The Product
We have a genuine ambition to become engineering first, building and operating an elite digital platform. We are looking for people to join our community of engineers to support this transformation, build a modern digital ecosystem.
Scope :
You will be championing Engineering excellence in a key area for M&S, that enables our on-line customers to find, evaluate and buy products. As the Principal Engineer for Selling Experience, you will support multiple teams in providing an engaging, simplified, transparent and inspirational digital experience that delivers the best online purchasing experience in the UK and Irish market. This exceptional web channel attains, retains and drives frequency of customers and aligns with the broader omni-channel experience to deliver the M&S unified customer commerce ambition.
You will be responsible for :
- Optimising the M&S on-line Web Experience across all device types, as well as SEO
- Leading teams in delivering best-in-class engineering solutions
- Seeing opportunities to improve the efficiency of the team through technology and ways of working, and working with teams to make these a reality
- Championing an experimentation lead culture, driving experimentation across all teams.
- Leading maturity to Elite Dora for all products in the Browse & Select area
- Leading Engineering Excellence and creating culture of innovation.
- Making use of Platforms in order to maximise the value delivered by teams
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities
The Principal Software Engineer role is the embodiment of 'solving problems through technology' with key responsibilities as follows :
Lead technical excellence from design to operations and launch of core product features or strategic programmesDrive technical direction and influence our overall strategy informing decisions on both Technology and Product investments as well as teams' setupChampion Communities of Practice to help establish engineering excellence at M&SLead by example via contributions to our engineering ecosystemPioneer and promote methodologies like clean code and clean architectureAdvocate for engineering productivity, delivery quality and operational excellence through a continuous ecosystemDrive DevOps practices to automate the Product development life cycle and ownership demeanourPartner with Engineering, Technology and Product leadership to ensure strategies alignDevelop the best and mentor other engineers across the entire landscapePromote effective innovation across all of engineeringAdvocate and strategize for continuous industrialisation and product-minded tech capabilitiesInspire ideas to foster purpose and mastery to engineering teams, leading them towards autonomy and maturityAmplify engineering teams by efficiently unblocking them with direction, leading upward, and establishing alignmentRaise the profile of MS Tech through public content and contribution / creation into open-source technologySupport recruitment, onboarding and internal and external brand outreach activitiesWhat We Need From You :
Experience in implementing solutions using modern, web facing software solutions that provide the best possible experience across multiple devicesSpecialist in clean code and implementation of design patterns for common problems.Depth of knowledge in Information Security, you can design, quality review and quality assure solutions and services with security controls embedded.Confident driving system design conversations, building systems characterised by high levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexityStrong understanding of quality assurance, testing quadrants and the testing pyramid, and how to apply themAbility to lead senior engineers and technical customers to a desired outcome, without prescribing itAuthoritative skills at cloud computing (network, security, serverless, Kubernetes etc) and automationExperience with implementation of Observability and Reliability using market technologies (e.g. : New Relic, Dynatrace)Good experience with Performance Engineering (load testing, derivations, tuning, core web vitals, page speed etc.)Expertise in reliability testingWorking for Us Means
Hybrid WorkingIndustry leading pension of up to 12% M&S contributionBonus up to 40%20% discount on M&S productsUp to 2 weeks working abroadLearning days once a month, Tech / Ed days once a quarter and Hackathon every other quarterA range of wellbeing support (including free counselling and a virtual GP for you and immediate family)25% off gym memberships, access to online fitness classes and discounts for complementary health services, such as nutrition and lifestyle coachingM&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That's why we're revolutionising how we work. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact. We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process. We are happy to talk flexible working and ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process. #J-18808-Ljbffr
