Software Development Engineer - III

About the role

Successfully had impact on teams of teams.

Programming    

System Design    

Demonstrated experience designing, developing and running highly-scalable 

distributed systems.

Development Practise    

Infrastructure    

Experience implementing a range of design and architecture patterns.

Software Security    

Experience of technical leadership within a team. Coaching, supporting and 

Operations and Maintenance    

mentoring those around me.

Core Technology    

Development Lifecycle    

Product Methodologies    

Retail Technology Awareness    

Communication & Influencing    

Data Analytics & Insights    

Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving    

Finance & Procurement    

Curiosity & Learning    

Embracing and Enabling Change    

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You will need

As a Software Development Engineer 3 you are in a senior Individual Contributor engineering role at Tesco. Your proficiency with foundational computer science and 

software engineering concepts is taken as a given, and you will have proven significant technical depth and breadth. At this level you will be playing an active role in 

technical leadership, with proven impact across teams and the wider directorate. You take ownership and accountability of the development of the products in your domain. 

You participate in activities that build capability across the organisation: coaching and mentoring of existing colleagues, and interviewing/hiring of new colleagues. Once you 

have reached the SDE3 level, progression will vary significantly, and is likely to include more lateral opportunities than vertical promotion. This is also the level of core 

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My impact reaches beyond my immediate team, and I provide perspective and context for technology choices across my directorate. The work that I do has foundational 

impact across teams in my area and the directorate that I am a member of. I am a technical leader for my teams and others will regularly come to me for mentorship and 

support. I am comfortable both supporting other engineers in their delivery and taking the lead on key features as appropriate. I have delivered multiple projects that move 

the needle for the business. I have demonstrated technical breadth and depth; I am an expert in my domain. 

 

At this level I display a high degree of ownership for the work conducted by the team. I am accountable for the quality of every result, produced by individuals and teams. I 

am an advocate of best practices across my directorate. I build maturity in the way we develop, deliver and operate services. I ensure that we’re learning from the best in the 

industry, designing and implementing appropriate testing and deployment strategies. 

 

I can anticipate feature evolution of my product. I utilise this when facilitating design sessions to ensure that the system architecture evolves to support future requirements. I 

understand the wider Tesco architectural strategy and champion its application to the systems that I work on. At this level my job starts to become just as much about 

exercising technical judgment as it does about implementation. 

 

I am comfortable managing competing priorities and am able to bring order to ambiguous scenarios. I create optimal outcomes combining short-term and long-term goals, 

utilising data driven decision making techniques to take appropriate trade-offs. I can identify risks and proactively engage with product and programme managers. I am a 

strong communicator within my team and to my stakeholders. 

 

I am a trusted mentor, a role-model for more junior engineers. I am approachable and am frequently asked to mentor those around me. I prioritise sharing skills and 

technical knowledge across the directorate, both informally in 1:1 discussions and by arranging more formal training opportunities.

Whats in it for you?

At Tesco, we are committed to providing the best for you. 

 

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