Software Development Manager (Backend)

As a Software Development Manager, you will be an expert in different backend technologies and help the team develop software that helps both our customers and colleagues in their daily lives. You will be responsible for the entire development and support process for a software programme.

The team works according to Agile principles, adapting Kanban and other techniques as appropriate to succeed. Pairing is very common and all code is reviewed via Github. We are embracing continuous delivery principles, but it’s a journey of continuous improvement to get there.

• Foster careers of engineers reporting into you by finding opportunity for growth, coaching, addressing concerns and if necessary, implementing performance management
• Build and nurture effective, high performant teams that consistently deliver quality software
• Represent team within wider technical discussions across different stakeholder groups, and be effective in doing so by constantly broadening your understanding of our technology landscape.
• Take ownership for the delivery of specific outcomes, or work across wider groups in conjunction with programme management to deliver more significant outcomes.
• Remain a hands on coder. Contribute code during team sprints.
• Lead and evangelise team focus on performance, availability, reliability and security.
• Continuously improve yourself and your team by suggesting and helping implement new Engineering processes and practices.
• Effectively communicate your and your team’s progress to your team members, your Manager and wider Tesco colleagues.

Requirements

• Previous experience with management of software engineering teams of 10-15 people
• Problem solving, analysis and computational skills. You are comfortable designing systems and reasoning about them.
• Designing and developing systems for high availability and scalability
• Experience of operating in the cloud (AWS or Azure)
• Understanding NoSQL technologies (Redis, MongoDB or similar)
• Writing code under SOLID principles and implementing Clean Code
• Strong Java skills in developing applications
• Exposure to a variety of frameworks and libraries: Spring Boot, Micronaut or similar
• Experience using Docker and Kubernetes (or similar) for containerization, scalability and monitoring applications
• Experience in Lean and Agile environments and understanding of principles behind methodologies such as: BDD, ATDD and TDD

Benefits

• Our client is a diverse and exciting employer, dedicated to being #aplacetogeton, providing career defining opportunities to all of their colleagues 
• A learning culture and excellent opportunities to develop your career within your chosen field or something altogether new
• Varied and exciting projects to play a part in – there is always something new and exciting in the pipeline
• Competitive salary and benefits package