Software Development Manager

About the role

As an Analytics Manager, you will lead a team of analysts to design,build and optimise high-quality, scalable and secure data products that empower data driven decision making across Tesco. You will combine technical expertise in analytics, engineering and modelling with people leadership, ensuring our data environments, tools and outputs are robust, reliable and aligned with business needs. You will collaborate closely with data science, engineering, product and business teams to deliver impactful data solutions and foster a culture of innovation and best practice.

You will be responsible for

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• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary

• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)

• Private medical insurance

• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave

• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

You will need

• Team Leadership: Build, mentor and develop a high-performing team of analysts, fostering a culture of growth, inclusion and technical excellence with a strong emphasis on data and advanced analytics.

• Data Product Development: Lead the design, development and optimisation of scalable, secure and high-quality data pipelines and analytical models, enabling advanced analytics, machine learning and operational use cases.

• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including data science, engineering, product and business stakeholders to translate business needs into robust, data driven solutions.

• Technical Excellence:Promote and enable adoption of Technical Standards and Engineering Effectiveness within development squads.

• Technical Experience: Demonstrate expertise in using SQL (Spark, Dremio), Python, GitHub and data orchestration tools (Airflow, Oozie) for data wrangling, building data pipelines and developing analytical interfaces.

• AI-Assisted Analytics: Bring experience and curiosity towards AI-assisted analytics and machine learning, actively exploring opportunities to integrate AI and ML within data and analytics products.

• Data Governance: Ensure data lineage, cataloguing and access controls are implemented and maintained, supporting compliance, discoverability and ethical use of data.

• Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement (speed of delivery, product quality, reduce number of defects and time to fix) and facilitate innovation in business practices and ways of working.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate complex data and analytics concepts effectively to technical and non-technical audiences, enabling informed decision making.

• Talent Development: Support recruitment, onboarding, and ongoing development of talent within the team. Identify skill gaps and lead targeted upskilling initiatives to enable the team to adopt software engineering best practices, AI capabilities, advanced analytics and automation practices.

Experience relevant for this job:

• Experience developing robust data products that are actionable and scalable.

• Expertise of using Spark, Dremio, Teradata or other SQL technologies.

• Strong knowledge and experience of using business intelligence, ETL frameworks and visualisation tools such as Tableau.

• Experience with Python, GitHub, data orchestration tools (Oozie, Airflow) for data wrangling, building data pipelines and building analytical/web interfaces.

• Good understanding of the full data lifecycle and understanding of typical enterprise concerns around data platforms (Governance, Quality, Security).

• Experience creating outputs for both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Ability to manipulate, analyse and synthesise data using different sources to create customer led, data driven products and high impact presentations.

• Highly numerate with a university degree of 2:1 or higher in a quantitative discipline or relevant experience.
  

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 valueswe 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 flexiblyspend 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.