About the role Software Development Engineers (SDEs) are the creative minds developing the software applications that make life easier for customers. Responsible for the entire development and support process for a software programme. Your applications make previously complex tasks simple with the impact ranging from saving time, effort or money to re-defining normal What is 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. You will be responsible for •Take a business problem and come up with the technical strategy (push vs pull etc, real time vs batches, sync vs async) within the team, high level design and lead the implementation •Need minimal directions or guidance and collaborate with SDEs across teams working on the same or similar business problem •You showcase exemplary behaviour in your work – your design, delivery, code, processes all set examples for your team •Influence your team’s technical and business strategy by suggesting novel approaches •Able to communicate your ideas and get feedback from different stakeholders and drive convergence to achieve the right outcomes •Proactively mentor the rest of the team and help in hiring •Ensure design or architectural deficiencies are addressed and routinely simplify integration of your peer teams with your team’s software •Consistently lead delivery of valuable features •Continually propose and drive process improvements •Help elaborate requirements where necessaryProgramming o Demonstrate in depth knowledge of IDE, language and toolset in language of choice.o Implement critical path components in a large or complex or project.o Demonstrate excellent understanding of language & framework and a good working knowledge of the abstraction layer underneatho Profile and optimise codeo Understand threads, threading model and concurrent programmingo Comfortably test drive any feature/comfortable with TDD cycleo Demonstrate a good knowledge of other programming languages & paradigms and when to apply themo Comfortably debug/find complex problems Designo Identify and apply appropriate design patterns to problemso Comfortably develop large featureso Understand Idempotenceo Actively practice the boy scout principle, leaves design, code in a better state than when arrived o Demonstrate a good understanding of cohesion, SOLID and how to applyo Understand importance of domain model and can coherently model a problem domain within a given contexto Anticipate medium term (3-6 month) vectors of change and designs and abstracts accordingly o Understand and appreciate simplicity and the value of removing codeo Understand design patterns such as CQRS and eventual consistencyo Understand how to design for performance at all levels Development Practiceo Automate everything by defaulto Build a CI/CD pipelineo Automate security scanning and performance testing as part of build Infrastructure o Demonstrate a good grasp of multiple operating systemso Demonstrate a good grasp of scripting techniqueso Demonstrate expertise in one database & good grasp of multiple data storage paradigms and when to apply other technologieso Understand and can automate PaaS technologieso Understand when to apply appropriate infrastructure technologies Securityo Write secure code by defaulto Use tools to perform deep security probes o Understand server hardening Key people and teams I work within and outside of Tesco Members of my Product team (Product Managers, Engineers and TPM’s). People, budgets and other resources I am accountable for in my job
Skills relevant for the job Written and verbal communication skills.Problem solving, analysis and computational skills. Software testing skills.Innovative approach to problem solving.Domain knowledge & delivers with more autonomy Customer focus. Experience relevant for this job Experience of best practice methodologies.
You will need Technology Stack:
1.OS : Linux, Windows2.IDE : Eclipse, IntelliJ3.Languages : Java Spring Boot4.Scripting : Python, Groovy5.Unit Test : Junit , WireMock 6.Tools : JMeter, GitHub, Postman, Swagger7.WebServers : Tomcat, Jetty8.Design Patterns : API Design patterns9.Architecture Styles : MVC10.Databases : MS SQL, Oracle Pl/SQL, CouchDB11.Monitoring and Logging Tools : Splunk and Appdynamics, Newrelic, Datadog12.Cloud Technologies : Azure or Similar13.CI/CD – Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Nexus, Ansible14.Integration Tools : Kafka, Knifi or Similar15.Build Tools : Maven, Gradle
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.
Skills relevant for the job Written and verbal communication skills.Problem solving, analysis and computational skills. Software testing skills.Innovative approach to problem solving.Domain knowledge & delivers with more autonomy Customer focus. Experience relevant for this job Experience of best practice methodologies.
You will need Technology Stack:
1.OS : Linux, Windows2.IDE : Eclipse, IntelliJ3.Languages : Java Spring Boot4.Scripting : Python, Groovy5.Unit Test : Junit , WireMock 6.Tools : JMeter, GitHub, Postman, Swagger7.WebServers : Tomcat, Jetty8.Design Patterns : API Design patterns9.Architecture Styles : MVC10.Databases : MS SQL, Oracle Pl/SQL, CouchDB11.Monitoring and Logging Tools : Splunk and Appdynamics, Newrelic, Datadog12.Cloud Technologies : Azure or Similar13.CI/CD – Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Nexus, Ansible14.Integration Tools : Kafka, Knifi or Similar15.Build Tools : Maven, Gradle
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.