Software Development Engineer III

About the role

• Gather business and functional requirements from business stakeholders, and translate requirements into technical specifications to build robust, scalable solutions that work well between a range of complex systems
• Drive technical workshops and participate in RFI and RFPs, technical product evaluations.
• Propose architecture / solutions with stakeholders and resolving identified issues.
• Establishing agreement from subject matter experts on proposed architecture / solutions
• Assisting with refactoring of existing solutions where appropriate
• Define and understand the current state solutions and identify improvements, options and tradeoffs to define target state solutions.
• Working in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software and encouraging an Agile mindset within the team.
• Provide design reviews for other engineers, including feedback on architecture and design issues, as well as integration, performance and scalability.
• Provide technical leadership for custom solutions and recommendation for ERPs
• Effective operational delivery of the architecture governance and assurance framework
• Manage application assets, that ensures systems are scalable, reliable and manageable
• Maintain frameworks and artefacts used in the implementation of an application with reference to system architecture of the overall application portfolio.
• Responsible for application architecture such as  service oriented architecture, Integration patterns, more specifically microservices, APIs and other cloud native architectures
• Implement automation for application by emplacing agile and dev ops principles to drive efficiencies.
• Designing and implementing cloud infrastructure for high availability and reliability.
• Work knowledge of one or more public cloud environments with specific experience running containerized workloads on Kubernetes
• Perform design code reviews thoroughly on a regular basis and security aspects
• Transform all applications into digital form and implement and evolve around app and service architecture that support new technologies like IOT and machine learning.
• Produce artefacts such as architecture, interface specifications, Implement  best practices and reusable artifacts to enhance productivity.
• Technical support to the engineering teams in terms of POCs and technical guidance.

You will be responsible for

• Understands the importance of project instrumentation Development Practice• Good understanding of CI and CD.• Writes tests to ensure CI/CD processes work• Good understanding of BDD/TDD/Performance/Security/Smoke testing• Commits code early and often• Understands feature toggling• Understands version control & branching strategies Infrastructure• Good working knowledge of one relevant operating system• Understands one relevant Database technology• Can script and automate within relevant environment• Understand when to apply appropriate infrastructure technologies Security• Can perform a tool based security scan and articulate vulnerabilities• Understands Oauth/Saml & identity models• Basic grasp of secure coding and Write secure code by default Behaviours & Collaboration• Fully participates in team ceremonies• Comfortable pair programming
• Can use whiteboard and other materials to convey designs and principles Core Technology Concepts• Understands major HTTP components (UDP/TCP/IP/HTTP/REST)• Understands core infrastructure components (servers networking load balancing)

You will need

• 12+ years of experience Java/J2EE
• Languages - Java 8+ and Lambda expressions• Dependency Management - Spring Framework• RESTful Web Service Frameworks• Build Tools - Gradle/Maven• CICD - Git Jenkins• Practices and Paradigms - Design Patterns Clean Coding
• Testing - TDD BDD
• Azure or any other public cloud• Docker/Kubernetes

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.