Staff Software Engineer - Food Supply Chain

We're changing the way we do things and putting industry-leading innovation at the heart of how we operate. To make that happen, we need an exceptional engineering team. You'll be joining one of the UK's most iconic brands during one of the most exciting periods in our history. Our technology teams are more integrated and product-led than ever before, constantly learning, evolving and adapting, with millions of customers benefiting from the solutions we deliver every day.

M&S Foods Logistics is at the heart of ensuring our customers can access the products they know and love, while helping us minimise waste and operate efficiently across our supply chain. We are investing heavily in our logistics and supply chain capabilities to build the M&S of the future and support our ambitious growth plans. This role sits at the centre of that transformation, helping to ensure our technology platforms are reliable, scalable and empowering our teams to get food into the hands of our customers.

Due to high interest, this role may close earlier than advertised. We recommend applying as soon as possible.

What You'll Do

Your key accountabilities will include:

• Deliver and own high-quality software solutions, building, maintaining and operating reliable cloud-based services with strong automation, while taking responsibility for support and issue resolution, including participation in an out-of-hours support rota.
• Drive engineering excellence and DevOps practices, championing automation, experimentation and continuous improvement across the software development lifecycle to improve quality, stability and delivery performance.
• Develop and embed engineering frameworks, standards and best practices, contributing to product planning, technical roadmaps and the achievement of Product Group objectives and key results.
• Mentor, coach and support engineers through code reviews, pair programming and knowledge sharing, helping to raise engineering capability and promote high-quality, maintainable code.
• Promote innovation, collaboration and continuous learning across teams, actively participating in communities of practice and helping shape recruitment and hiring strategies.
• Partner closely with Product Managers, Delivery teams and business stakeholders to ensure technical solutions align with business goals and customer outcomes.
• Drive operational excellence through monitoring, observability, incident management and continuous service improvement, ensuring resilient and reliable platforms.