Senior Software Engineer – Order Management Platform

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Senior Software Engineer evolving M&S’s Order Management platform. Responsible for backend engineering, feature ownership, and driving technical direction.

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

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in backend engineering, particularly with IBM Sterling Order Management, and excels in designing scalable, reliable systems for complex ecommerce fulfilment operations. Strong focus on CI/CD practices, observability, and operational excellence while collaborating effectively across teams.

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IBM Sterling Order ManagementJava DevelopmentCI/CD PracticesObservability and MonitoringSystem Resilience and Supportability

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Hard Skills

Backend EngineeringEnterprise Services DevelopmentAPI DesignDistributed Systems IntegrationSolution DesignTesting and DeploymentProduction Support

Soft Skills

CollaborationContinuous ImprovementProblem Solving

Tools & Technologies

Dynatrace

Industry Keywords

Ecommerce FulfilmentOperational ExcellenceSystem ArchitectureIntegration PatternsAutomation

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsJava

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and evolve order management capabilities that support seamless customer fulfilment journeys across checkout, fulfilment, returns, amendments, and cancellations.
Own features end-to-end, taking responsibility for solution design, development, testing, deployment, and production support.
Help shape the technical direction of the Order Management platform, driving improvements in architecture, integration patterns, automation, reliability, and security.
Drive operational excellence by designing systems with observability, monitoring, resilience, and supportability at their core.
Use tools such as Dynatrace to improve platform visibility, monitoring, and alerting capabilities.
Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Engineering teams, and Fulfilment stakeholders to solve complex business challenges and accelerate delivery outcomes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A senior software engineer with deep backend engineering experience and a proven track record of delivering reliable, scalable systems in complex enterprise environments.
Strong Knowledge with IBM Sterling Order Management and the challenges associated with large-scale ecommerce fulfilment operations.
Strong Java engineer with experience designing and developing enterprise services, APIs, and integrations across distributed systems.
Experienced in CI/CD practices, observability, production support, and operational excellence.
Comfortable designing systems with resilience, recoverability, monitoring, and supportability in mind.
A collaborative engineer who enjoys working across disciplines, raising standards, and helping teams continuously improve.

Benefits

Comp & perks

20% colleague discount across M&S products and selected third-party brands.
Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days.
Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on personal and business performance.
A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
A tailored induction and extensive learning and development opportunities.
Amazing perks and discounts via the M&S Choices platform.
Access to GymSave and the opportunity to become an M&S Shareholder.
A dedicated charity volunteer day to support a cause you're passionate about.
Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support, including a 24/7 Virtual GP and wellbeing services.