Lead Software Engineer - Military Veterans

at Albertsons

Pleasanton, California

About the company

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. With a fixation on innovation and building culture, our team is rallying our company around a unique vision: forging a retail winner that is admired for national strength, deep roots in the communities we serve, and a team that has passion for food and delivering great service.

Albertsons is one of the largest retail employers, providing approximately 300,000 jobs across 2,200 stores, 22 distribution centers, 20 food and beverage plants and various support offices. We operate in 34 states and the District of Columbia under the Albertsons banner, as well as Safeway, Tom Thumb, Jewel Osco, Shaw's and many more recognizable names.

Albertsons Companies recently rolled out our Presence with a Purpose work model. Placing a premium on adaptability, safety and family well-being, Presence with a Purpose will help us build a hybrid work environment between remote work and office time. A one-size-fits-all approach does not apply to everyone, and teams are allowed to make decisions that are best for them.

What you will be doing

Customer Tech is on full gear focusing on reimagining our Search functionality to support both product and content search on our sites, personalize shopping experiences, Improve/Enhance Catalog and digital asset functionality, building on our success with Flavor Adventure, Meal Planning, expand our assortments via marketplace, exploring B2B option and modernizing our customer service platform.

To maintain our momentum and competitive edge, we are looking for a Lead Software Engineer to be hands on our focused initiatives.

The position will be based in Pleasanton, California or Plano, Texas.

Main responsibilities
  • Provide expertise and design solutions for consumer facing web applications as well as system integration with internal systems and with external vendors
  • Provide technical leadership in design, development, and testing of business solutions
  • Prepare and present potential technical solutions and advise the business on approach and tradeoffs
  • Work with scrum masters, product owners, UI developers, back-end developers QA engineers and subject matter experts to understand the complex technological system to produce integrated end-to-end solution options
  • Communicate solution approaches to enterprise architects, project teams, leadership and other stakeholders
  • Keep up to date on cutting edge technologies like Cloud, APIs, Machine Learning, IoT, Mobile, Social and Big Data... etc.
  • Works with Solution Architects and Engineers to identify and mitigate architectural risks and issues across programs and projects.
  • Ensures that the solution architecture and design align with the Target Architecture for the project.
  • Ensuring adherence to architecture standards and processes.
  • Ensuring that the solution meets the functional and non-functional requirements approved by the business.
  • Leverages existing and participates in the creation and augmentation of new and existing reusable service components and patterns.
  • Defines the structure of systems, their interfaces, and the principles that guide its organization, software design and implementation.
  • Write technical requirements, stories, task break-up at the right level
  • Ensures Integration Requirements & Designs are supported by standard Safeway Development Patterns and if required augments them if new patterns emerge.
  • Defines and supports reusable application components from a business and technology perspective.
  • Contributor to application development principles and patterns.
  • Partners with Enterprise, Application, and other Lead Architects in driving modular, services-oriented integration and solutions architectures.
  • Able to provide coding and technical direction to less experienced staff or develops highly complex original code.
  • Lead projects, provide technical leadership, coach and mentor team members
A copy of the full job description can be made available to you.

What we are searching for
  • 4-year degree (Computer Science, Information Systems or relational functional field) and/or equivalent combination of education or work experience
  • 10+ years of hands-on programming and integration experience (Java, J2EE/Spring, SOAP and/or REST APIs)
  • 3+ years of system design experience is required.
  • 3+ years of experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies is required
  • Experience in Microsoft Azure, GCP or AWS is required
  • Experience in application containerization with Dockers/Kubernetes is strongly preferred
  • Experience in No-SQL and in-memory DB (Cosmos DB, MongoDB, Cassandra, etc.) is strongly preferred
  • Experience in high-performance and high-frequency data streaming (using Kafka, Storm etc.) and handling large volume of data streaming using Spark is strongly preferred
  • Deep familiarity with DevOps processes and CI/CD tools/processes is strongly preferred
  • Experience in the e-commerce domain, with deep understanding of product search and browse, catalog and master data management, pertaining to Retail/Grocery industry is preferred
  • Experience in Jira, Confluence is strongly preferred
  • Strong understanding of architecture/design patterns and best practices.
  • Strong emphasis on Testing, Quality and Automation
  • Strong ability to decompose a broad level business requirement into technical implementation.
  • Ability to mentor and guide development team members.
  • Strong organization skills with good interpersonal skills and a customer service-oriented attitude.
  • Strong experience building consumer facing solutions and building applications on the public cloud
  • Deep knowledge of scalability, security and maintainability of high-volume Internet applications
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
  • Ability to communicate and drive highly complex technology solutions to broad audiences within and outside of Technology and Engineering
  • Ability to define solutions from very high-level business ideas
  • Ability to work independently
What it is like at Albertsons?

Albertsons Culture Principles

Compassion: We always treat each other with kindness and respect

Team: We always support and recognize each other

Inclusive: We always value everyone's perspective

Learning: We always strive to grow and develop ourselves and others

Competitive: We always act with integrity to win over the customer

Ownership: We always take actions to drive our success

Pleasanton, California

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Albertsons

Albertsons Companies is a leading food and drug retailer that operates stores across 34 states and the District of Columbia with more than 20 well-known banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, Carrs, Kings Food Markets and Balducci's Food Lovers Market. The Company is committed to helping people across the country live better lives by making a meaningful difference, neighborhood by neighborhood.

We believe that diverse perspectives strengthen and enrich our stores, our company, and our society.  Diversity, equity, and inclusion is a component of our programs for recruitment, development and training of associates and leaders.  We provide opportunities for each person in our company to contribute their ideas, talents, and enthusiasm to the company’s success. Associates can participate in various associate resource and network groups, such as Women’s Inspiration and Inclusion Network (WIIN), Hispanic Leadership Network, Asian Network, Albertsons African American Leadership Council, and Albertsons Pride Alliance. 

Who We Are Looking For 

Albertsons companies is seeking transitioning military service members, military veterans and military spouses across the country who are looking to join an amazing company with a dynamic atmosphere that helps you learn and grow in all interest areas.  We offer an inclusive and diverse culture where leaders become lifelong allies, as well as amazing health and wellness benefits to keep you at your best- all with competitive compensation!  

Should I Apply?

Our diverse roles are nation-wide and provide opportunities in specialties such as:

·       Store operations

·       Warehouse

·       Pharmacy

·       Manufacturing

·       Digital atmosphere

·       Technology

·       Corporate

What Happens After I Apply?

Once you click ‘Apply Now’ on an Albertsons job posting, you will be re-directed to fill out an application on our career page.  In order to be considered for next steps, please complete the application on Albertsons’ career page and make sure you have an updated resume uploaded to your RecruitMilitary profile.  Once we review your resume and profile, a recruiter will reach out to provide you with more information and to schedule you for an interview.

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