Overview
Position Title
Software Engineer II
Function/Group
Digital & Technology
Location
Mumbai
Shift Timing
Regular
Role Reports to
Delivery Manager
Hybrid
ABOUT GENERAL MILLS
We make food the world loves: 100 brands. In 100 countries. Across six continents. With iconic brands like Cheerios, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, and Häagen-Dazs, we’ve 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 accelerate
us 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 out http://www.generalmills.com
General 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 out https://www.generalmills.co.in
We advocate for advancing equity and inclusion to create more equitable workplaces and a better tomorrow.
JOB OVERVIEW
Function Overview
The 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 following Link
Purpose of the role
This role is part of a website development team focused on architecting, building, and managing scalable, maintainable websites and services, with a primary focus on Content Management Systems (CMS). The individual will take ownership of writing clean, efficient code, developing robust software solutions, and leading design discussions to ensure adherence to development standards. With advanced expertise in multiple technologies, they will deliver high-quality, performant web solutions and drive the management, maintenance, and optimization of sites and services across the entire development lifecycle. The candidate will actively contribute to production support, troubleshooting, and performance optimization while ensuring that all solutions meet long-term scalability and business needs.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Project Leadership & Execution
- Leading delivery of modules or small-to-mid-sized projects
- Ensuring high-quality coding and unit testing with a focus on scalability and maintainability
- Taking initiative in production support and contributing to incident resolution
- Participating in requirement analysis and clarification with stakeholders
- Providing effort estimates for modules or features within a project
- Conducting code reviews and contributing to coding best practices
- Participating in technical design discussions and recommending improvements
- Contributing to performance tuning across components
- Supporting advanced debugging and issue resolution as needed
Learning, Development & Mentoring
- Proactively learning and applying new technologies relevant to project needs
- Mentoring junior team members on technical skills and development practices
- Contributing to internal initiatives (Knowledge Sharing, Reading Groups, Hackathons)
- Continuing to develop interpersonal and leadership skills
Technical Consulting & Strategy
- Preparing and reviewing effort estimations for modules and small projects
- Providing end-to-end technical solutions for complex tasks
- Demonstrating functional expertise in one or more business domains
- Contributing to architectural decisions and technology stack evaluations
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Demonstrates the ability to independently define and manage module-level work plans and contribute significantly to overall project planning
- Has successfully led small projects or key modules in medium/large projects, showing accountability for end-to-end delivery
- Proficient in multiple technologies/systems, with demonstrated depth in at least one and working breadth across others
- Actively contributes to the formation, revision, and adoption of IT technical standards, promoting best practices across the team
- Possesses a strong working knowledge of enterprise application architecture and technical toolsets, and leverages them effectively to solve complex problems
- Proactively drives issue resolution, demonstrates strong ownership, and manages multiple priorities effectively
- Demonstrates capability in designing and implementing third-party integrations with SAS Solutions/Systems, with attention to scalability and performance
- Mentors junior team members by providing guidance on technical challenges, development practices, and project workflows
- Good to Have: Experience with Sitecore CMS or similar CMS platforms.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Sitecore CMS experience
- Energizes and inspires others
- Grows by deepening and sharing expertise
- Challenges with strategic courage
- Delivers impactful results across teams
- Connects and aligns cross-functional efforts
Intermediate Level
Basic Level
OOPS
- MERN Stack
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- React
- White Box Testing
- RDBMS & NoSQL
Design Patterns
- HTML/CSS
- .NET Core
- Web API Development
- Performance/ Unit Testing
GCP
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