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. Take a problem where technical strategy
or approach is defined and come up with the solution design and drives the
implementation with a fair level of autonomy including interacting with other
SDEs in the same team or peer teams

You will be responsible for

· Programming:

Demonstrate a good
understanding of at least one major programming language

Understand the framework and
enough of the tool ecosystem of the chosen language to implement end to
end components with minimal assistance o Comfortably produce and refactor
code without assistance

Test drive features in
programming language of choice o Understand different major language
paradigms (OOP/Functional)

Understand presence of
abstraction beneath language (JVM/CLR)

Reason about complexity of
algorithms (time and space) and code (cyclomatic)

Debug code of Understand and
resolve complex issues

You will need

· Design

Identify design patterns in
code

Implement design patterns
with guidance

Comfortably translate small
behaviour requirements into tasks & code

Understand how high-quality
code can lead to rapid delivery

Write clean, maintainable
code

Demonstrate a basic
understanding of domains and domain modelling

Seek out and use appropriate
abstractions o Understand patterns for integration (events/services)

Understand how to leverage
existing functionality outside immediate project

Understand scope of project
and when to move behaviour to other services

· Development
Practice

Understand continuous
integration and continuous delivery

Demonstrate a working
knowledge of CI tooling

Writes tests to ensure CI/CD
processes work

Understand
BDD/TDD/Performance/Security/Smoke testing

· Infrastructure

Demonstrate a good working
knowledge of one relevant operating system

Script and automate within
relevant environment

· Security

Understand Oauth/Saml &
identity models

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.

Software development Engineer III

Software development Engineer III