Lead Engineer - Leeds

Lead Engineer – Leeds Job Title Lead Engineer Location Asda House Employment Type Full time Contract Type Permanent Hours Per Week 37.5 Salary Competitive salary plus benefits Category Software Engineering Closing Date 29 November 2024 “Everything about Asda” We are a values-led organisation. As such we encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone’s input. Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant. We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do. “Everything you’ll love” Minimum 24 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays – Making sure you take time for your self and switch off 4 weekly pay – which means you get an extra payday a year Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us Discount off your shopping at Asda and George – with extra discounts running throughout the year – really makes a difference, saving the colleagues an average of £700 a year Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes – we want our colleagues to excel and grow with our business. (Link to grad scheme on Asda page) Free city centre parking – you can also use it outside working hours Plus, much more! “That’s more like it” We’re looking for a new Lead Engineer for our George e-commerce pod. This is a key role, working closely with our agile teams, delivery managers, product managers and architects to ensure that our services are robust, scalable, and secure. The role has broad oversight over coding standards and tooling, deployment strategy, documentation, observability, and compliance. This is an exciting opportunity to join a massive greenfield digital transformation project as Asda separates from Walmart and rebuilds its e-commerce solution from the ground up. We have scope to reimagine our ways of working; incorporating industry best practices to reduce time-to-market for new features and respond to our evolving customer needs with greater agility. The successful Lead Engineer will have: Experience building scalable solutions according to software architecture and design principles. Strong knowledge of software development best practices, including code reviews, testing, and CI/CD pipelines. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Proven experience leading software development teams in the delivery of complex projects. Experience with distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud-based solutions. Work Where it Works Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works.? This enables you to?chose?where you’ll be the most effective.? It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team.? You will also get an excellent benefits package including; – • Discretionary company bonus • £5,700 company car or car allowance • Company pension up to 7% matched • 10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards. We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves