Job Title
Senior Software Engineer
Location
Asda House
Employment Type
Full time
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours Per Week
37.5
Salary
Competitive salary plus benefits
Category
Software Engineering
Closing Date
28 June 2026
We are looking for multiple Senior Software Engineers to join Asda's Online & Customer department.
Please be advised that this position requires attendance at Asda House in Leeds for a minimum of three days per week. We’re really looking forward to having you around!
We welcome applications from candidates seeking part-time hours, flexible working arrangements, or job share opportunities.
Where the role sits
You will provide technical leadership and engineering oversight within your team to enable the delivery of high-quality, scalable, secure products. You will combine hands-on delivery with technical leadership, setting a high bar for engineering standards and practices.
- The team
- This role sits within the George.com engineering team where we are expanding our engineering capability as part of a co-sourcing model
- The engineering teams focus on back end integration, front end web development or app build
- Tech Stack
- Our George online solution is built on a cloud-first microservices architecture, with a rich integration layer ensuring the service is robust and responsive on the 24/7 basis our customers expect
- Experience of building enterprise-grade distributed solutions on cloud platforms will be essential, as we continue to deliver applications that are secure, observable, scalable, and reliable
- The ideal candidate will have full-stack experience, with exposure to technologies such as React Native, .NET, Azure, and Terraform.
What You'll Love
- Technical Design & Delivery
- Design and deliver high-quality technical solutions that align with agreed architectural standards and patterns.
- Work closely with Product and Architects to translate business requirements into well-designed, scalable and performant solutions.
- Lead by example through hands-on contribution to code, reviews, testing and production support where required.
- Leadership & Mentorship
- Act as the senior technical authority within squads, providing direction, guidance and support to engineers.
- Mentor and coach Associate and Apprentice engineers to raise overall capability, improve engineering practices, and support career development.
- Balance hands-on engineering with leadership responsibilities to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery across teams.
- Support Engineering Managers with technical input into planning, risk management and delivery decisions.
- Governance, Best Practices & Quality
- Champion engineering best practices, including code quality, testing, CI/CD, security and operational readiness.
- Promote a DevSecOps mindset, encouraging ownership, autonomy and accountability for the full software lifecycle.
- Ensure quality, reliability and security are built into solutions from design through to production.
- Collaboration & Community
- Actively contribute to engineering and agile communities of practice, helping to shape and embed shared standards, patterns and principles.
- Collaborate across teams and domains to reduce duplication, encourage reuse, and improve consistency.
- Share knowledge and learning to strengthen the wider engineering organisation.
- Innovation & Strategy
- Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies and practices that improve engineering effectiveness and developer experience.
- Drive continuous improvement in delivery, quality and operational maturity.
- Stay current with industry trends and apply relevant insights pragmatically within the organisation.
What You'll Need
- Experience building scalable solutions according to software architecture and design principles.
- Strong knowledge of software development best practices, including code reviews, testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven experience leading software development teams in the delivery of complex projects.
- Experience with distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud-based solutions.
Apply today by completing an online application…
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Everything you'll love
To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including:
Discretionary company bonus
Company pension up to 7% matched
Company Car allowance of £5,700
15% colleague discount in store and online
Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves
