Principal Software Development Engineer

Tesco is recruiting for a CE based Principal Software Development Engineer to join their successful Stores Fulfilment Technology Organisation leading large multi-platform technology modernisation initiatives across Tesco Group in UK, India and Central Europe with a focus on delivering Tesco’s Stores Distribution Operations improvement through technology platform and application led change.

A strong history of software engineering delivery in an Agile product-based environment is required, but Tesco are open to recruit a candidate who is wanting to progress into or develop their PSDE based leadership role by progressing their skills in strategic thinking, innovation, and hands on engineering-based skills.

Tesco are committed to creating a level playing field where all candidates, regardless of gender, race, ability, or socio-economic background, are given an equal opportunity.

The successfully candidate will be working closely with the Product Management, Operations Development and Software Development teams to accelerate the transition from legacy platforms toward the delivery of new Android Colleague Apps, React.js based Portals, Kiosks, and Dashboards and in the delivery of robotic and automation systems all delivered using Tesco built Java APIs and supporting open-source tech stacks in an Agile, Domain and Test-driven development culture.

The candidate will be accountable for contributing to the creation of the blueprint and delivery of our future Stores Fulfilment platform and this role provides an opportunity to be a leader in the transition from packaged software including Oracle Ebiz and Oracle Warehouse Management System, and modernisation of our mainframe-based WMS implementation toward a revolutionary bespoke new platform.

This role will suit someone who is strong in collaboration, design and coding but is familiar in working on transformation programmes and who brings innovative thinking toward platform change. The candidate should be comfortable with managing dependencies with other existing API teams that support the overall Stores Fulfilment journey.

Requirements

Leadership skills

• Able to set a vision for the design of a platform of APIs and Apps at scale.
• Familiar with or a desire to work on complex transformation projects.
• Architecture and design with a desire to work hands on when required.
• A track record of early adoption / pioneering technology stacks
• A product driven focus
• Interest/experience of E-commerce, Fulfilment, Supply Chain or Platform modernisation
• Collaborative and able to negotiate workable solutions across teams.
• Self-starter in need of minimal direction
• Active listener able to action feedback.

Desired Skills

Several of the following skills are needed or a desire to learn them to take your experience to next level.

• Application architecture and design
• Java development (SpringBoot, Reactor, JavaRx, Netty etc)
• Front end development in Android or React, Node.js
• Legacy / Packaged application modernisation
• Cloud applications solution design
• Microservices design and development
• Distributed systems design
• Messaging systems and protocols i.e. Kafka, JMS, AMQP etc
• Database PaaS configuration, NoSQL, Relational
• Test driven development (TDD)
• Messaging (Kafka, JMS, PaaS)
• Azure / AWS or GP experience
• Cloud design and architecture
• Cloud security concepts
• Networking concepts
• DevOps
• CI/CD
• Kubernetes
• Cloud HA and DR
• Infrastructure as code (Terraform, GoLang, Azure Pipelines, Chef etc)
• A knowledge of data science for operational or forecast optimisation.