E3/E4 Software Engineer - Secondment

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About Us

We are Ocado Technology and we empower global grocery retailers with cutting-edge cloud, robotics, AI, and IoT. Our Ocado Smart Platform (OSP) powers highly automated Customer Fulfilment Centres (CFCs), enabling efficient, single-pick online grocery delivery

About the Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic, fun and knowledgeable E3/E4 engineer to join our team on a secondment for six months from September 2025.

We are the Replenishment Management team in OSP Supply Chain. Supply Chain is responsible for making sure that we have just enough stock in our warehouses to satisfy customer demand without having to throw too much stock away. In Replenishment Management we allow demand planners to be able to order that stock into the warehouses. Our primary mission is to produce tooling for management of Purchase Orders and Suppliers.

The team has been busy over the last 12 months maturing the domain to support migration for ORL and Morrisons. We are currently now looking to improve the accuracy of what is coming into the warehouse and when, to help reduce shorts and increase availability. We are a fun, friendly and hardworking team, currently made up of five very supportive engineers, EM-2. We currently have 2 E4s, 2 E3s, and 1 E1 with another E1 about to join. As one of the E4s will be away for a period, we are offering an opportunity for another senior engineer to discover more about us and our work and help us keep producing great software and product.

About you

• Experience working with Java (ideally Java 8+)
• Experience with the Supply Chain UI -> not required but may be useful as we are taking on the Supply Chain UI pages in our domain
• Can make a positive impact on the open, supportive, and creative culture of the team.

What we offer

We believe in supporting our people with meaningful, flexible benefits that prioritise well-being and work-life balance. Here’s a snapshot of what you can expect:

• Time to recharge:
  25 days annual leave (rising to 27 after 5 years), plus the option to buy more – and 30 days a year to work from anywhere in the world.
  
  
• Health & wellbeing:
  Private Medical Insurance from your first month, wellbeing support through specialist apps and EAP, plus Income Protection and Life Assurance.
  
  
• Family-first policies:
  22 weeks paid maternity/primary carer leave and 6 weeks paid paternity leave (after qualifying period).
  
  
• Financial support:
  Pension with employer matching up to 7%, share schemes (Sharesave & BAYE), and interest-free loans for train tickets.
  
  
• Commuter perks:
  Cycle to Work Scheme and free shuttle buses to/from Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City stations.
  
  
• Exclusive discounts:
  15% off at Ocado.com with free delivery (starting in your first month).

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.