As Head of Software Development for Tesco, you will have overall engineering accountability for the solutions the teams build and run. You’ll manage an engineering organization of approximately 40 people. You will manage teams in India at the beginning, and after some time teams in Poland. You’ll have Software Development Managers and senior engineers reporting to you.
We build modern applications and interfaces using:
TypeScript
ReactJS
Single SPA -> Micro Front-Ends Framework
NodeJS + Express -> Backend for Frontend
Fela
Vite
Azure
If you’re an engineering leader that’s customer-focused, thrives with hard problems, loves a fast-moving environment, and wants to make a real difference to millions of customers across the globe then please get in touch.
responsibilities :
Define and drive the development of our technical strategy for evolving the Tesco applications in close collaboration with Product Management.
Work across Tesco Technology on wider technical initiatives and strategy.
Mentor and grow the capabilities of our engineering community through leading by example, growing and developing your team’s capabilities.
Create the environment for your teams to solve problems with high-quality engineering solutions that scale, perform, and are reliable.
Take accountability for non-functional outcomes within your area including a focus on performance, availability, reliability, and security. Our engineering teams operate with a DevOps mindset and principles and run what they build. This includes in and out-of-hours support.
Continually look for how we can evolve and improve our technology, processes, and practices.
Manage the overall budget for the teams.
requirements-expected :
Previous experience working in and across software engineering teams with engineering management responsibilities and experience of managing managers.
Significant experience in building and operating complex web and mobile applications at scale
Experience delivering applications across the whole SDLC while maintating relevant quatilty assurance processes and standards
A high degree of emotional awareness. You are aware of your own emotions, how you appear and can self-reflect on your actions. You can empathize with others and modify your behavior and style accordingly.
Problem-solving, analysis, and computational skills. You are comfortable designing systems and reasoning about them. When tackling problems, you take a thorough and logical approach to solving them and you retain ownership through to resolution.
Customer focus. You can find the right balance between outcome delivery and technical excellence. You place the needs of our customers above the needs of you and the team.
Written and verbal communication skills. You can communicate effectively and efficiently taking into account the nature of your audience.
offered :
Permanent contract from the go – as a sign of our trust in your abilities.
Up to 45% yearly salary bonus – based on both individual and business performance
Car allowance
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 discoun
