Software Development Manager

Tesco is a diverse and exciting employer, dedicated to being #aplacetogeton, providing career defining opportunities to all of our colleagues. If you chose to join our business, we will provide you with:

• Permanent contract from the go – as a sign of our trust in your abilities.
• Up to 20% yearly salary bonus – for employment contract colleagues only – based on both individual and business performance
• Extensive private healthcare - complex care package including a wide range of specialists, medical services and free flu vaccination
• Cafeteria & Multisport – subsidized MyBenefit cafeteria platform with option to use the funds on multisport card.
• Relocation Help - professional service to secure relevant working permits and other necessary documents;
• Learning opportunities - certified technical training and learning platforms like Udemy, Pluralsight and O’reily.
• Referral Bonus – You’ll get 4500 PLN for each colleague you successfully refer to work with us.
• Optional life insurance – wide variety of insurance options from our partner, available optionally at a significant discount.

If that sounds exciting, then we'd love to hear from you.

• Play an active role in people management and technical leadership and supporting the product management.

• Impact the teams led, the people managed and the products responsible for, whilst having a direct impact upon the environment and continuous improvement within the domain.

• Responsible for building and developing high performing teams.

• Take accountability for the environment that teams operate within and the processes and standards that facilitate high quality software delivery.

• Ensuring the right product outcomes through the right technical strategy and trade-offs.

• Build capability by hiring, retaining, and developing the careers of engineers, ensuring opportunities for growth and maintaining a level of challenge and motivation.

• Establish and sustain the environment for development to succeed.

• Primary focus is to hire, develop and retain Software Development Engineers (SDEs).

• Lead and develop SDEs through tailored plans, 1-2-1 meetings, coaching and mentoring whilst aligning opportunities to grow expertise alongside the goals of the wider team and business.

• Ensure SDEs are set up for success and provide course corrections when needed.

• Responsible for building performing teams that consistently deliver quality software whilst balancing the demands of timeframes and needs.

• Ensure the right levels of processes, practices, and standards to build and operate products, aligned to the wider Technology strategy and standards.

• Drive continuous improvement across teams and directorate, capturing the right data to affect practices and delivery.

• Guide and empower engineers to own technical decisions whilst understanding when guidance is needed.

• Play a major role in the process of releasing value to customers.

• Accountable for the products worked on and proactively identify risks, propose mitigations, and understand when to escalate or ask for help.

• Build balanced, empathetic relationships with stakeholders and product teams, collaborating effectively to ensure the right outcomes are delivered.

• Play a key role in formulating the technical strategy and roadmap for the area to support the growth of business objectives and maintaining competitive advantage.

• Drive architecture, design, implementation, adoption, and re-usability of technology within teams and the wider technology community, crafting a culture of innovation and technical excellence.