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Hertfordshire, UK

Technology – Software Engineering Graduate Scheme

Graduate Program
Retail & Consumer
Software engineering
Posted:
December 29, 2025

Tesco

Multinational grocery & general retailer
77.4
Palpable Score
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About the role

With exposure to the latest technologies, you’ll spend this 2-year scheme developing skills that will support you to become one of our future engineering leaders. Learn to automate, safeguard data, and craft large systems using agile methods. You’ll spend time in Tesco labs, meeting tech grads, coding and trying our new tech. Salary: £40,000 Programme start date: 7 September 2026

You will be responsible for

Build and run new features, while always testing and learning Work on backend and frontend software projects, working at scale while keeping an eye on the small details

You will need

This section is here to help you get a feel for what each scheme is about and what might suit you best. Don’t worry if you don’t have all the skills listed - we don’t expect you to. We’re looking for potential, curiosity, and a willingness to learn. We’ll support you to build the rest. An interest in how things work, building solutions, or improving systems You don’t need a Computer Science degree, but you will need some coding experience, whether from work, personal projects or self-teaching, along with a passion for solving problems. Testing ideas, working with others, and being open to learning are all important We’ll support you to develop technical skills, whether you’re brand new or already exploring tech

About the company

Tesco

Company overview
Tesco is a multinational grocery and general merchandise retailer, best known for supermarkets, convenience stores, and online grocery. Tesco also operates related businesses including wholesale (Booker), mobile (Tesco Mobile), and data science (dunnhumby). The company serves customers primarily across the UK and Ireland, alongside several Central European markets. Tesco hires across store operations, distribution, and head office functions, including technology, finance, marketing, product, and supply chain.

Locations and presence

Tesco operates across the UK and Republic of Ireland, plus Central Europe (including Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary). Tesco work is mostly on-site for stores and distribution, while many head office roles reference flexible working and a campus base in Welwyn Garden City.

Palpable Score

77.4
/ 100
Tesco is one of the more accessible large employers for early-career talent because Tesco runs apprenticeships, internships, and graduate schemes with clear entry requirements and defined programme structures. Tesco also publishes a detailed early-careers selection flow and frequently includes salary and benefits information, which helps candidates plan. The score is capped by mixed candidate experience signals and limited public data on early-career retention, conversion, and promotion outcomes.
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