Description
Tesco is hiring a Principal Software Development Engineer in Budapest, Hungary, on a hybrid full-time basis. The role provides principal-level technical leadership across large software landscapes and multiple teams, including defining architecture and strategy, delivering hands-on critical-path code, leading major programmes and technical decisions, driving inner-source practices, mentoring engineers, and strengthening technical standards. It specializes in loss-prevention technology, requiring collaboration with data scientists and analysts to identify loss vectors, design real-time event-driven detection and prevention systems, process high-volume data, detect rare anomalies, and embed scalable solutions across retail operations. Tesco offers a permanent contract, performance bonus, car allowance, extensive private healthcare, relocation help, and technical learning opportunities.
