We are on a mission: to transform the future of online grocery through cutting-edge technology innovation.”
Ocado Technology is changing the way the world shops using advanced Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotics, Big Data, Cloud and IoT. We develop the innovative software and hardware systems that power Ocado.com, as well as the unique ‘Ocado Smart Platform’ which is being implemented by ambitious retailers across the world from Europe to America, Asia and beyond.
We build everything in-house: from intelligent, frictionless e-commerce platforms to highly automated warehouses, our employees are skilled specialists with expertise across a wide range of technologies. We’re working on cutting-edge innovations that are shaping the future of our society.
We are a fast-growing, global company. Today we have colleagues in development centres across the world, including Sweden, UK, Bulgaria, Spain, Poland, USA and Canada.
ISF (In-store fulfilment) gives retailers the option to pick and deliver customers’ orders from their existing stores. It is currently powering a large scale operation with more coming soon. Our system consists of a backend planning and orchestrating the whole operation, a mobile app used by in-store personnel to execute the actual work and a web app giving overview of the work progress as well as some admin functions. It has to be scalable, flexible and fast in order to meet our customers’ needs. To build a world class solution, we are using state of the art technologies from AWS (EC2, DynamoDb, SQS, SNS), Android, React, Redux, Node writing code in Java, Scala, Kotlin and Typescript.
What does the team do
We are the OSP Inbound and Freezer department. We build the software powering our next-generation fulfilment centres, which are core to the Ocado Smart Platform (OSP).
Our wide range of custom software solutions enables the work of thousands of people across our state-of-the-art robotic fulfilment centres 24/7 around the world. Our software supports critical business processes such as receiving stock from suppliers, decanting and storing inventory, and picking orders. Efficiency and accuracy are at the centre of everything we do.
What would I be doing?
You will be part of a fully remote team of 5-8 engineers, a Team Lead and a Product Manager, who might be in different countries. You will contribute to the delivery of features from conception to production.
As you grow in your role, you will:
- Play a key part in the technical design of solutions to interesting problems.
- Work with the team on continuous improvement of the Software Development Life Cycle.
- Develop new systems and capabilities as well as make changes to existing systems owned by other teams.
- Participate in out of hours support rota.
- Promote good engineering practices, bug prevention strategies, testability and other advanced quality concepts.
- Contribute to the open, supportive, and dynamic culture of the team
What we are looking for
- You’re able to work with limited information, ambiguity, and uncertainty, knowing the right questions to ask.
- You have a proven commercial Software Development Background with a focus on successfully delivering great products.
- You have proven Java Skills (ideally Java 11+).
- You have experience with front-end technologies or are keen to learn.
- You understand the value of continuous integration, continuous delivery and strive for a high level of automation.
- You make a positive impact on the open, supportive, and creative culture of the team.
- You are self-organised and motivated to work effectively in a fully remote setup.
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
This would make you stand out from the crowd
- Experience designing and implementing modular, scalable architecture.
- Experience working with React, TypeScript, Spring Framework, AWS, Docker.
- Experience in a Full Remote working environment.
Remote work setup
- Based in any country where Ocado Technology has an office (UK, Spain, Poland, Bulgaria)
- No expectation to be in office everyday.
- 3-4 times a year in-person meeting with the whole team may be required (it can be in a different country)
Our Values
We champion a value-led culture to get our teams working at their very best and to help create a collaborative working environment with inspiring projects that our people love. Core values of Trust, Autonomy, Craftsmanship, Collaboration and Learn Fast help drive our innovative culture. But don’t just take our word for it, have a look at what our people are saying about us on Glassdoor.
What we offer you
Our employee benefits are designed for you, we care about people and we’ve ensured we have a wealth of benefits that focus on your well-being. We can offer technically stretching work, a competitive salary and;
- Medical Plan including health & dental coverage and option to enrol family members at a discounted price with self-participation (provided by Generali)
- Multisport card that gives you access to sport facilities at a discounted price with self-participation
- Compliment card which you can spend on food, fuel and many other things. The total purchasing value of the card is 300 BGN per month
- Life and Disability Insurance (provided by Generali)
- Employee Assistance Program - provide FREE access to professional consulting services in the fieldof finance, legal and mental well-being
- Enhanced Paternity and Maternity Leave program
- Access to Ocado Share Programs
- 30 days of annual leave
- 30 days Work from Anywhere policy
- A Work from Home policy that sees you in the office typically 40% of your time.
