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Java Software Engineer, Conversational Engine Team - Mobile in Barcelona

Ocado Group

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Full-Time
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Job Description

At Ocado Technology we design and build the platform that powers Ocado, the world’s largest online-only grocery retailer. Beyond this, we are putting the world’s retailers online, including Morrisons (UK), Kroger (USA), Casino (France), Sobeys (Canada) and ICA (Sweden). We provide an entire platform from mobile apps, website, fulfillment (automated warehouses, store pick solutions), back-office systems to delivery solutions, all crafted by our passionate team of software engineers. We have a rapidly expanding portfolio of amazing software products being developed in Barcelona, working closely with our development teams in our other centres around the world.

We pride ourselves on the following core values: Trust, Collaboration, Autonomy, Learn Fast & Craftsmanship.

We are looking for Java Engineers (all levels of seniority) to join our team, as we continue to push the boundaries of online shopping.

You will be part of our Conversational Engine Team which builds the engine behind interfaces such as Amazon Alexa. We work closely with industry partners to develop pioneering conversational shopping experiences used by real customers. We solve challenging technical and user experience problems in this rapidly growing field. We use a mix of machine learning and state machine approaches, and although ML experience is not required an interest in the field is preferred.

We use Java (Spring Boot) and Python, and run our services on AWS. We embrace agile development techniques and continuous delivery to ensure a fast learning cycle.

What we’re looking for

  • You are a motivated self-starter happy to dive into complex problems with unclear solutions
  • You learn fast and think outside the box when presented with new problems or technologies
  • You work for the good of the team, and not for yourself
  • You’re experienced with Java and Spring
  • You are passionate about developing high-quality enterprise software
  • You have good spoken and written English
  • You are happy to take an active role in supporting the business needs
  • You have a passion and understanding for TDD

Qualifications

  • Título de Licenciado o Grado en Ingeniería Informática, Matemática Aplicada o área relacionada (A good degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics or related subject)

Nice to have

  • Experience with or an interest in Machine Learning
  • Experience with conversational UIs
  • Experience with user testing
  • Python experience
  • A/B testing (and analysis) experience
  • A fanaticism for clean code
  • An understanding and some experience of Agile software development

 

What we can offer you

A relaxed, international, talented, creative and friendly environment, where we will provide you with the best tools to develop amazing stuff. We invest in our employees, ensuring we provide them with the best in-house and external training programs available. We also really encourage people to attend conferences and be involved in the local developer community.

  • Flexible working hours with short Fridays
  • Reduced hours in August
  • Private Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Ticket Restaurant
  • Ticket Transport
  • Ticket Kindergarten
  • Free fresh fruit, snacks, tea and coffee
  • Monthly social events
  • Table football, board games and Nintendo Switch
  • Tech Talks and internal trainings
  • Developer exchange programmes between centers
  • English and Spanish language courses

We are right next to Sants station, a central area of Barcelona. We growing rapidly making it a very exciting time to join!

Anything else?
There’s a lot going on at Ocado Technology! Click to find out more about Ocado Technology and our recruitment process.
Ocado is an equal opportunity employer.


 

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