Software Engineer (E1) - SAD DASH Concepts Team

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Ocado Group is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employees are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, age, or disability or union membership status.

About Us

Our teams are putting the world’s retailers online using the cloud, robotics, AI, and IoT. We provide services to partner clients globally via our innovative advanced robotics technology, known as the Ocado Smart Platform ("OSP"), this drives our highly automated, multi-million pound Customer Fulfilment Centres (CFCs). In our CFCs - together with the proprietary software applications - we operate a world-class online grocery business that automates the single pick of products, ready for your online delivery.

About the Role

We have an  exciting opportunity to join our SAD DASH Concepts team who form part of the team that underpins Ocado Technology's technical focus. You will be expected to contribute to the design, build and analysis of the control algorithms for Ocado’s pioneering warehouse technologies. In this pivotal role you will embrace the opportunity to work in a collaborative research environment where analysis will inform and impact business decisions, and code will add to the intelligence behind Ocado’s robotic warehouses.

The SAD Dash Concepts team work alongside many areas across Ocado, including including the CFC Systems, Automation and Logistics Development teams, requiring excellent communication skills, attention to detail and ability to reason about and verify simulation results.

As part of Ocado’s Research and Development department, the SAD Dash Concepts team contributes to the innovation that fuels Ocado’s growth. You should be comfortable working in a number of different roles:

• Developer, creating simulations of a wide range of physical systems and designing prototypes of the control algorithms that run them;
• Analyst, generating and using large datasets to help inform business decisions and system design;
• Researcher, using these tools to optimise algorithms and business processes and constantly striving to improve the efficiency and profitability of the world’s largest purely online grocery retailer.

About you

The ideal candidate will:

• Actively embody Ocado Technology’s values.
• Be eager to learn from data, experience, and feedback.
• Contribute enthusiastically, always seeking ways to improve.
• Adapt quickly to new information, especially when evaluating new concepts with incomplete data.
• Demonstrate a proactive, collaborative, and optimistic mindset.
• Approach challenges logically and with a structured problem-solving method.
• Share knowledge with colleagues, including presenting simulation results to various stakeholders.
• Possess strong analytical and statistical skills

We would also like you to have:

• Solid Java experience (ideally Java 17+)
• Python and SQL experience, particularly in a data mining and analysis setting
• Experience and interest in (Discrete Event) Simulations,Realtime Control Systems and optimisation techniques 

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 regularly review our benefits to ensure we are supporting our employees appropriately.

• 30 days ‘working from anywhere in the world’ policy 
• Wellbeing support through dedicated apps and an Employee Assistance Programme 
• 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after 5 years service (plus optional holiday purchase)
• Pension scheme (various options available including employer contribution matching up to 7%)
• Generous Private Medical Insurance (within the first month of joining!)
• Income Protection (can be up to 50% of salary for 3 years) and Life Assurance (3 x annual salary) 
• 22 weeks paid maternity/primary parent leave and 6 weeks paid paternity leave (once relevant service requirements complete) 
• Train Ticket loan (interest-free)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free shuttle bus to and from Hatfield Train Station to the Hatfield offices 
• Free shuttle bus to and from Welwyn Garden City Train Station to the Welwyn Garden City offices
• Opportunity to participate in Sharesave and Buy as You Earn share schemes
• 15% discount on Ocado.com and free delivery for all employees (within the first month of joining!)

Closing date for all applications will be Thursday 13th March 2025