Software Engineer

Tesco Insurance is looking for a Software Engineer to join our Tesco Insurance and Money Services team. The role involves designing, building, testing, supporting, and delivering our claims applications, deployed on the IBM i platform. There will also be an opportunity to train in low-code on the OutSystems platform. You will act as a subject matter expert within Claims Engineering, allowing you to showcase and further develop your own expertise.

We encourage engineers to share new ideas, challenge existing practices, and look for opportunities to improve their teams and the wider engineering community, creating a culture of continuous learning and improvement. You will have the opportunity to set the direction with the Senior and Lead Engineers and drive through service improvements, features, and changes, making a significant impact on the product and the team.

What you’ll be doing:

• Working closely with our internal stakeholders and third-party suppliers.
• Analysing systems to re-engineer, update or add new features.
• Understanding business requirements, documenting when required, including creating user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Designing system changes according to modular software design principles.
• Writing high-quality code and unit tests, according to defined standards.
• Completing work according to agreed commitments.
• Reviewing work produced by other members of the team.
• Analysing and identifying the root causes of problems and defects and designing suitable fixes.
• Producing documentation describing new and existing systems.

You’ll have (min exp):

• At least 5 years of recent experience showing the ability to analyse, design, and develop systems on the IBM i using RPGIV ILE free & fixed format, Embedded SQL, CL, DB2 (DDS and SQL DDL), HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Knowledge of Agile practices and ceremonies.
• Insurance or other financial services background (preferred).
• Exposure to DevOps toolsets and CI/CD concepts.
• RPG Smart Pages (RPGSp) experience.
• Understanding and exposure to integrating REST/SOAP API endpoints.
• Writing Swagger/YAML specifications.
• Programming with 2E (CA/Advantage/Synon).
• Using PTC Implementer (formerly MKS Implementer).
• Developing interfaces with JDE.
• Developing EDI interfaces (ideally ABC).
• OutSystems low-code experience.

We don’t expect you to tick every box, and if you feel you hit most of the brief, it’s worth exploring to further develop your career here with us.

What’s in it for you?

• Prepare for your retirement with our colleague pension scheme.
• Virtual GP Service for you and your family 365 days a year.
• Performance related annual bonus.
• Generous holiday allowance with a minimum of 7.2 weeks, with the opportunity to buy more.
• Colleague Clubcard benefits, enjoy a 10% discount that increases to 15% every payday.
• Access to Green Car Leasing Scheme.
• Family-oriented initiatives, including enhanced maternity leave pay, shared parental leave policy, and generous paid paternity leave.
• Participate in our Buy as you Earn and Save as you Earn share schemes.

We want all our colleagues to always feel welcome and be themselves. We’re committed to building a more inclusive workplace and celebrating everything that makes colleagues unique, valuing the richness and diversity this brings to our business.

We also know the importance of balancing work with life’s other commitments. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, as we’re committed to exploring part-time and flexible working opportunities, at every level of the organisation.

If you’re interested in finding out more about what a career at Tesco Insurance and Money Services looks like, click apply to find out more!