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We’re the UK’s number one choice for homewares because we make home life lovelier for our customers. Join us in one of our teams and find the best seat in the house. With over 11,000 colleagues across our business, covering 200+ stores we're sure you'll find the perfect place to feel at home.
Our Tech, Digital and Data teams are transforming literally every aspect of our business – from the way we manage and make use of our data, to the relationships we share with our customers. Already, their impact has been felt across the business, and indeed by our customers. But this is just the start and we know there are bigger opportunities ahead.
Check out our tech blog for tales behind our talented teams.
Website:https://https://www.dunelm.com/
Careers:www.dunelmcareers.com/
Business Sector: Retail
HQ Locations: Syston, Leicestershire
Office Locations: Central London and Leicester
Number of Employees: 11,500
People in Tech: 400+
FOUNDER: Bill Adderley
CEO: Clo Moriarty
CFO: Karen Witts
CITO: John Gahagan
Head of Engineering: Vinay Mistry
Director of Engineering: Paul Kerrison
Head of Quality: Tom Keeber
Technology Director: Tom Booth
Women in Leadership
Digital Delivery Director: Julia Middleton
Head of Information Security: Hinnah Shahzad
Head of Product: Jacqueline Mitchell
Principal Agile Delivery Lead: Linda Chan
UX Research Principal: Iulia Cornigeanu
What drives us at Dunelm?
We’re here to help our customers feel the joy of truly being at home. And that starts with creating a workplace where our people feel the same way; valued, supported, and inspired.
What you can expect when you join us:
Learn
No matter your role, you’ll have the chance to grow your skills, stretch your thinking, and keep learning every step of the way.
Thrive
We’ll make sure you’ve got what you need to do your best work, so you can focus on making a real impact.
Belong
We celebrate individuality. Whoever you are, and wherever you’re from, you’ll be welcomed and respected for what you bring.
A shared sense of purpose
Every role at Dunelm contributes to something bigger: helping real people feel good in their homes. Whether it’s comfort, contentment or a little everyday joy, we’re here to make it happen, for our customers and for each other.
Our values guide how we work:
🛠️ Act like owners
📚 Keep listening and learning
🤝 Stronger together
🌱 Long-term thinking
At Dunelm, we offer the chance to be part of something bigger: to help real people experience the joy of feeling truly at home. Everyone here contributes to that purpose, as we strive to bring more contentment, more comfort, and more laugh-out-loud happiness to people’s lives, our customers, of course, but also our own.
Everyone who works with us brings something different to Dunelm. And to our minds, that’s something to celebrate rather than something to accommodate. Wherever you work with us and in whatever role, you’ll find everyone supports and cares for each other. And that you’ll feel seen and valued for the unique contribution you bring.
At the heart of everything that’s happening at Dunelm, you’ll find our fast-growing Technology teams. Their agility and innovation enable us to move fast as a business, and those little sprinkles of magic transform every customer’s shopping experience.
Communities that make a difference
At Dunelm, we’re proud to support spaces where colleagues can connect, share, and shape the future of how we work.
Our Women in Tech community brings together women and allies to collaborate, support one another, and build a culture where everyone can thrive.
And that’s just one part of it. Every colleague can be part of our four networks:
These networks aren’t just for conversation; they help guide real change. We work closely with members to launch initiatives, development programmes and shape policies that reflect lived experiences and make a meaningful impact.
Because when we listen, we learn. And when we learn, we grow, together.
Wellbeing that works for you
We’re here to help people feel truly at home, and that includes our colleagues. From everyday support to long-term growth, we’re committed to making Dunelm a place where you can do your best work and feel good doing it.
Giving back, together
We take our role in the community seriously. Every Dunelm store partners with a local charity and runs its own community Facebook page to stay connected. Our Pausa Cafés are open to local groups, free of charge, and we’re proud to support Age UK through national partnerships.
And because giving back matters, every colleague gets a paid day each year to support a cause close to their heart, whether that’s helping out at a local food bank, or helping develop a community green space.
-Our Interview process-change to Recruitment team (instead of People team),
Change to Hiring Manager Interview for 2nd stage.
3rd stage-change to “Tech Test or Case study task & meet the team”
Dunelm colleagues have the opportunity to join our Women in Tech community, where women and allies collaborate and build a supportive culture for all.
All of our colleagues have the opportunity to be part of our four colleague networks. These are Disability & Neurodiversity, LGBTQ+, Gender Equality and Ethnicity & Race.
We consult with our network members and colleagues across the business to launch impactful initiatives and policies. The networks help shape our decisions to make sure they are meaningful and shaped by colleagues with lived experience.
At Dunelm, we offer the chance to be part of something bigger: to help real people experience the joy of feeling truly at home. Everyone here contributes to that purpose, as we strive to bring more contentment, more comfort, and more laugh-out-loud happiness to people's lives – our customers', of course, but also our own.
We’re serious about our role in society. Each of our stores is partnered with a local charity and has its own community Facebook page. We offer our Pausa Cafes for free to local community groups. we’re also proud partners’ to ‘we’re also proud partners of Age UK. Each year we’ll give you a day’s paid leave to support a charity that matters to you.
We’re keen to attract diverse candidates and we’ve tried to make our application proves as inclusive as we can. You’ll see it varies slightly depending on the role you apply for, but broadly speaking, follows the two steps.
1. Intro Call – with a member of our people team
2. Hiring manager call
3. Tech Test & meet the team
Here is a link to our - Hints and Tips!
React
Node
TypeScript
AWS
Terraform
Python
Snowflake
Salary Advance
Instant Discounts
ShareSave Scheme
Continous Training and Coaching
Access to wellbeing support
Outstanding Development Opportunities
Annual Holiday
Generous Discounts
Cycle to work scheme
Charity day off
Private Healthcare
Discretionary bonus
