Developer Senior Developer Online Ordering (Doncaster)

About the Role:

We are hiringhigh-impact Developers / Senior Developers to join our core product teams in theDoncasterhub. You will be placed at the heart of the customer journey managing the secure high-volume systems that powerPaymentsDelivery andCustomer Registration for one of the largest online retail platforms in the UK. Your code will directly handle millions of transactions supporting over 10 million active customers across more than 150 international sites.

While youll have heard our name theres a lot you probably dont know about NEXT. We create nearly all of our systems ourselvesfrom our massive global eCommerce website to mobile apps and internal applications. We are growing fast and that growth is creating exciting opportunities for engineers to build and own systems at massive retail scale.

We are hiring across theOnline Ordering Product Group which sits at the heart of the customer journey managing critical areas from the moment a customer chooses an item to the point of purchase and account management.

You will join 1 of 3 high-impact cross-functional teams in our Doncaster hub each with a focused mission:

• Checkout Payments:Operating in a highly regulated area this team ensures our payment options (including wallets express payments and international currency) are secure compliant and seamless. Quality cannot be compromised. Working in a high-compliance zero-defect environment your code directly handles millions of transactions demanding deep expertise in security international currency and payment gateway integration.
• Checkout Delivery:Focused on the crucial step of delivery selection working with external services to provide accurate options and expectations for our global customer base. Solving complex logistical problems by orchestrating real-time delivery logic working with external services to provide accurate and globally scalable options across 70 international markets.
• My Account:Manages the customer profile space focusing exclusively on new customer Sign Up Auth and the associated integration points critical for secure customer onboarding.

You will be a key player in our multi-year strategic programme to refactor core monolith functionality into modern cloud-native services. This role is not just maintenance; it isplatform engineering at retail scale requiring an active contribution to technical design architecture review and the implementation of resilient highly-available systems inAzure.

We are looking for enthusiastic hardworking team players to join us as aDeveloper. You will be key in injecting energy and driving the quality of execution across our product group.

You will work on highly visible features as part of cross-functional projects. This involves engaging with complex mixed codebases - from legacy monoliths to modern cloud-based architectures. This role requires pace technical expertise and a can-do attitude to meet hard deadlines and deliver high-impact performant features.

Key Responsibilities:

• Software Delivery: Write test and deploy high-quality code from concept through to delivery and beyond.
• Problem Solving: Apply imaginative solutions to complex problems in a demanding fast-paced retail environment.
• Collaboration: Work effectively with Product Owners and necessary departments across the business.
• Support: Provide development support to internal users and offer out-of-hours cover on a rota basis.
• Improvement: Continually feedback your expertise and experience to help drive internal best practices.

Youll be doing all this from our office inDoncaster. A fast-paced encouraging and supportive environment in which everyone brings an energy and a commitment to delivering for our customers and their own careers.

Our Product-led teams operate with a high degree of autonomy. Developers own the full lifecycle of their features from technical design and code review to automated deployment and production monitoring (DevOps culture). You will be empowered to drive the technical direction of your specific product area.

Your Career Trajectory: With new roles across 3 complex mission-critical product areas we provide a clearly defined and measurable path toSenior DeveloperLead Developer and beyond. Your diverse exposure to Payments Delivery and Registration logic offers exceptional opportunities for rapid technical specialisation and career advancement within the wider Online Ordering Group.

Bring your energy. Play to your strengths. Lets Take It On.

About you:

Skills and Capabilities

We are looking for those who possess a strong technical foundation and the right cultural fit.

Required Technical Stack

• Proficient in Microsoft-based technologies such as MVC WCF Services Web API and Azure.
• Experience inSQL Server.
• Familiar withTypeScriptand common JavaScript frameworks such asReact.
• Knowledge of other modern concepts and practices includingObservabilityautomation andDevOps.
• A strong commitment to quality: youdefensively codeinject dependencies and understand the vital importance ofunit testing.

Cultural and Leadership Fit

• A confidentteam player who brings energy embraces a challenge and contributes actively to team success.
• Strong structured communication skills to present technical information clearly to peers and stakeholders.
• A commitment to driving pace and quality demonstrating the can-do attitude required to meet hard deadlines.

Additional Expectations for the Senior Developer Role

For candidates applying at theSenior Developer level you will be expected to step up and provide technical leadership.

You will:

• Mentoring: Mentor and actively support the growth and development of junior team members.
• Technical Direction: Help direct the teams technical approach ensuring quality and alignment with the wider company strategy.

We are hiring across all levels: While our primary focus is the Developer and Senior Developer roles we encourage applications from Trainee Junior and Lead Developers who possess the right technical capability and cultural drive to succeed.

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