Lead Software Engineer - Commerce

 Coles Online  Hawthorn East 


Requisition ID: 53444 

Employment Type: Full time 


Good things start here

This could be the very first step towards an exciting new career with us – a fresh beginning. At the Coles Group, these are moments we live for.

Starting good things is what drives our purpose: to sustainably feed all Australians so they can lead healthier, happier lives. With a team of 120,000 people and an iconic portfolio of Australia’s most trusted brands, we’re perfectly positioned to turn a promising start into a whole lot more.
 

About the role 

Want to discover opportunities that challenge you? Connect to a career that can take you places? Inspire millions of Australians to lead healthier, happier lives? eCommerce is where you’ll find the freedom, support, and inspiration to do all that and more. We’re the team at the heart of our digital transformation – the ones creating the unified experiences and inclusive services our customers want and need. Open. Innovative. Accessibility-obsessed. It’s our eCommerce team that are redefining what we do, how we do it and why. So, we can build a digital offering fit for every Australian. So, we can shape the future of retail for better. So, we can find more ways to sustainably feed our nation – today and tomorrow.

The Digital Engineering team within our eCommerce Customer Experience and Technology (CXT) function is growing and we are looking for Lead Software Engineer - Commerce Services to join our Digital Engineering team. Build and deliver world-class software, line manage and provide technical leadership to a team of engineers.

This a great opportunity to be a part of the Coles digital transformation and play a part in delivering exceptional digital experiences for our customers.

Please note we are considering applications Australia wide.

What you’ll be doing

You will be responsible for building and delivering world-class software, line managing and providing technical leadership to a team of engineers.

You’ll also:

• Facilitate agile scrum practices within the team and offer support to delivery managers in defining timelines and project requirements
• Facilitate and govern peer reviews and testing standards
• Empower and develop the engineering team’s skills and  play a part in building a high-performing team and a fun working culture.

Good things you’ll need

We’re after a highly skilled and seasoned software engineer with payments and financial industry experience.

You’ll also need:

• Seasoned software engineer
• Extensive experience with one or more programming languages and frameworks – e.g. Java, Spring, React, Angular, Node.js, etc.
• Experience with one or more major ecommerce platforms – e.g. HCL Commerce, Salesforce, Magento, commercetools, etc.
• Extensive experience with ecommerce, microservice and serverless architectures
• Good exposure to Agile Scrum working environments
• Experience working in large scale projects and heavy-traffic platforms
• Ability to drive and enforce software engineering practices
• Experience managing relationships with senior leaders
• Excellent analytical and problem resolution skills
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
• Familiar with SQL databases
• Experience in a cloud environment desirable
• Experience with containerisation & release pipelines desirable

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Given the state/ territory of the position you are applying for, and to enable Coles to provide a safe environment for its team members, there may be a requirement for you to receive a COVID-19 vaccination before commencing work for Coles, unless you are medically exempt.

Given this, you will be required to disclose your COVID-19 vaccination status as part of your application for employment with Coles. You may be required to provide further evidence of vaccination status as part of your application.

Why Coles?
You’re joining a culture that truly cares about your wellbeing, values what you do and celebrates your success. We’ll invest in you and your career with best practice training, development, and leadership programs. You’ll also receive fantastic team member discounts across our supermarkets and brands.

As part of our focus on achieving a gender balanced workforce, we belong to the WORK180 network as an endorsed employer for women. Our commitment to helping all women thrive in the workplace includes initiatives such as our recently updated parental leave policy, flexible working options and our Employee Assistance Program.

You can explore all this and more at our Coles Careers website. 

For everyone who shares our passion
We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability. We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs – so reach out to us at www.careers.colesgroup.com.au > Careers for everyone > Disability employment.

We’d love to meet you
If you have the skills, experience and motivation to succeed in this role, please take the next step and submit your application.