Software Development Manager

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 technology 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 400,000 colleagues.

For further information, visit our website: www.tescobengaluru.com

Important Notice: 

On behalf of Tesco Bengaluru, we must caution all job seekers and educational institutions that Tesco Bengaluru does not authorise any third parties to release employment offers or conduct recruitment drives via a third party. Hence, beware of inauthentic and fraudulent job offers or recruitment drives from any individuals or websites purporting to represent Tesco. Further, Tesco Bengaluru does not charge any fee or other emoluments for any reason (including without limitation, visa fees) or seek compensation from educational institutions to participate in recruitment events. 

Accordingly, please check the authenticity of any such offers before acting on them and where acted upon, you do so at your own risk. Tesco Bengaluru shall neither be responsible for honouring or making good the promises made by fraudulent third parties, nor for any monetary or any other loss incurred by the aggrieved individual or educational institution. 

In the event that you come across any fraudulent activities in the name of Tesco Bengaluru, please feel free report the incident at recruitment_compliance_india@tesco.com 

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.
· 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 (or any other JVM language) based software solutions while utilizing application frameworks like Spring Boot; Spring WebFlux; Kotlin etc.
· 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.
· Experience with test suites like Junit; Mockito; and Wire mock
· 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.
 

B.Tech or BE preferred