Tesco · KA, India
About the role
We are looking for a hands-on Principal Software Development Engineer to help shape the future of our Store Operations technology platforms.
This role combines strategic technical leadership with practical software engineering. You will work across a complex landscape of services, APIs, infrastructure and engineering teams, helping to simplify the platform, reduce operational complexity and improve engineering effectiveness.
This is not an architecture governance role and it is not a role that operates independently of delivery teams. Success depends on working collaboratively with engineers, architects, product teams and stakeholders to develop solutions that teams understand, support and ultimately own. You will provide technical leadership, challenge thinking, facilitate decision-making and help teams align around a shared technical direction.
You will remain hands-on, contributing code, solving complex technical problems, building prototypes and helping teams deliver high-quality software at scale.
You will be responsible for
Key Responsibilities
Define and evolve the technical strategy for Store Operations platforms in partnership with engineering teams. Lead the simplification and modernisation of a complex technology estate, reducing technical debt, operational burden and unnecessary complexity. Work collaboratively with teams to design scalable, resilient and maintainable solutions that can be confidently built, operated and supported. Remain actively involved in software engineering through coding, design reviews, prototyping and technical problem solving. Improve engineering effectiveness through better tooling, automation, developer experience, platform capabilities and engineering practices. Champion modern software engineering practices, including AI-assisted development, intelligent automation and agentic tooling, helping teams improve productivity, quality and delivery outcomes. Improve platform reliability, observability, operationa …truncate…
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