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Principal Engineer (John Lewis Commercial) page is loaded Principal Engineer (John Lewis Commercial) Apply locations London Central Office posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R-178546 ABOUT THE ROLE The Partnership is the UK's most successful omni-channel retailer which includes two of the UKs most loved department store and grocery brands with annual sales revenues in excess of £12B. Our Engineering practice includes 80+ teams, working on everything from Cloud Platforms to Mobile Apps, from E-Commerce functionality to Machine Learning. Our Engineers work collaboratively and share knowledge, and learning is extremely important to us. We support our Engineers to continuously improve their skills and keep abreast of the latest technologies. John Lewis Commercial is responsible for ensuring that John Lewis have the right products to sell, at the right price across all John Lewis sales channels. It is also responsible for making sure the business has enough stock for customers in the place they want it, across our omnichannel business The technology supporting John Lewis Commercial is a blend of commercially available third-party platforms, bespoke in-house systems, and tightly coupled mainframe legacy applications, all interconnected through integrations with other areas of the business. These systems must not only be highly resilient but also adaptable, enabling us to enhance operational efficiency and respond to evolving business needs. . Find out more about being a Software Engineer in the Partnership, and the technology we use. At a glance Contract type - This position is a permanent contract. Salary - £75,000 - £140,000 Flexible Working: This is a hybrid working role, therefore your time will primarily be split between working from home (in the UK) and London Head Office. However, there will also be an expectation to visit other locations as the need arises. While most engineers visit the office once or twice a month, occasionally business needs may require more frequent attendance. Our offices are open five days a week for those who prefer to work from the office more regularly. Key Responsibilities: As a Principal Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in aligning the engineering strategy and roadmap for the John Lewis Commercial with the overarching business objectives. Your influence will extend to key decisions that shape the operation of John Lewis Commercial systems and guide how engineering drives change across this complex business area. This will involve influencing how work is managed-whether agile, waterfall, or hybrid- including the effectiveness and measurement of teams. This includes ensuring that engineering practices align with the broader Partnership engineering strategy and influencing team structure, balance, and resource models by providing key input on ways of working and team maturity to deliver optimal engineering capabilities. A key objective of the role is to modernise and simplify a complex heritage tech stack to enable both business agility and productivity, as well as improve system maintainability. Foundational to this will be helping to establish Product ways of working. To do this you will collaborate closely with key stakeholders such as Product Leads, Delivery and Operations Managers, Infrastructure Leads and Enterprise Architects as well as Senior Staff Engineers and specialist engineering teams. You will also work closely with other Principal Engineers who may be responsible for other business areas or for deep engineering specialisms such as cloud or data. Successful candidates will have a passion for using technology to deliver outstanding and innovative software solutions, and will have a track record of working with teams delivering complex, performant, high quality software. Essential skills/experience you'll need: Strong engineering background with real world experience of modern software engineering techniques such as Continuous Delivery and ideally experience of using strategic patterns of Domain Driven Design. Experience of the technical implementation of package solutions into large complex environments with a mix of modern and heritage technology. Experience in senior leadership role, leading across multiple teams, working with senior stakeholders and influencing multi-million pound investments in engineering Knowledge/experience of working with different architectural styles (e.g. monolith, service based, microservices) and integration patterns when working with different platforms (broker models, RESTful, streams, event based). Knowledge/experience of techniques used to increase resilience and/or scalability of systems. Experience of applying techniques from Lean and Systems Thinking. Desirable skills/experience you may have Retail experience Will have been a hands-on software engineer for part of their career. Engineering management role, working across multiple teams or architecture role working across a large part of an enterprise. Next Steps The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to do before the closing date. If you are successful following your initial application, the next stages are: a screening interview followed by a formal interview and up to 2 informal interviews. You'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you. CF1 . Closing Date: August 10, 2025 Pay: £75,000.00 - £140,000.00 Annual Contract Type: Permanent Hours of Work: 35 Job Level: Partnership Level 5 Where You'll Be Working: London Central Office, 1 Drummond Gate, London SW1V 2QQ ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP We're the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We're not just employees, we're Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there's never been a more exciting time to join us. We're ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose. As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we're free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it. Important points to note: It's important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you'll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles. We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants. We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview. 