Company Description

Tesco Business Services & Technology (TBST) and Tesco Technology were established in Budapest in 2019, supporting the Tesco retail business in Central Europe and the Tesco Group. TBST and Tesco Technology are part of our global business services and technology organisations within Tesco.

In the UK, Ireland, India, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic we operate to offer great value to our customers every day.

In Budapest, our Technology hub currently employs near 100 – and a growing number – of highly trained software engineers and managers who are implementing global software development projects across fulfilment, supplier and product management, online and in-store loss prevention, and our online grocery sites.

Our goal is to bring significant changes to the market by using the latest technologies. We are focusing on a large variety of modern technologies from the backend space and frontend to UX, UI and even data science and engineering.

We are aiming to drive business value through innovation and to create an organization that fundamentally transforms the retail environment.

We put accountability and ownership on the individuals and their teams in order to run a horizontal organization where teamwork is extremely important. With an end-to-end approach, we offer our colleagues opportunities for self-development and career growth.

Our colleagues are the key to our success at Tesco. We foster an environment of openness and collaboration. We draw from the diversity, knowledge and experience of our colleagues. It is all about equal opportunities, no matter who you are, or where you come from, you can get on at Tesco.

Our teams consist of individuals who can truly make a difference. Focussing on building a world-class business services centre alongside cutting-edge technology capability, they are working towards our goal of serving our customers and colleagues a little better every day.

We are expanding our operations locally and we are looking for the best talent. 

 Let’s {code} the together at {Tesco Technology}!

Job Description

Currently, at Tesco Technology we work in a hybrid model. We love working from home, but we also love connecting, collaborating, and innovating with our colleagues in person. We meet in our office in Budapest for 3 days a week.

As a Software Development Engineer, you will be an expert in different frontend technologies and develop software that helps both our customers and colleagues in their daily lives. You will be responsible for the entire development and support process for a software programme. Your applications will make previously complex tasks simple with the impact ranging from saving time, effort or money to re-defining normal.

What will you do?

• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of IDE, language and toolset in JavaScript
• Comfortably test drive any feature
• Profile and optimise code
• Identify and apply appropriate design patterns to problems
• Demonstrate a good understanding of cohesion, SOLID and how to apply it
• Demonstrate a good working knowledge of one relevant operating system

Qualifications

Your background

• Writing standards compliant HTML5 and CSS3
• Strong native JavaScript skills in the browser and server, including OO JavaScript. Exposure to ES6 is advantageous
• Exposure to a variety of JavaScript frameworks and libraries: React, Backbone; jQuery, Underscore and unit testing with Jasmine or similar
• Experience of using Node.js to create high traffic websites using Express.js, Sails, Koa or similar is advantegous
• Understanding and exposure to integrating REST API endpoints
• Experience in Lean and Agile environments and understanding of principles behind methodologies such as: BDD, ATDD and TDD

Additional Information

Tesco is a diverse and exciting employer, dedicated to being #aplacetogeton, providing career-defining opportunities to all of our colleagues. If you chose to join our business, we will provide you with:

• Permanent contract from the go – as a sign of our trust in your abilities
• Yearly salary bonus – based on both individual and business performance
• Minimum 25 days of paid holiday/year for everyone
• Extensive private healthcare - complex care package including a wide range of specialists, medical services, and free flu vaccination
• Cafeteria 
• Relocation Help - professional service to secure relevant working permits and other necessary documents
• Learning opportunities - certified technical training and learning platforms like Udemy, Pluralsight, and O'Reilly
• Referral Bonus
• A learning culture and excellent opportunities to develop your career within your chosen field or something altogether new
• Varied and exciting projects to play a part in – there is always something new and exciting in the pipeline

Tesco is committed to celebrating diversity and everyone is welcome at Tesco. As a Disability Confident Employer, we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process, allowing candidates the opportunity to thrive and inform us of any reasonable adjustments they may require.

If that sounds exciting, then we'd love to hear from you.