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.
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.