Senior Software Engineer – Price Domain

MS Companies

Senior Software Engineer evolving pricing and promotions for M&S, utilizing scalable services and APIs. Join a team transforming customer experiences across multiple channels.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and building scalable backend services, with a strong focus on microservices, APIs, and event-driven architectures. Proficient in Java and Kotlin, with a solid understanding of distributed systems and high-volume transactional environments.

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Java DevelopmentKotlin DevelopmentMicroservices ArchitectureGraphQL API DesignEvent-Driven Architecture

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Hard Skills

Backend EngineeringAPI DevelopmentDistributed SystemsAsynchronous MessagingPricing CalculationsPromotions ManagementScalable ServicesTransactional SystemsPerformance OptimizationResilience Engineering

Soft Skills

CollaborationProblem-SolvingPassion for Reusability

Tools & Technologies

KafkaMongoDBRedisPostgreSQL

Industry Keywords

PricingPromotionsHigh-Volume SystemsOperational Support

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsGraphQLJavaKafkaKotlinMicroservicesMongoDBPostgresRedis

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and evolve backend services that power pricing and promotions across multiple customer channels.
Develop scalable microservices and APIs using Java/Kotlin for reliable pricing calculations and promotions management.
Contribute to Kafka-based event-driven architectures for high-volume price publishing and promotional capabilities.
Design and evolve GraphQL APIs ensuring consistency, performance, governance, and exceptional developer experience.
Build resilient, low-latency solutions using MongoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL, and distributed data architectures.
Own complex backend features across the pricing and promotions lifecycle from design through deployment and operational support.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong backend engineer with significant experience designing and operating scalable services in production environments.
Working knowledge of Java and/or Kotlin and modern microservice architectures.
Passionate about building reusable backend capabilities that enable multiple teams and products.
Strong understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and asynchronous messaging patterns.
Designed API-first platforms with GraphQL and REST-based services.
Comfortable working with high-volume transactional systems where reliability, performance, and resilience are critical.

Benefits

Comp & perks

20% colleague discount across all M&S products and third-party brands for you and a household member.
Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days.
Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on personal objectives and business performance.
Generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
Dedicated welcome and tailored induction with a range of training programmes.
Amazing perks and discounts via M&S Choices portal for financial and personal wellbeing.
Industry-leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies providing family support and flexibility.
Access to 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist for wellbeing support.
Charity volunteer day for supporting a cause you're passionate about.