You will be responsible for: As a chapter Lead ○ An active squad member bringing your expertise to the squad to deliver great outcomes for our customers ○ Seen as the expert in your field to support the business in solving the most complex problems ○ Proactively identifying problems and challenges and actively resolving impediments to drive business value ○ Defining standards, methodologies, tooling and practices to optimise how the colleagues in your chapter deliver ○ Develop a mastery framework and use it to support your own and your colleagues personal development ○ Support colleagues in driving their competency through coaching, mentoring and training ○ Developing a community across your chapter to foster a culture of knowledge sharing, transparency and networking ○ As a servant leader you'll support and empower your colleagues to reach their full potential ○ Thought leader in your craft who guides and inspires the business to deliver innovative solutions ○ As a leader you'll be responsible for leading a team of between 5-12 colleagues ○ Support colleague lifecycle, recruitment, onboarding, performance evaluations, coaching and mentoring ○ Creating an inclusive culture embracing our 'We're unique together' behaviour ○ Collaborating with colleagues, product owners and agile coaches to drive squad and tribe performance ○ Responsible for allocating colleagues to squads they can add the most value and support their own development ○ You'll contribute to defining the chapter vision and strategy and be a key leader in executing it in a collaborative way ○ As a leader you'll be laser focussed on business strategy and lead colleagues in driving outcomes towards it As a squad member ○ Maintain high standards of code quality, through code reviews, automation and defining best practices ○ Collaborate with solution architects and other colleagues to deliver scalable and secure applications ○ Support the business in defining a strategy and transformation of key platforms and applications ○ Develop, implement and optimise coding standards, design patterns and strategies ○ Work with Cyber Security colleagues to implement solutions to protect our business and our customers ○ Driving continuous improvement in CI/CD and maximising automation ○ Diagnose and resolve complex technical challenges to optimise performance You will need: ○ Extensive experience in developing robust backend solutions using Python and Django, ensuring high performance and scalability. ○ Proficiency in building and maintaining Java applications, with a strong understanding of Java frameworks and libraries. ○ Experience in developing efficient and scalable applications using Golang would be preferable ○ Expertise in frontend development using JavaScript and Angular, creating dynamic and responsive user interfaces. ○ Proficiency in containerization and orchestration using Kubernetes and Docker, ensuring efficient deployment and management of applications. ○ Experience in defining and running multi-container Docker applications using Docker Compose. ○ Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, with hands-on experience in automating workflows using GitHub Actions and Jenkins. ○ Extensive experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), including services like Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon SNS, and other cloud infrastructure components. ○ Proficiency in using Redis for caching and RabbitMQ for message queuing, ensuring efficient data processing and communication. ○ Expertise in managing databases, optimizing SQL queries, and ensuring efficient data retrieval and storage. ○ Experience with NoSQL databases, particularly Amazon DynamoDB, for scalable and high-performance data management. ○ Proven experience in designing, building, and consuming RESTful APIs, ensuring seamless integration between systems. ○ Experience in delivering applications with a strong focus on cybersecurity, implementing best practices to protect data and systems. ○ Proficiency in using source code management systems and implementing effective branching strategies to streamline development workflows. ○ Excellent communicator who promotes effective collaboration with a focus on delivering business outcomes ○ Demonstrable experience as a servant leader who empowers and supports colleagues to reach their potential ○ Track record in proactively identifying problems and developing innovative solutions to drive continuous improvement ○ Experienced in guiding, coaching and mentoring colleagues to drive both personal growth and business goals ○ Strategic thinking and proven experience in leading teams to deliver against business goals and strategy LI-AF2 LI-Hybrid What's in it for you: We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we give our wonderful colleagues bags of benefits. Including wellbeing services, an award-winning pension scheme and much, much more, our colleague reward package keeps on giving. And helps make every day a little better for you and your family. These include but are not limited to: Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays) Buy holiday salary sacrifice scheme (for salaried roles) Private medical insurance Retirement savings plan - save between 4% and 7.5% and Tesco will match your contribution Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay 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 The right to request flexible working from your first day with us 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 A Colleague Clubcard for you & a family member (after 3 months of service), giving you access to lots of discounts in-store & online Great colleague deals and discounts, saving you money on everyday purchases, eating out and utility bills for the home Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds. For more information about our colleague networks please click here Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want Click Here to read more about the full range of benefits we have available for our colleagues About us: Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet. We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco. We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you. NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date. We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility