Why join us?

Working in Partnership for a happier world – our shared purpose the inspires three very important principles; happier people, happier business, happier world. When you join the Partnership you join a different kind of business. One that seeks to make a truly positive difference, not just to ourselves, but to the lives of everyone.

The tech capability we have in the Partnership is critical to making our purpose a reality. Whether that’s for Partners, customers or the local and global communities we work in. We’re innovating, experimenting and adapting for the future and our Partners are committed to creating the very best digital experiences, whoever the enduser may be.

Current Engineering vacancies

Like what you see? Take a look at our current Software Engineering vacancies and start your journey to becoming a Partner.

It’s as important to us as it is to you

Learning

We encourage all of our Partners to continually strive to learn and grow in their careers, and it’s no different for our Tech team.

Hear from our current Engineers about why they love working for the John Lewis Partnership and the types of projects they work on.


Tech Stack

Which tools do we use?

We’re always looking to work with the most cutting edge tech stack. Helping us to create stunning digital experiences for our customers and Partners.

The technologies we work with are heavily influenced by our Engineers themselves. They’re encouraged to bring past experiences in to new projects and given the freedom to choose what they think will work best for the task at hand.

Our Engineering Principles

Our Engineering Principles guide the way that we work on a daily basis. They aren’t hard and fast rules, just simple ideas to ensure consistencies in the projects that we work on.

We’re really proud of our Principles which is why we have made them public for the world to see.

You can find out more about them here.

How we work

Our engineers work in cross-functional Agile Product teams. Team which build and support new features that create business value. Within your product team you’ll typically be working collaboratively on customer-facing features with other highly skilled engineers as well as BAs, Testers, Web Designers and User Experience specialists.

Find out more about what our Engineers care about on our Medium Blog Site.

Proud to be ourselves

A happier business and world first starts with happier people. And we know that when we’re free to be ourselves, we can achieve anything together.

We truly embrace our differences in the Partnership and wholeheartedly believe that it is key to our future success.

Find out about how we create a culture of inclusion not just in Tech, but right across the Partnership.

We have an industry leading team driving the digital growth of our two iconic brands, Waitrose and John Lewis. It’s our Partners who make the difference, bringing deep expertise to build secure, exciting products in a diverse and fast-moving environment.

Sandra Christie, Head of Technical Profession

Partner & Product Engineer

Kate

The breadth of my role, from hands on coding one hour to collaboratively making architecture decisions the next means I am always developing professionally.

Partner & Product Engineer

Greg

Our whole team approach to quality means I can concentrate on the fun stuff – improving our engineering processes rather than acting as a gate keeper.

Partner & Product Engineer

Jo

My favourite part of this job is the mentoring of other engineers. Our culture of continuous learning and our communities of interest make sharing a genuinely recognised part of the role.

Partner & Product Engineer

Mo

I was trusted to lead development of our Front End Blueprint. Using it means teams can get an app up and out to production in a matter of hours.

Partner & Product Engineer

Amy

Within a couple of months, I was helping my team dramatically reduce its lead time and cycle time. Making that kind of impact is very rewarding.

Partner Benefits

Finance

We have many benefits that can help you financially. Not only do Partner receive generous discounts in both John Lewis and Waitrose, we also have teamed up with many organisations across the country to offer discounts (such as restaurants and travel companies). Based on the performance of the Partnership, you could also be rewarded with a Partnership bonus, paid annually.

Family Support

We understand just how important it is to have the best support in place for you and your family. That’s why we have a range of benefits to do just that. Including our market leading Equal Parenthood Leave available to every Partner, regardless of how they’ve become a parent.

Time Away

Who doesn’t enjoy time away from work? Our time away benefits are here to be enjoyed. Exclusive hotels just for Partners, ticket subsidies, sport clubs and societies and the opportunity to buy an extra weeks holiday every year! What’s not to love?

Health & Wellness

We’re invested in the financial, physical, mental and social wellbeing of all our Partners. Changes in society and the workplace are putting new pressures on workers, and we’re more committed than ever in supporting Partners and helping them fulfil their potential whilst. making sure they are happy, not just in work, but outside of work too.

Flexible Working

The Partnership supports flexible working, such as when, where and how you work. Working flexibly may mean different things to help with your own work-life balance. For example, it might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts. You’ll have the opportunity to discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.

Pension

The Partnership has a Defined Contribution pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay) and, after three years’ service, you’ll receive an additional Partnership contribution of 4% of pay, regardless of whether you pay in or not.

How to apply

Application process

Applying for a new job can feel daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. Take a look at our helpful guide to understand what to expect in your application journey and the support we can offer you throughout.