At a Glance
- Tasks: Build and maintain high-quality software in the cloud, leading complex features from design to production.
- Company: Join Marks & Spencer, a forward-thinking retailer transforming the industry.
- Benefits: Enjoy a 20% discount, competitive holidays, bonuses, and tailored training from day one.
- Other info: Hybrid role with strong focus on inclusivity and career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a dynamic environment while working with cutting-edge technologies.
- Qualifications: Experience in software development, problem-solving, and team collaboration is essential.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
All the details
Due to high interest, this role may close earlier than advertised. We recommend applying as soon as possible.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain high-quality, reliable software in the cloud, embracing a 'you build it, you run it' mindset.
- Lead delivery of complex features and backlog items within your team, from design to production, ensuring smooth rollout and minimal operational disruption.
- Own technical delivery within your team, helping break down ambiguous problems into clear, executable plans.
- Design and implement solutions that align with existing architecture and contribute meaningfully to team-level technical direction.
- Write, review, and release well-tested, maintainable code that ensures confidence in shipping high-quality software.
Who you are
- You own delivery of complex features end-to-end, ensuring quality, performance, and reliability - not just completion.
- You can take ambiguous problems and turn them into clear technical plans for the team to execute.
- You design solutions that balance speed, maintainability, and long-term scalability.
- You actively identify technical debt, risks, or inefficiencies and take action to address them.
- You use observability and metrics to validate behaviour, debug issues, and improve system health.
Tech Stack
- Front-end: React, Next. js, Type Script
- Back-end: Node. js, Graph QL, REST APIs
- Cloud & Infrastructure: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Functions
- Observability & Monitoring: Dynatrace, Pager Duty
- Quality & Testing: Jest, Playwright, Percy, Axe
- Security & Scanning: Snyk, Semgrep, Sonar Cloud
- Experimentation & Analytics: Optimizely, Adobe, Tealium
What's in it for you?
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
- 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
- Everyone's welcome
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.
- Hybrid role
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Senior Software Engineer - Web and International employer: Marks and Spencer
Marks and Spencer is an exceptional employer that fosters a culture of innovation and collaboration, particularly within the Corporate HR technology team. Employees benefit from a supportive environment that prioritises professional growth and development, alongside competitive remuneration and benefits. Working in a dynamic location, you will have the opportunity to lead impactful projects that enhance the colleague experience throughout their journey with the company.
