As part of the store distribution engineering team, you will get the opportunity to work on the software applications and services that ensure our stores have the products our customers need. The work you do will improve the colleague experience in our depots and drive improved efficiencies to our extensive fulfilment network. And when it comes to ideas, we’re as ambitious as you are.
We are actively seeking a dynamic Software Development Manager to lead our engineering team in delivering innovative solutions for the Group Distribution Platform.
The ideal candidate will possess strong technical expertise, outstanding leadership skills, and a passion for fostering innovation. Your role will be crucial in ensuring project success, effective stakeholder communication, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement. In our fast-paced, agile environment, your focus on quality, security, and user impact will be key.
This job requires to be based in/close to Kraków. We currently work in a hybrid model and meet in our office 3 days a week.
Conducting performance assessments, providing feedback, and guiding career development for team members
Mentoring the development team, ensuring the implementation of best practices, design principles, and coding standards
Ensuring processes and standards that enable high-quality software delivery
Communicating technical concepts effectively to non-technical stakeholders
Collaborating with cross-functional teams, shaping technical strategy and roadmap
Defining project scopes, timelines, and ensuring alignment with business goals
Monitoring project progress, mitigating risks, and maintaining alignment with enterprise standards
Fostering innovation and exploring new tools/methodologies
Inspiring the team to deliver clean, efficient code based on industry standards
Creating comprehensive technical documentation
Implementing security tools (e.g., SonarQube, Snyk) and overseeing adherence to security best practices
Managing application performance and asset monitoring (e.g., Splunk, New Relic) for seamless operation
Technical Skills:
- Experience in delivering Kotlin or Java based software solutions for Android platform
- Proficiency with test suites like Junit, Mockito
- Experience and familiarity with Public Cloud platforms such as Azure
- Strong knowledge of software and architectural design patterns
- Comfortable with DevOps practices involving configuration management, CI/CD pipelines, IaaC, deployment patterns, etc
- Proficiency in containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes
- Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies
Personal Skills:
- A minimum of 2-3 years of hands-on experience managing software development teams of 6-8 people
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, engaging with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Proven success in building, developing, and leading high-performance software engineering teams
- Experience in hiring, retaining, and developing engineers, ensuring growth opportunities and maintaining motivation
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to addressing challenges
- Passion for staying updated with the latest industry trends and technologies
- Professional working proficiency in English
Tesco is a leading multinational retailer, with more than 330 000 colleagues.
Our software is used by millions of people across several countries every day. Whether it’s the tills and websites our customers use, or the systems our colleagues and partners use, you’ll play your part in keeping it running like a well-oiled machine. And when a business problem pops up? You and the creative minds in our team will be challenged to solve it.
As Tech Hub we cooperate within the group of Tesco Technology Hubs located in the UK, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and India.
What our colleagues like the most at Tesco:
- We develop our own products
- We make an impact; large scale of operation
- Accountability and respect are given to us
- We cooperate and support each other
- There are great colleagues who are divided into small teams here
- We can develop and learn new things
