Lead Software Engineer - Enterprise Authorization System (Information Technology)
Publix Super Markets, Inc. is the largest privately-owned food retailer in the nation with more than 1,200 stores and more than 200,000 associates throughout the Southeast. We are associate-owned, proud of our family atmosphere, and consistently named as one of the best companies to work for in America. We are largely debt-free and renowned for our financial performance as well as our premier customer service. Publix's Information Services (I/S) department is located in Lakeland, Florida and Alpharetta, Georgia and employs over 1000 associates. I/S provides the information technology required for all Publix business units including retail stores and all office and warehouse environments. The Publix I/S mission is to maximize the value of information technology to Publix associates and customers.
Please note, this is a hybrid position requiring 8 days per month on-site in Lakeland, FL
Welcome to Publix Technology, the award-winning technical group for Publix Super Markets, Inc., the largest employee-owned company in the nation. Our technology teams of 2100+ associates provide innovative, modern solutions to nearly 1400 retail stores and 200,000+ internal team members across 8 states. We offer positions at all levels - summer internships, individual contributor roles, to technical leadership across a broad range of technical disciplines. So, whether you are interested in IT security, platform engineering, architecture, software development, or infrastructure - we have a career path for you! See for yourself why Publix Super Markets, Inc. is a constant on Fortune Magazine's Best Companies to Work list.
We are seeking highly analytical Lead Software Engineer who will be responsible for all aspects of development with an agile team focus and leveraging new technologies to modernize systems, while enhancing current systems to meet business needs. Our teams are passionate about constantly improving the quality of our applications and store business processes. In this position, you will work on cross functional teams united by the vision to align technical and business units, increase agility, and meet expanding customer demands in an ever-changing Payments environment. Responsibilities include system analysis, requirements gathering, project leadership, and building relationships with our business partners. The most suitable hire for this position will be a highly analytical candidate with coding, problem solving, mentoring, writing, and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with management, peers, technology vendors, and business partners.
Responsibilities:
- Participate and lead in architecture and design discussions with cross-functional team members.
- Drive continual delivery of improvements to the applications and technology through sound Agile development practices to deliver payments features for brick-and-mortar and on-line payment processes.
- Work closely with the Product Owner and IT management; assist Agile team members with day-to-day direction and clarification of requirements.
- Create design artifacts such as user stories, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to effectively convey product workflow architecture and user experiences to stakeholders.
- Provide support and subject matter expertise on business rules and processes to technical lead, test lead and other team members during all phases of projects.
- Collaborate with Agile team(s) to ensure requirements, design and desired outcomes are clearly communicated and attend Agile events (daily stand-up, iteration planning, backlog refinement, iteration review and sprint retrospectives)
- Work in the development of project plans, management of projects, monitoring project performance, and development of implementation plans.
- Provide afterhours support during the deployment of the application on an as needed basis.
- Lead and participate in development activities and guide the team to improve on code quality.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or other technical discipline or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of experience with .NET and C# development
- 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and supporting customer-facing APIs.
- 3+ years of experience with Angular framework with responsive web design and styling
- 2+ years of experience implementing software using Kubernetes, Docker, or other containerization technologies.
- Experience with event-based and micro-service style architecture.
- Experience working in an Agile scrum environment and working closely with business partners.
- 9+ years of experience with .NET and C# development
- 9+ years of experience with PowerShell
- 9+ years of experience with Angular framework
- 3+ years of experience with MIRO whiteboarding
- Continued education and certifications in various technical discipline
- Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
- An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Group health, dental and vision plans
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
- Visit our website to see all of our benefits: Benefits - Jobs (publix.com)