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Principal Engineer (John Lewis Commercial) page is loaded Principal Engineer (John Lewis Commercial) Apply locations London Central Office posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R-178546 ABOUT THE ROLE The Partnership is the UK's most successful omni-channel retailer which includes two of the UKs most loved department store and grocery brands with annual sales revenues in excess of £12B. Our Engineering practice includes 80+ teams, working on everything from Cloud Platforms to Mobile Apps, from E-Commerce functionality to Machine Learning. Our Engineers work collaboratively and share knowledge, and learning is extremely important to us. We support our Engineers to continuously improve their skills and keep abreast of the latest technologies. John Lewis Commercial is responsible for ensuring that John Lewis have the right products to sell, at the right price across all John Lewis sales channels. It is also responsible for making sure the business has enough stock for customers in the place they want it, across our omnichannel business The technology supporting John Lewis Commercial is a blend of commercially available third-party platforms, bespoke in-house systems, and tightly coupled mainframe legacy applications, all interconnected through integrations with other areas of the business. These systems must not only be highly resilient but also adaptable, enabling us to enhance operational efficiency and respond to evolving business needs. . Find out more about being a Software Engineer in the Partnership, and the technology we use. At a glance Contract type - This position is a permanent contract. Salary - £75,000 - £140,000 Flexible Working: This is a hybrid working role, therefore your time will primarily be split between working from home (in the UK) and London Head Office. However, there will also be an expectation to visit other locations as the need arises. While most engineers visit the office once or twice a month, occasionally business needs may require more frequent attendance. Our offices are open five days a week for those who prefer to work from the office more regularly. Key Responsibilities: As a Principal Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in aligning the engineering strategy and roadmap for the John Lewis Commercial with the overarching business objectives. Your influence will extend to key decisions that shape the operation of John Lewis Commercial systems and guide how engineering drives change across this complex business area. This will involve influencing how work is managed-whether agile, waterfall, or hybrid- including the effectiveness and measurement of teams. This includes ensuring that engineering practices align with the broader Partnership engineering strategy and influencing team structure, balance, and resource models by providing key input on ways of working and team maturity to deliver optimal engineering capabilities. A key objective of the role is to modernise and simplify a complex heritage tech stack to enable both business agility and productivity, as well as improve system maintainability. Foundational to this will be helping to establish Product ways of working. To do this you will collaborate closely with key stakeholders such as Product Leads, Delivery and Operations Managers, Infrastructure Leads and Enterprise Architects as well as Senior Staff Engineers and specialist engineering teams. You will also work closely with other Principal Engineers who may be responsible for other business areas or for deep engineering specialisms such as cloud or data. Successful candidates will have a passion for using technology to deliver outstanding and innovative software solutions, and will have a track record of working with teams delivering complex, performant, high quality software. Essential skills/experience you'll need: Strong engineering background with real world experience of modern software engineering techniques such as Continuous Delivery and ideally experience of using strategic patterns of Domain Driven Design. Experience of the technical implementation of package solutions into large complex environments with a mix of modern and heritage technology. Experience in senior leadership role, leading across multiple teams, working with senior stakeholders and influencing multi-million pound investments in engineering Knowledge/experience of working with different architectural styles (e.g. monolith, service based, microservices) and integration patterns when working with different platforms (broker models, RESTful, streams, event based). Knowledge/experience of techniques used to increase resilience and/or scalability of systems. Experience of applying techniques from Lean and Systems Thinking. Desirable skills/experience you may have Retail experience Will have been a hands-on software engineer for part of their career. Engineering management role, working across multiple teams or architecture role working across a large part of an enterprise. Next Steps The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to do before the closing date. If you are successful following your initial application, the next stages are: a screening interview followed by a formal interview and up to 2 informal interviews. You'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you. CF1 . Closing Date: August 10, 2025 Pay: £75,000.00 - £140,000.00 Annual Contract Type: Permanent Hours of Work: 35 Job Level: Partnership Level 5 Where You'll Be Working: London Central Office, 1 Drummond Gate, London SW1V 2QQ ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP We're the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We're not just employees, we're Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there's never been a more exciting time to join us. We're ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose. As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we're free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it. Important points to note: It's important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you'll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles. We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants. We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview. Similar Jobs (2) Principal Engineer (John Lewis Shop and Contact Centre) locations London Central Office posted on Posted 2 Days Ago Head of Retail Media, John Lewis locations London Central Office posted on Posted 6 Days Ago At the John Lewis Partnership we're not just employees, we're co-owners, and that's why we're called Partners. Being a Partner means not only do we all collectively share the responsibilities of being the UK's largest employee-owned business, but we also share in its rewards and successes. It's this ownership model that makes the Partnership a very unique place to work.
