Software Engineer – React/Node/Typescript
£53,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 6A)
UK Remote First

This is a UK remote first role, with an option to work from our Manchester office for those who prefer to. You may be asked to occasionally attend meetings in Manchester (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).

We’re open to applications from people who may require flexible working arrangements. There’ll be an opportunity to discuss your flexible working requirements during the interview process, and at offer stage.

Please be aware Co-op does not offer visa sponsorship for this opportunity

We’re looking for Software Engineers to join our Operational Innovation teams to help us transform how we design, build, and operate our digital products and services. These teams make our food stores as simple as possible to operate; helping our in-store colleagues focus on delivering a great customer experience. You will be working in our Smart Store team, building a new Colleague Hub application for the in-store Handheld Terminals.  The Hub will help our colleagues understand how their store is performing, receive urgent notifications, and list the tasks they need to complete that day.

At Co-op, the systems our engineers work on range from cloud-based services and applications for customers and colleagues, to tills in stores. Collaboration is part of who we are, and we work in small, multi-disciplinary, and agile teams; often using pair and ensemble programming. We’ll provide you with career and technical coaching, and we run communities of practice to support our colleague’s learning and development.

What you’ll do

• Work collaboratively to build, maintain, and support Co-op applications and systems
• Develop software iteratively and up to a high standard
• Share your knowledge and skills with your colleagues as part of our communities of practice sessions
• Provide guidance and support to our junior engineers and the wider team
• Resolve technical challenges, making sure that solutions fulfil our business objectives

This role would suit people who have

• Experience in a hands-on Software Engineering role; implementing and maintaining applications and services
• Experience of tooling and practices for automated build, integration, and deployment, as well as delivering iteratively towards an end-goal
• Good programming skills in React/Node, using Typescript and an exposure to test automation using tools such as Jest and Playwright
• Knowledge of Azure and PaaS services and related technologies such as Service Bus and SQL
• Good collaboration skills, with the ability to work in pairs and/or ensembles and with TDD

We know that some people are less likely to apply for a role if they don’t meet all the criteria in the job description. At Co-op, we're committed to building a diverse and inclusive working environment, so if you'd like to apply for this role but your experience doesn't quite meet every point, we'd still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for the job or other roles we have available.

Why Co-op?

If you’ve got the skills and experience we’re looking for, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You’ll also get:

• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Grocery Aid – 24/7 access to a range of emotional, financial, and practical support services for you and your family

Building an inclusive work environment

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-wellbeing.