C++ Software Engineer - #144197

Ocado Group


Date: 1 week ago
City: Hatfield
Contract type: Full time
About Us

We are Ocado Technology and we empower global grocery retailers with cutting-edge cloud, robotics, AI, and IoT. Our Ocado Smart Platform (OSP) powers highly automated Customer Fulfilment Centres (CFCs), enabling efficient, single-pick online grocery delivery

About The Role

  • Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable C++ code
  • Implement performance and quality modules
  • Investigate issues as reported by operations and other engineering teams
  • Characterisation of hardware behaviour and performance
  • Proposing solutions and estimating time and cost of implementation
  • Help maintain code quality, organisation, and automatisation
  • Writing tests to validate accuracy and conformity of code
  • Review and maintain code written by others
  • Comply with team standards
  • Collaborate with other teams
  • Create and maintain documentation

About You

  • Extensive experience developing control software (preferably for industrial applications)
  • Strong problem-solving credentials, technical leadership and ability to innovate
  • Strong proficiency in modern C++, with fair knowledge of the language specification

What We Offer

We believe in supporting our people with meaningful, flexible benefits that prioritise well-being and work-life balance. Here’s a snapshot of what you can expect:

  • Time to recharge: 25 days annual leave (rising to 27 after 5 years), plus the option to buy more – and 30 days a year to work from anywhere in the world.
  • Health & wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance from your first month, wellbeing support through specialist apps and EAP, plus Income Protection and Life Assurance.
  • Family-first policies: 22 weeks paid maternity/primary carer leave and 6 weeks paid paternity leave (after qualifying period).
  • Financial support: Pension with employer matching up to 7%, share schemes (Sharesave & BAYE), and interest-free loans for train tickets.
  • Commuter perks: Cycle to Work Scheme and free shuttle buses to/from Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City stations.
  • Exclusive discounts: 15% off at Ocado.com with free delivery (starting in your first month).

Ocado Group is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employees are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, age, or disability or union membership status.

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