Software Development Engineer FTC 12 months

What's in it for you

At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:

A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.

After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.

10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.

Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.

Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.

50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.

Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates

An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.

After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.

Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.

Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay

Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.

A great holiday package

About the role

As a Software Development Engineer, you’ll help design, build and support resilient back-office systems that power sales, stock control and financial accuracy across our Booker estate. You’ll work across a mixed technology landscape—combining legacy systems with modern platforms—to deliver reliable, scalable solutions for high-volume wholesale operations.

This is a 12-month fixed-term opportunity where you’ll play a key role in maintaining system performance, delivering change safely, and supporting business-critical services. You’ll collaborate closely with colleagues across Technology, Operations, and external partners to ensure everything we release is robust, secure and ready for real-world use.

You will be responsible for

Design, develop and maintain store back-office systems using COBOL, Java, REST APIs and scripting within a Linux environment

Deliver high-quality, well-tested code aligned with engineering standards and change control processes

Support and enhance system functionality to ensure accuracy, resilience and performance—especially around stock integrity and sales processing

Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues, providing 3rd line support and identifying long-term fixes

Deliver system changes, upgrades and new store rollouts with minimal disruption to trading

Collaborate with product, programme teams, operations and third-party suppliers to deliver effective solutions

Produce and maintain clear technical documentation covering design, interfaces and support processes

Ensure systems meet security, audit and compliance requirements

Continuously improve system performance and maintainability, supporting modernisation while maintaining legacy systems

Contribute to team learning, peer reviews and continuous improvement of development practices

You will need

You will need

Proven experience delivering and supporting business-critical software in a production environment

Hands-on experience with COBOL and Java, or a strong willingness to work across both

Experience working in a Linux environment, including scripting and batch processing

Knowledge of transactional or back-office systems (e.g. stock control, sales processing, financial systems), ideally in retail or wholesale

Strong problem-solving skills, with experience diagnosing and resolving complex live issues

Experience delivering changes via structured development and release processes

Familiarity with source control tools like Git and development lifecycle practices

Strong collaboration and communication skills, working with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Ability to produce clear technical documentation

Awareness of security, governance and compliance requirements