI technologies, including tools such as Copilot, to enhance software development processes and outcomes.

• Knowledge of the retail domain, particularly Supply Chain, Logistics and Transportation systems, including integrations with freight, haulier, transport planning and transport execution platforms.
• Experience working within warehouse environments, Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), and Oracle-based platforms with complex stored procedure architectures, supporting modernisation and transformation initiatives.

The teams use a variety of technologies, including:

• Languages & Frameworks: PL/SQL, Java (Spring Boot), .NET, Angular, Angular JS, React, TypeScript, Playwright, Cucumber, Jmeter, Python, AI/ML
• Cloud & Infrastructure: Azure IAAS and PAAS services and apps, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform
• Data & Messaging: Kafka (Confluent), IBM MQ/MQFTE, SFTP
• Databases: Oracle and SQL Server on Azure
• API & Integration: Apigee, REST APIs, Windows Services
• Observability: Dynatrace, Pagerduty, Helix
• CI/CD & Quality: GitHub Actions, SonarQube, Semgrep, Snyk, Prisma, Github Advanced Security, Qualys
• Analytics: Power BI

Working at M&S means being part of something bigger - helping to deliver quality, value and service to millions of customers every day. We’re inclusive, fast-moving and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing.

Here are just a few of the benefits that make working here even more rewarding:

• 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third-party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you’ve completed your probation
• Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more
• Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours [*REMOVE THIS FOR RLA/B roles*]
• Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future
• Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one
• Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal
• Market-leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave
• 24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services
• One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We’re disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We’re transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.