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People Management experience. ABOUT THE ROLE You will oversee the strategic planning for John Lewis Financial Services Marketing, establishing the marketing strategy for John Lewis Money in alignment with the customer strategy. You'll work collaboratively to prioritise and sequence the marketing activity. You'll build the roadmap of marketing activities using data-led insights to support the needs of the Value Streams and the strategic objectives. . Salary up to £110,000 depending on experience Contract type - This position is fixed term / secondment until September 2026 Working pattern/flexible working - The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach, meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The team aims for around 1 day a week in the office to connect, usually a Thursday and mandatory attendance 1 day a month for FS Townhall. Key responsibilities Annual FS marketing strategy and plan in line with the customer strategy and business objectives. Maintain reports and dashboards, including the JLM Brand tracker, to manage the 18m rolling activity plan, ensuring that data is accurate and of a high standard, and that data is visualised in a clear and accessible format delivering useful insight to assist in the optimisation of spend and activity. Oversight and coordination of the Social Media & Programmatic channels to effectively contribute to full funnel marketing activity. Contribution to the Business Planning cycle, including Budget setting for Marketing and QBRs and other performance reviews. Support a culture of test and learn, through test design and modelling for potential performance enhancement, in collaboration with DI&A/Shared Capabilities External agency management and cost management as required. Essential skills/experience you'll need Financial Services & marketing leadership experience, working with effective controls and governance. Highly effective written and verbal communication capabilities. Proficient commercial acumen when making recommendations from evaluating and analysing complex data. Proficiency in cultivating robust relationships with stakeholders. People Management experience. Experience interpreting data for insights using data visualisation tools, such as Tableau. Understanding of social media and full funnel marketing activation and evaluation. . Closing Date: July 23, 2025 Pay: £74,800.00 - £116,000.00 Annual Contract Type: Temporary Hours of Work: Hybrid working, Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 Job Level: Partnership Level 5 Where You'll Be Working: London Central Office, 1 Drummond Gate, London SW1V 2QQ ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP We're the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We're not just employees, we're Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there's never been a more exciting time to join us. We're ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose. As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we're free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it. Important points to note: It's important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you'll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles. We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants. We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.
People Management experience. ABOUT THE ROLE You will oversee the strategic planning for John Lewis Financial Services Marketing, establishing the marketing strategy for John Lewis Money in alignment with the customer strategy. You'll work collaboratively to prioritise and sequence the marketing activity. You'll build the roadmap of marketing activities using data-led insights to support the needs of the Value Streams and the strategic objectives. . Salary up to £110,000 depending on experience Contract type - This position is fixed term / secondment until September 2026 Working pattern/flexible working - The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach, meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The team aims for around 1 day a week in the office to connect, usually a Thursday and mandatory attendance 1 day a month for FS Townhall. Key responsibilities Annual FS marketing strategy and plan in line with the customer strategy and business objectives. Maintain reports and dashboards, including the JLM Brand tracker, to manage the 18m rolling activity plan, ensuring that data is accurate and of a high standard, and that data is visualised in a clear and accessible format delivering useful insight to assist in the optimisation of spend and activity. Oversight and coordination of the Social Media & Programmatic channels to effectively contribute to full funnel marketing activity. Contribution to the Business Planning cycle, including Budget setting for Marketing and QBRs and other performance reviews. Support a culture of test and learn, through test design and modelling for potential performance enhancement, in collaboration with DI&A/Shared Capabilities External agency management and cost management as required. Essential skills/experience you'll need Financial Services & marketing leadership experience, working with effective controls and governance. Highly effective written and verbal communication capabilities. Proficient commercial acumen when making recommendations from evaluating and analysing complex data. Proficiency in cultivating robust relationships with stakeholders. People Management experience. Experience interpreting data for insights using data visualisation tools, such as Tableau. Understanding of social media and full funnel marketing activation and evaluation. . Closing Date: July 23, 2025 Pay: £74,800.00 - £116,000.00 Annual Contract Type: Temporary Hours of Work: Hybrid working, Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 Job Level: Partnership Level 5 Where You'll Be Working: London Central Office, 1 Drummond Gate, London SW1V 2QQ ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP We're the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We're not just employees, we're Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there's never been a more exciting time to join us. We're ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose. As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we're free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it. Important points to note: It's important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you'll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles. We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants. We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.