Engineering Manager - FE/Fullstack (Enabling Functions)
IT / Data Management
Full Time
About the role
Salary
UoP: 31 000 - 40 000 PLN gross/month
Hybrid working
We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome chats about different flexible working options. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.This role requires you to be based in or near Kraków, as you will spend 60% (3 days) of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely.
Our benefits
Tesco is a diverse and exciting employer, dedicated to being #aplacetogeton, providing career-defining opportunities to all of our colleagues. If you choose to join our business, we will provide you with:
You will be responsible for
You will need
About us
Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.
At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you.
Tesco is committed to celebrating diversity and everyone is welcome at Tesco. As a Disability Confident Employer, we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process, allowing candidates the opportunity to thrive and inform us of any reasonable adjustments they may require.
Want to get to know us better? Watch our team talk about our culture – YouTube
What our colleagues like the most at Tesco:
At Tesco, technology is at the heart of everything we do – powering the way millions of colleagues and customers live, work, and shop. We are looking for a Engineering Manager to join our Enabling Functions - Colleague technology team, which plays a key role in delivering intuitive, reliable, and innovative solutions for our 300,000+ colleagues globally.
As a Engineering Manager, you’ll lead the design and implementation of strategic systems that enable our HR, Payroll, Learning & Development, and Workforce Management platforms – ensuring every colleague experience is simple, efficient, and empowering.
Salary
UoP: 31 000 - 40 000 PLN gross/month
Hybrid working
We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome chats about different flexible working options. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.This role requires you to be based in or near Kraków, as you will spend 60% (3 days) of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely.
Our benefits
Tesco is a diverse and exciting employer, dedicated to being #aplacetogeton, providing career-defining opportunities to all of our colleagues. If you choose to join our business, we will provide you with:
- Up to 20% yearly salary bonus – based on both individual and business performance
- Permanent contract from the go – as a sign of our trust in your abilities
- Tax-deductible expenses (IP)
- Private healthcare (LuxMed)
- Cafeteria & Multisport
- Additional 4 days of paid leave to support your well-being and family life
- Increase in annual leave (from 20 to 25 days) for those not yet eligible for the full holiday entitlement
- Learning opportunities – certified technical training and a learning platform (Udemy)
- Back-to-school day – 1 day off for parents of primary school children
- Fertility leave – up to 2 weeks of paid leave for IVF treatment
- Sports activities with a personal trainer in the office
- Referral bonus
- MacBook as your work tool
You will be responsible for
In this role you will:
- Conduct performance assessments, provide feedback, and guide career development for team members
- Mentor the development team, ensuring the implementation of best practices, design principles, and coding standards
- Ensure processes and standards that enable high-quality software delivery
- Communicate technical concepts effectively to non-technical stakeholders
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, shaping technical strategy and roadmap
- Define project scopes, timelines, and ensure alignment with business goals
- Monitor project progress, mitigate risks, and maintain alignment with enterprise standards
- Foster innovation and explore new tools/methodologies
- Inspire the team to deliver clean, efficient code based on industry standards
- Create comprehensive technical documentation
- Implement security tools (e.g., SonarQube, Snyk) and oversee adherence to security best practices
- Manage application performance and asset monitoring (e.g., Splunk, New Relic) for seamless operation
You will need
Experience relevant for this job:
- 10+ years in software development with proven experience with management of software engineering teams.
- Track record of driving technical excellence and change.
- Experience working in a global team distributed across multiple locations.
- Very strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle.
- Experience working with multiple software development methodologies including Scrum & Kanban.
- Enterprise integration patterns, microservice architectures and event sourcing.
- Experience of automation, configuration management, multi-cloud and hybridisation, IAAS and PAAS.
- Deep expertise in one or more programming languages (e.g., TypeScript/React, Java).
- Strong understanding of microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, event-driven systems, and distributed computing.
- Experience working with cloud platforms (preferably Azure), Docker, Kubernetes.
- Hands-on knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and infrastructure-as-code.
- Proven experience designing and building scalable mobile and web applications with a focus on usability, performance, and responsiveness.
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in large, enterprise environments.
Skills relevant for the job:
- 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.
- A high degree of emotional intelligence: you are aware of your own emotions, how you appear and can self-reflect on your actions. You can empathise with others and modify your behaviour and style accordingly.
- Strategic thinking, with a demonstrable ability to see the big picture and articulate it in a way that drives action.
- Customer focus. You can find the right balance between outcome delivery and technical excellence. You place the needs of our customers as the highest priority.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. You can communicate effectively and efficiently, knowing your audience and making an impact.
- Team player who works collaboratively with other members of the team.
- Ability to influence technical teams and senior stakeholders
About us
Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.
At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you.
Tesco is committed to celebrating diversity and everyone is welcome at Tesco. As a Disability Confident Employer, we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process, allowing candidates the opportunity to thrive and inform us of any reasonable adjustments they may require.
Want to get to know us better? Watch our team talk about our culture – YouTube
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
Discover how our colleagues shape Tesco’s tomorrow.