Java Backend Developer

We’re Kingfisher. You might know us as Castorama, B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot or Koçtaş. We’re

made up of over 78,000 passionate people, call over 1,300 stores home and operate in 8 countries.

That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to

become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.

At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all

colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age,

gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief,

philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual

orientation.

Role Overview: 

 As a Software Engineer, you will work closely with your cross functional team to design and implement new features and products, whilst bringing ideas, energy, and leadership to the table. Our aspiration is to grow an engineering function that is world class, pioneering in the retail technology space, making great software within a growth culture that is always looking for the next thing to improve or adapt to meet our customer needs.

Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities:

-      Design, develop, test, and deploy high quality software that will delight our customers.

-      Work with users and stakeholders to understand and deliver value through your product.

-      Participate in design, code, and test reviews.

-      Practice DevOps, testing and releasing software continuously.

-      Integrate software with monitoring, observability, and support tools.

-      Participate in team process, using Agile methodologies to adapt and continuously improve.

-      Follow data-driven approaches to conduct experiments and iterate features.

-      Help troubleshoot and resolve issues throughout the product life cycle.

Required Skills & Experience

•     Proficiency in Java

•     Experience producing technical designs with consideration for scalability & security

•     Experience with e-commerce systems

•     Understanding and practical application of design patterns and principles

• Practical experience writing high quality tests (unit/integration/e2e)

What we offer:

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your

imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an

environment where everyone can be their best self.

We offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your

career.

• Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dentalcare) for you and your family

• Medicover sports card (Fit&More package)

• Life insurance financed by the employer

• Training & Buddy programme that will allow you to quickly adapt to your new role

• Wellbeing programme for employees

• Co-financing of monthly tickets for the public transport in Krakow

• Comfortable working environment in the office and the possibility of home office

• Language courses, accounting courses, access to LinkedIn Learning and the possibility of co-financing

studies and certification

• Employee referral programme

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible