Lead Software Engineer - Vice President - Software Engineering
Marks & Spencer Group plc11 hours ago
Mumbai, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design and implement cloud-ready, scalable, distributed, fault-tolerant software systems.
- Develop and maintain highly observable, available, and testable services for business needs.
- Act as a technical architect and contribute to end-to-end architecture and strategic integration initiatives.
- Own technical problems and lead delivery of new features while remaining hands-on with development.
- Mentor junior technologists and collaborate with senior technologists and external teams.
- Produce architecture diagrams, design blueprints, and other high-quality software development lifecycle artifacts.
- Adapt across multiple technologies and disciplines while delivering timely, high-quality solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology with a Computer Science background from a top-tier university.
- At least 9 years of experience in software engineering, with at least 6 years of relevant experience generally expected for the role.
- Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, software engineering practices, event-driven architecture, and microservices.
- Proficiency in Core Java 8 or above, with knowledge of commonly used APIs, transports, and frameworks.
- Experience with Unix/Linux systems, shell or Bash scripting, relational or NoSQL databases, and SQL DDL/DML operations.
- Experience designing and implementing end-to-end components of larger architectures and simplifying functional complexity.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, blue-green and canary deployments, and feature-flag-based releases.
- Experience writing automated unit and integration tests using JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber, or similar frameworks.
- Experience or knowledge of Kafka, streams, global K-Tables, KSQL, distributed caching, containers, virtualization, and infrastructure as code is desirable.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Hazelcast, Redis, ELK, Grafana, or AppDynamics is desirable.
- Exposure to C#, Angular, and React and experience developing enterprise-scale n-tier applications in the financial domain are desirable.
- Demonstrated leadership of a small or sizable developer team, hands-on development ability, systematic problem solving, effective communication, and a system-owner mindset.
Benefits
- Comprehensive employee benefits and perks supporting employees and their families throughout their work-life journey.
- Opportunities for career development, learning, advancement, and movement across Morgan Stanley’s businesses.
- Inclusive and diverse workplace with equal employment opportunity commitments.
- Opportunity to work with global teams across Morgan Stanley’s Mumbai and Bengaluru campuses.
Tech Stack
AngularApache KafkaBashC#CucumberDockerGrafanaJavaJavaScriptJUnitKubernetesLinuxOpenShiftPerlPythonReactRedisSpring BootSQL
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About Marks & Spencer Group plc
Marks & Spencer Group plc is a British retailer selling clothing, home goods, and food to consumers through stores and ecommerce, with a focus on own-brand products. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange, was founded in 1884, and is headquartered in London. In the UK, its online grocery offering runs via Ocado Retail, a joint venture in which M&S holds a significant stake.