Senior Backend Engineer - Supply Chain (25141) in London

We're on a mission to make health and wellness a way of life for everyone – and technology is at the heart of our future to become a leading omnichannel retailer. We're building some great products, and we're investing in the rapidly advancing technology that is helping our customers meet their health and wellness goals. We're delivering more speed in the retail experience, greater convenience in service and delivery, and increasing personalization in our brand and product propositions, both in-store and online.   
 

You will be part of the Commercial software engineering team within the Supply Chain, implementing scalable, stable, secure, and resilient apps built on cloud-based services that enhance the store space shopping experience through internal tooling, automation, observability, and full-stack engineering practices.   

Our highly skilled Backend Engineers sit at the heart of our business and are responsible for designing, building, and maintaining our platform solutions. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and backend engineers, to develop robust and scalable web applications. You will be responsible for designing and implementing user interfaces, optimizing performance, and ensuring the seamless integration of our Frontend components with the backend infrastructure. You will have a deep understanding of modern Java features  

• Participate as a senior engineer in the Backend Software Engineering team designing, developing, and deploying scalable, stable, secure, and resilient apps that enhance the customer-mobile experience.   
• Develop high-quality, responsive, and user-friendly applications using Java/Springboot/REST  
• Pay close attention to best practices within the team. Be an advocate of applying innovative methodologies and designing thorough documentation and processes. 
• Have a holistic view of the solutions we are trying to build, from an architectural point of view and from the team skillset and what could be our best approach to every project. 
• Collaborate with the back-end engineers to build and maintain our applications. 
• Be curious about new frontend technologies and frameworks while applying your knowledge, experience, and critical thinking. 

• Write clean, efficient, and reusable code that adheres to industry best practices and coding standards. 
• Conduct thorough unit testing and integration debugging to ensure optimal user experience performance and high-quality engineering is maintained. 
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth. 

Skills and Experience:   

If you like problem-solving and working in a fast-paced, agile environment you will flourish at H&B. Applicants will have a deep level of Development experience.  

• Experience in working with Java for Service Development 
• Experience with Spring Boot 
• AWS Cloud 
• Proven experience working with unity and integration testing, working in microservices, APIs.
• RESTful services and APIs
• Have worked with Kafka and/or other messaging middleware is a bonus.
• JavaScript and Kotlin knowledge is advantageous but not essential
• Have led product development implementation, and features, and can demonstrate in discussion confidently.
• PostgreSQL 

About H&B   

Holland & Barrett is one of the nation's most loved and trusted brands, known for offering quality health food, vitamins, and supplements all sold by highly trained and qualified advisors.  

Bucking the current trend of high street retailers, we forecast significant growth and expansion plans in the coming years, with considerable investment going into all areas of the business. We certainly embrace change and drive speed in everything we do. Every day presents a different challenge, but every day is also filled with fun, teamwork, and passion to succeed and surpass every expectation.  

Our culture respects equality, values diversity, and encourages individuality – because this allows our people to unlock their potential and be their best. We welcome everyone who shares our EPIC values regardless of background, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation. 

Our Benefits    

• We operate virtually. Remote, hybrid, or in our tech hubs – we work in an agile environment where you can thrive. 
• We offer a 10% performance incentive scheme for our tech teams. 
• Learn from the best – at H&B you'll have the opportunity to enhance and expand your skills and shape your career. 
• We want you to produce your best, so we provide you with the best tech equipment.  
• Stay healthy with a 25% discount on all product ranges to help you live well.   
• We like to recognize and celebrate our people with our Colleague Recognition Scheme, so your hard work won't go unnoticed.