Software Development Manager

Demonstrated success in building; developing; and leading high performance software engineering teams; fostering collaboration and growth. · Accountable for an environment where the teams may operate within processes and standards that facilitate high quality software delivery · Strong interpersonal and communication skills; with the ability to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders. · Working effectively with stakeholders and product teams to ensure the right outcomes are delivered. Playing a key role in formulating the technical strategy and roadmap for your area.

At Tesco, we are committed to providing the best for you. As a result, our colleagues enjoy a unique, differentiated, market- competitive reward package, based on the current industry practices, for all the work they put into serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day. Our Tesco Rewards framework consists of pillars - Fixed Pay, Incentives, and Benefits. Total Rewards offered at Tesco is determined by four principles - simple, fair, competitive, and sustainable. Salary - Your fixed pay is the guaranteed pay as per your contract of employment. Leave & Time-off - Colleagues are entitled to 30 days of leave (18 days of Earned Leave, 12 days of Casual/Sick Leave) and 10 national and festival holidays, as per the company's policy. Making Retirement Tension-FreeSalary - In addition to Statutory retirement beneets, Tesco enables colleagues to participate in voluntary programmes like NPS and VPF. Health is Wealth - Tesco promotes programmes that support a culture of health and wellness including insurance for colleagues and their family. Our medical insurance provides coverage for dependents including parents or in-laws. Mental Wellbeing - We offer mental health support through self-help tools, community groups, ally networks, face-to-face counselling, and more for both colleagues and dependents. Financial Wellbeing - Through our financial literacy partner, we offer one-to-one financial coaching at discounted rates, as well as salary advances on earned wages upon request. Save As You Earn (SAYE) - Our SAYE programme allows colleagues to transition from being employees to Tesco shareholders through a structured 3-year savings plan. Physical Wellbeing - Our green campus promotes physical wellbeing with facilities that include a cricket pitch, football field, badminton and volleyball courts, along with indoor games, encouraging a healthier lifestyle.

Ensure right levels of processes; practices; and standards to build and operate products; aligned to the wider enterprise technology standards · Proficiency in Agile/Scrum methodologies and a commitment to driving Agile practices within the team. · Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to addressing challenges. · A passion for staying updated with the latest industry trends and technologies. · Previous hands-on software development experience is a plus Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the development team; ensuring the adoption of best practices; design principles; and coding standards. · Experience in delivering Java based software solutions while utilizing application frameworks like Spring Boot; · Inspire the engineering team to deliver clean; efficient code based on industry standards and modern software design principles like SOLID. · Strong knowledge of software and architectural design patterns. · Create good quality technical documentation including high level and component level design documents · Comfortable with DevOps practices involving configuration management; CI/CD pipelines; IaaC; deployment patterns among others · Guide the team in delivering efficient and cost-effective solutions using cloud platforms like Azure. · Strong knowledge on containerization and orchestration tools like docker and Kubernetes · Utilize security standard tools like SonarQube; Snyk; and Kenna to ensure the adherence to security best practices throughout the development lifecycle · Oversee application performance management (APM) and asset monitoring using tools such as Splunk and New Relic; identifying optimization opportunities and ensuring seamless system operation. People Skills: · Lead and manage a diverse team of software engineers; fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment that encourages creativity and growth. · Conduct regular performance assessments; provide constructive feedback; and guide career development plans for team members. · Cultivate a culture of learning and knowledge sharing; organizing workshops; training sessions; and internal knowledge-sharing initiatives. Project Management: · Oversee the end-to-end software development lifecycle; from requirement analysis and design to implementation; testing; and deployment. · Collaborate with Product Managers to define project scopes; objectives; and timelines; ensuring alignment with business goals. · Monitor project progress; identify potential risks; and proactively address issues to keep projects on track. Stakeholder Engagement: · Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams; translating technical concepts into understandable terms for non-technical stakeholders. · Collaborate with Product Owners; Technical Programme Managers; Quality engineering teams; and UX/UI designers to ensure seamless integration of features and functionalities. · Act as a point of contact for client communication; addressing inquiries; gathering feedback; and managing expectations. Continuous Improvement: · Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the development process; optimizing efficiency; quality; and team performance. · Stay current with industry trends; emerging technologies; and best practices; integrating relevant advancements into the team's workflow. · Encourage innovation by fostering a culture of experimentation and exploring new tools; methodologies; and approaches.

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Tesco in Bengaluru is a multi-disciplinary team serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day across markets. Our goal is to create a sustainable competitive advantage for Tesco by standardising processes, delivering cost savings, enabling agility through technological solutions, and empowering our colleagues to do even more for our customers. With cross-functional expertise, a wide network of teams, and strong governance, we reduce complexity, thereby offering high-quality services for our customers. Tesco in Bengaluru, established in 2004 to enable standardisation and build centralised capabilities and competencies, makes the experience better for our millions of customers worldwide and simpler for over 3,30,000 colleagues Tesco Technology Today, our Technology team consists of over 5,000 experts spread across the UK, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and India. In India, our Technology division includes teams dedicated to Engineering, Product, Programme, Service Desk and Operations, Systems Engineering, Security & Capability, Data Science, and other roles. At Tesco, our retail platform comprises a wide array of capabilities, value propositions, and products, essential for crafting exceptional retail experiences for our customers and colleagues across all channels and markets. This platform encompasses all aspects of our operations – from identifying and authenticating customers, managing products, pricing, promoting, enabling customers to discover products, facilitating payment, and ensuring delivery. By developing a comprehensive Retail Platform, we ensure that as customer touchpoints and devices evolve, we can consistently deliver seamless experiences. This adaptability allows us to respond flexibly without the need to overhaul our technology, thanks to the creation of capabilities we have built.