Software Development Engineer III

About the role
As one of the world’s largest retailers and the largest private employer in the United Kingdom
(second largest after the UK government) Tesco serves millions of customers a week in our stores
and online portal. Tesco Bengaluru is the only international technology and retail operations
centre for Tesco worldwide – we make the Tesco experience better for millions of our customers
and colleagues. Established in 2004 Tesco Bengaluru is pivotal to Tesco and we enable its
business with our expertise in technology business operations property finance and commercial
services. Tesco is currently in the process of moving to a Service Orientated Architecture in order
to increase its business agility to increase its return on investment and to become the world’s
leading Multichannel retailer.
You will be responsible for

Technical Leadership & Design:

- Lead the design and implementation of the platform and customer facing capabilities, contributing to the overall system architecture.
- Collaborate with product managers and other developers to design robust and scalable platform.

Code & Development:

- Design, build and maintain high-performance, reusable and reliable code.

- Implement new features in production, ensuring code quality and adherence to best practices.

Engineering Practices:

- Ensure code quality to uphold the platforms robustness, usability, and reliability.

- Implement test strategies, including functional, regression, and integration testing, to ensure consistent platform performance and user satisfaction.

Infrastructure and Security:

- Collaborate with cloud platform & security teams to design the platform across both private and public cloud environments.

- Ensure the systems security by writing secure code, implementing a layered defense model and applying DevSecOps practices.

Technology Evangelism:

- Discover, evaluate and evangelize new technologies to maximize the developer productivity.

You will need

- Expertise in programming languages such as Golang and Java, with hands-on experience in developing scalable, high-performance applications. 

- Strong solutioning skills to design simpler and maintainable solutions for complex business needs. 

- Proficient in writing clean, maintainable code and applying best practices in software design, testing, and deployment. 

- Experienced in Infrastructure-As-Code tools (e.g., Terraform) and building CI/CD pipelines. 

- Nice to have understanding of Kubernetes, containerization and physical architecture aspects like networking, DNS etc

Whats in it for you?

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. 

About Us
At Tesco, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We believe in treating everyone fairly and with respect, valuing individuality and uniqueness to create a true sense of belonging. Diversity and inclusion are deeply embedded in our values—we treat people how they want to be treated. Our goal is for all colleagues to feel they can be themselves at work, and we are committed to helping them thrive. Across the Tesco group, we are building an inclusive workplace that actively celebrates the cultures, personalities, and preferences of our colleagues, who in turn contribute to the success of our business and reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. 
 
 At Tesco Bengaluru, we are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer, highlighting our commitment to creating a supportive environment for individuals with disabilities. We are dedicated to offering equal opportunities for all candidates and encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. Our recruitment process is fully accessible, and we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments during interviews. If you need any accommodations to participate in the recruitment process, please let us know. We are here to ensure that everyone has the chance to succeed. 
 
 We also believe in fostering a work environment where you can excel both professionally and personally. Our hybrid model allows you to work flexibly—spend 60% of your week collaborating in person with colleagues at our office locations or local sites, and the rest of the time working remotely. We understand that everyone’s life journey is unique, whether you are starting your career, pursuing passions, or navigating life changes, and we are here to support you. Flexibility is a core part of our culture, and we encourage open conversations about how we can best accommodate your needs, so talk to us throughout your application process on the support required.

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