We are looking for a Java Developer to help build great apps and services in the Sainsbury’s Digital Team. You will work closely with other Software Developers and Designers across multiple platforms and technologies to create a beautiful application ecosystem that is consistent, highly usable, reliable and performant.
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Write well structured, commented, beautiful code
Assist in architecting systems and applications
Design smart ways of storing and displaying complex data
See unit testing as a benefit, not a chore
Care about your craft, be aware of new technologies and be keen to use them when appropriate
Feed your opinions to the product team
Be exposed to platform architecture and learn why we practice DevOps
Be an active contributing part of an agile development team
Be close friends with tracking tools, not enemies
Define your career path and be given the opportunity to grow and learn
You need to be skilled at:
Writing great code, software design being as important to you as writing the code
Object Oriented Programming, its advantages and disadvantages in large scale applications
Service oriented architecture and why it’s a good thing
Framework agnostic development
Unit testing including mocking and behavioural testing
Application architecture
Version control
Relational and non-relational databases and when to use them
Caching (both at application and platform level) and you’re not scared of cache invalidation
Technologies we’re using right now (and you may be expected to use):
Java, PHP, Python, Go
PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, MySQL
Redis, Varnish, RabbitMQ, Messaging in Q
Git, Jira
Additional Information
As a team member you will benefit from:
Competitive salary
22 days holiday, plus bank holidays
Ability to purchase up to 3 days of holiday
Discretionary annual bonus
Eligibility for pension scheme
Your choice of PC or Mac - with the freedom to manage it yourself
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