Software Engineer

Software Engineer & Senior Software Engineer

Doncaster / Hybrid - 3 days per week in the office

Engineer up to £50,000, Senior Engineer up to £57,500 + benefits

You will need to drive to be able to get to the office

You will be placed at the heart of the customer journey, managing the secure, high-volume systems that power Payments, Delivery, and Customer Registration for one of the largest online retail platforms in the UK. Your code will directly handle millions of transactions, supporting over 10 million active customers across more than 150 international sites.

Looking for enthusiastic, hardworking team players to join us as a Software Engineer. You will be key in injecting energy and driving the quality of execution across our product group.

You will work on highly visible features as part of cross-functional projects. This involves engaging with complex, mixed codebases - from legacy monoliths to modern, cloud-based architectures. This role requires pace, technical expertise, and a can-do attitude to meet hard deadlines and deliver high-impact, performant features.

Key Responsibilities

• Software Delivery: Write, test, and deploy high-quality code from concept through to delivery and beyond.
• Problem Solving: Apply imaginative solutions to complex problems in a demanding, fast-paced retail environment.
• Collaboration: Work effectively with Product Owners and necessary departments across the business.
• Support: Provide development support to internal users and offer out-of-hours cover on a rota basis.
• Improvement: Continually feedback your expertise and experience to help drive internal best practices.

Our Product-led teams operate with a high degree of autonomy. Developers own the full lifecycle of their features, from technical design and code review to automated deployment and production monitoring (DevOps culture). You will be empowered to drive the technical direction of your specific product area.

Required Technical Stack

• Proficient in Microsoft-based technologies such as ASP.NET MVC, WCF Services, Web API and Azure.
• Experience in SQL Server.
• Familiar with TypeScript and common JavaScript frameworks such as React.
• Knowledge of other modern concepts and practices, including Observability, automation, and DevOps.
• A strong commitment to quality: you defensively code, inject dependencies, and understand the vital importance of unit testing.

Cultural and Leadership Fit

• A confident team player who brings energy, embraces a challenge, and contributes actively to team success.
• Strong, structured communication skills to present technical information clearly to peers and stakeholders.
• A commitment to driving pace and quality, demonstrating the "can-do" attitude required to meet hard deadlines.

Additional Expectations for the Senior Developer Role

For candidates applying at the Senior Engineer level, you will be expected to step up and provide technical leadership.

You will:

• Mentoring: Mentor and actively support the growth and development of junior team members.
• Technical Direction: Help direct the team’s technical approach, ensuring quality and alignment with the wider company strategy.