Job Description

Software Engineer (Java)

(Hybrid, Cluj, Romania)

We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: Castorama, B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Dépôt and Koçtaş - to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.

At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our office, located in Cluj. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles, even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self.

We offer a competitive benefit package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career:

• • Annual performance bonus
  • Employee referral bonus
  • Private medical coverage (Regina Maria – Priority Plan)
  • Option to extend coverage to your spouse or children at no extra cost
  • Life insurance (Metropolitan Life)
  • Eyeglasses vouchers
  • 7Card fitness membership (co-funded)
  • Access to LinkedIn Learning, LEO Learning, and Bookster
  • Fresh fruit bar and premium coffee
  • Modern, collaborative workspace
  • Hybrid work model
  • Flexible working schedule
  • 21 days of annual leave + extra days based on tenure (up to 25 days)
  • Additional days off when public holidays fall on weekends
  • Paid leave for special life events
  • Meal vouchers
  • Gift vouchers (up to 4 per year), offered for occasions like Christmas, Easter, March 8th, and June 1st

What's the job?

About the role: 

We are entering an exciting period of transformation and are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Software Engineer to join our Group Carrier Management team. This team builds and maintains a set of services that enable seamless integration with multiple 3rd party carriers, managing parcel deliveries and returns while selecting the most suitable carrier service based on rules and package characteristics.

As a Software Engineer, you will work closely with your cross functional teammates to design, build, and enhance features for a high impact system used daily by thousands of users. You will bring technical ability, fresh ideas, and a proactive mindset to help us evolve our platform and deliver reliable, scalable solutions.

Responsibilities: 

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, high-quality software solutions

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver valuable features

• Participate in code, design, and test reviews to ensure code quality and maintainability

• Apply DevOps practices for continuous integration, testing, and deployment

• Integrate applications with monitoring and support tools to ensure reliability

• Contribute to Agile team processes, helping to improve ways of working

• Provide and receive constructive feedback to continuously raise software standards

• Troubleshoot issues across the development lifecycle and support ongoing improvements

What you'll bring

Skills and Experience:

• Strong professional experience with Java and Spring Framework

• Solid understanding of RESTful API design and microservices architecture

• Experience with relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL)

• Familiarity with Docker

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and pipelines (e.g. GitLab CI/CD)

• Understanding of software engineering best practices (version control, unit/integration/performance testing)

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

• Experience working within an Agile/Scrum team

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team setting

• Excellent command of English (written and spoken)

Nice to have:

• Experience with Kafka and non-relational databases

• Skilled in serverless development

• Hands-on with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS)

• Familiarity with orchestration tools (e.g. Kubernetes)
• Some experience with Python