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Sr Software Engineer

What you'll do...

Associate Tools is a group within the Intelligent Store Tech (IST) that empowers Associates with the tools needed to streamline Customer experience at the Checkout counters. This hands-on role requires exceptional coding skills, a passion for technology and engineering excellence, and the ability to lead and contribute significantly to the product development. You will play a pivotal role in contributing and maintaining our technical architecture, ensuring alignment with business goals and scalability requirements.

About Team:

The Associate Tools group focuses on building products that enable our Associates to serve Customers during the Checkout process. We use open-source tech to build software that stands on top of a foundational Platform architecture which is being built from the ground up. You will leverage React JS, React Native, Java, Spring, Kubernetes, NoSQL, Kafka and other such tools/frameworks to build solutionbs.

• Assists in providing guidance to small groups of engineers, for assigned Engineering projects by proving pertinent documents, directions, examples, and timeline.
• Provides support to the business by responding to user questions, concerns, and issues (for example, technical feasibility, implementation strategies); researching and identifying needed solutions; determining implementation designs; providing guidance regarding implications of new and enhanced systems; identifying short- and long-term solutions; and directing users to appropriate contacts for issues outside of associate's domain.
• Manages small to large-sized complex projects by reviewing project requirements; translating requirements into technical solutions; researching and identifying alternative solutions; determining needed solution based on return on investment and value add to the business; gathering requested information (for example, design documents, product requirements, wire frames); writing and developing code; conducting unit testing; communicating status and issues to team members and stakeholders; collaborating with project team and cross functional teams; identifying areas of opportunity; interpreting information and identifying a solution; ensuring solution is sustainable across implementation and use; troubleshooting open issues and bug-fixes; and ensuring on-time delivery and hand-offs.
• Troubleshoots business and production issues by gathering information (for example, issue, impact, criticality, possible root cause); performing root cause analysis to reduce future issues; engaging support teams to assist in the resolution of issues; developing solutions; driving the development of an action plan; performing actions as designated in the plan; interpreting the results to determine further action; and completing online documentation.
• Participates in the discovery phase of small to medium-sized projects to come up with high level design by partnering with the product management, project management, business, and user experience teams.
• Demonstrates up-to-date expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices; supporting and aligning efforts to meet customer and business needs; and building commitment for perspectives and rationales.
• Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders; identifying business needs; determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities.
• Models compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by incorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans; using the Open Door Policy; and demonstrating and assisting others with how to apply these in executing business processes and practices
• Translate requirements into solutions, writing code, collaborating with cross-functional team and keep a high bar on overall code/software quality.
• Uphold high standards in quality and operational excellence.
• Participates and directs root cause analysis of critical business and production issues.
• Create/configure simple, testable, maintainable code for entire component/application and ensure the components are meeting business/technical requirements, non-functional requirements, low-maintainability, high-availability and high-scalability needs.

• 5+ years of relevant industry experience in software development building large scale complex distributed systems.
• Experience working with multiple tech stack - React or React Native, Java, k8s, Spring framework, API development, etc.
• Experience with monitoring tech - Splunk, Prometheus, APM, etc.
• Strong knowledge of complex software design, distributed system design, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
• Sound decision-making skills with the ability to balance conflicting interests in a complex and fast-paced environment.
• Passion for staying current with industry trends and emerging technologies, with a commitment to continuous learning and professional growth.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.