Lead Software Engineer

India is among the top ten priority markets for General Mills and hosts our Global Shared Services Centre This is the Global Shared Services arm of General Mills Inc which supports its operations worldwide With over 1 300 employees in Mumbai the center has capabilities in the areas of Supply Chain Finance HR Digital and Technology Sales Capabilities Consumer Insights ITQ R D Quality and Enterprise Business Services Learning and capacity-building is a key ingredient of our success Position TitleLead Software Engineer 1 Software EngineeringFunction GroupDigital TechnologyLocationIndiaShift TimingRegularRole Reports toSenior Manager Software EngineeringRemote Hybrid in-OfficeHybridABOUT GENERAL MILLSWe make food the world loves 100 brands In 100 countries Across six continents With iconic brands like Cheerios Pillsbury Betty Crocker Nature Valley and Hxc3xa4agen-Dazs weve been serving up food the world loves for 155 years and counting Each of our brands has a unique story to tell How we make our food is as important as the food we make Our values are baked into our legacy and continue to accelerateus into the future as an innovative force for good General Mills was founded in 1866 when Cadwallader Washburn boldly bought the largest flour mill west of the Mississippi That pioneering spirit lives on today through our leadership team who upholds a vision of relentless innovation while being a force for good For more details check outGeneral Mills India Center GIC is our global capability center in Mumbai that works as an extension of our global organization delivering business value service excellence and growth while standing for good for our planet and people With our team of 1800 professionals we deliver superior value across the areas of Supply chain SC Digital Technology D T Innovation Technology Quality ITQ Consumer and Market Intelligence CMI Sales Strategy Intelligence SSI Global Shared Services GSS Finance Shared Services FSS and Human Resources Shared Services HRSS For more details check outWe advocate for advancing equity and inclusion to create more equitable workplaces and a better tomorrow JOB OVERVIEWFunction OverviewThe Digital and Technology team at General Mills stands as the largest and foremost unit dedicated to exploring the latest trends and innovations in technology while leading the adoption of cutting-edge technologies across the organization Collaborating closely with global business teams the focus is on understanding business models and identifying opportunities to leverage technology for increased efficiency and disruption The team s expertise spans a wide range of areas including AI ML Data Science IoT NLP Cloud Infrastructure RPA and Automation Digital Transformation Cyber Security Blockchain SAP S4 HANA and Enterprise Architecture The MillsWorks initiative embodies an agile scale delivery model where business and technology teams operate cohesively in pods with a unified mission to deliver value for the company Employees working on significant technology projects are recognized as Digital Transformation change agents The team places a strong emphasis on service partnerships and employee engagement with a commitment to advancing equity and supporting communities In fostering an inclusive culture the team values individuals passionate about learning and growing with technology exemplified by the Work with Heart philosophy emphasizing results over facetime Those intrigued by the prospect of contributing to the digital transformation journey of a Fortune 500 company are encouraged to explore more details about the function through the provided Purpose of the roleThis is an exciting time to work in General Mills DnA organization We are accelerating a Digital Transformation of our Supply chain POD to provide a competitive advantage to our business To this end we are looking for a D T Lead Software Engineer with passion for DnA to join our application development team We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join the team to develop support maintain the user interface and application for supply chain suit of applications It will involve designing and developing execution across the full stack of DnA solutions including user interface design development React Angular integration to internal and external APIs Net Core integration with other platforms such as Google GCP closed-loop technologies Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning technologies as well as the architecture and development of analytics and data capabilities Net Core GCP analytic stack Python Containers Kubernetes etc The role is an Individual contributor role and looking for hands on experience who have the passion for coding and delivering using high productivity toolsets like low code no code solutions as well as GitHub Copilot KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Partner with Product Owners Solution Managers D T Architects and team to understand the product vision and roadmap and help design develop support maintain the User interface and application for supply chain suit of applications Lead and practice the roadmap execution across internal and external teams in India and US including setting coding standards and enforcing those through code reviews to ensure solution scale Partner with business users to ensure ongoing design and architecture consistency Investigate and resolve complex and multi-faceted issues spanning the entire technology stack which require working across teams and technology boundaries Proactively improve solution reliability and key metrics such as up-time application performance time to issue resolution time spent resolving incidents and other key operational SLAs MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education Full time graduation from an accredited university Mandatory- Note This is the minimum education criteria which cannot be altered Certification in cloud native application development will be preferred Bachelors degree in information systems Computer Science or equivalent relevant discipline xc2xb7 12-13 years of relevant experience working in design and hands on development Full Stack Development DevOps and Database Development xc2xb7 Experience with the following development technologies Microsoft C NET CORE Relational database e g PostgreSQL MS SQL HTML CSS and JavaScript Proficient in front-end framework REACT preferred and Angular Deep technical understanding of Cloud GCP preferred and Microservices architecture and proficient in developing services following best practices and AI augmented development Exposure to developer productivity tool sets like GitHub Copilot AI driven development Expert in designing cloud native capabilities and services Knowledge of integration technologies like MuleSoft API gateway integration etc would be an advantage Excellent communication skills- verbal and written xc2xb7 Excellent analytical skills Excellent stakeholder management skills PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Ability to perform root cause analysis and identify problem trends Familiarity with Agile methodology xc2xb7 Efficient time management skills with the ability to prioritize xc2xb7 Comfortable with ambiguity and time spent outside of comfort zone acquiring new skills xc2xb7 Familiarity with container-based app deployment Familiarity with CI CD tools such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions Familiarity knowledge of unit integration and end-to-end testing Knowledge of Singe Page Applications SPA and Progressive Web Applications PWA Knowledge of Event Based Architecture Pub Sub Kafka Knowledge of API design and implementation Exposure to tools like GitHub Copilot low code no code platforms COMPANY OVERVIEWWe exist to make food the world loves But we do more than that Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good a place to expand learning explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities every day We look for people who want to bring their best xe2x80x94 bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for whats next