Software Development Manager - Kotlin & Android

As part of
the store distribution engineering team, you will get the opportunity to work
on the software applications and services that ensure our stores have the
products our customers need. The work you do will improve the colleague
experience in our depots and drive improved efficiencies to our extensive
fulfilment network. And when it comes to ideas, we’re as ambitious as you are.

We are
actively seeking a dynamic Software Development Manager to lead our engineering
team in delivering innovative solutions for the Group Distribution Platform.

The ideal
candidate will possess strong technical expertise, outstanding leadership
skills, and a passion for fostering innovation. Your role will be crucial in
ensuring project success, effective stakeholder communication, and promoting a
culture of continuous improvement. In our fast-paced, agile environment, your
focus on quality, security, and user impact will be key.

This job
requires to be based in/close to Kraków. We currently work in a hybrid model
and meet in our office 3 days a week.

• Conducting performance
  assessments, providing feedback, and guiding career development for team
  members
• Mentoring the development team,
  ensuring the implementation of best practices, design principles, and
  coding standards
• Ensuring processes and standards
  that enable high-quality software delivery
• Communicating technical concepts
  effectively to non-technical stakeholders
• Collaborating with
  cross-functional teams, shaping technical strategy and roadmap
• Defining project scopes,
  timelines, and ensuring alignment with business goals
• Monitoring project progress,
  mitigating risks, and maintaining alignment with enterprise standards
• Fostering innovation and exploring new tools/methodologies
• Inspiring the team to deliver
  clean, efficient code based on industry standards
• Creating comprehensive technical documentation
• Implementing security tools (e.g.,
  SonarQube, Snyk) and overseeing adherence to security best practices


• Managing application performance and asset
  monitoring (e.g., Splunk, New Relic) for seamless operation
  

Technical
Skills:

• Experience in delivering Kotlin
  or Java based software solutions for Android platform


• Proficiency with test suites
  like Junit, Mockito


• Experience and familiarity with
  Public Cloud platforms such as Azure


• Strong knowledge of software
  and architectural design patterns


• Comfortable with DevOps
  practices involving configuration management, CI/CD pipelines, IaaC,
  deployment patterns, etc


• Proficiency in containerization
  and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes


• Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum
  methodologies

Personal Skills:

• A minimum of 2-3 years of hands-on
  experience managing software development teams of 6-8 people


• Strong interpersonal and
  communication skills, engaging with both technical and non-technical
  stakeholders


• Proven success in building,
  developing, and leading high-performance software engineering teams


• Experience in hiring,
  retaining, and developing engineers, ensuring growth opportunities and
  maintaining motivation


• Excellent problem-solving
  skills and a proactive approach to addressing challenges


• Passion for staying updated
  with the latest industry trends and technologies


• Professional working proficiency in English

Benefits:

Joining
Tesco means being part of an exciting and diverse workplace, dedicated to being
#aplacetogeton, providing career-defining opportunities to all of our
colleagues

We offer:

• Permanent contract from the start, reflecting our trust in your abilities


• Up to 20% yearly salary bonus based on individual and business performance


• Additional 4 days of paid leave for well-being and family life


• Heightened income costs (KUP)


• MacBook provided for work


• Private healthcare (LuxMed)


• Cafeteria & Multisport benefits


• Learning opportunities with certified technical training and platforms like Udemy,
  Pluralsight, and O'reily


• Sports activities with a personal trainer


• Referral Bonus


• Relocation Help

If this
excites you, we'd love to hear from you! #aplacetogeton

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.

• 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