Lead Software Engineer
Company: WALGREENS
Location: Glenview
Posted on: April 18, 2024
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Job Description:
Job Summary :
This role demonstrates proficiency in all areas of the professional
function and advanced indepth specialization to perform and
implement activities that impact components / processes of
specified functional areas of the Walgreens Digital/Online
application. This role is typically assigned to strategic, complex
undertakings. Receives work in the form of short and mid term
outcomes that regularly require the application of independent
judgment and creativity. Mentors less experienced members of the
team. May lead teams / projects.
Job ResponsibilitiesPlans, designs, develops and tests software
systems or applications for software enhancements and new products
including cloud-based or internet-related tools.
Writes code that establishes and enhances coding specifications,
typically for software programs and systems that have little or no
precedent.
Delivers software features with exceptional quality, meeting
designated release plans and delivery commitments.
Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires
evaluation of identifiable factors. Demonstrates good judgment in
selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
Leads the daily work of assigned work group / team. Recommends
modifications to the daily operations of the assigned work group /
team. Makes needed adjustments to short-term priorities.
Owns a functional area. Breaks large requests down into sub-tasks,
gives higher-level status updates. Writes test plans. Takes
operational responsibility. Sets measurable goals, and meets them.
Reviews code changes.
Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of
expertise. Interacts with direct team of accountability, peers
and/or managers in other teams. May interact with vendors and/or
customers to share information and improve workflow processes.
May design specifications of assigned projects and may lead in
implementation.
Demonstrates proficiency in all areas of the professional function
and advanced in-depth specialization in some.
Participates in developing technical / business approaches and new
or enhanced technical tools. Has proven expertise in software
design, architecture and software and system interrelationships.
Has expert knowledge of programming languages important to the
organization.
Sets software engineering project schedules, defines project
parameters and tasks and monitors project tasks. Develops and keeps
the "vision" of the project, leading others toward its
completion.
Resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways.
Owns the development and rollout for an entire product, or large
project. Champions process (Scrum, TDD, etc). Writes tech specs and
identifies risks before starting major projects. Sets standards.
Goes out of their way to reduce complexity. As needed, takes on
additional "tech lead" responsibilities for driving an initiative
to completion.
Allocates and tracks the work of individual contributors.
Participates in teaching and training members of work group /
team.
About Walgreens and WBA :
Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is included in the U.S. Retail
Pharmacy and U.S. Healthcare segments of Walgreens Boots Alliance,
Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail
leader with a 170 year heritage of caring for communities. WBA's
purpose is to create more joyful lives through better health.
Operating nearly 9,000 retail locations across America, Puerto Rico
and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Walgreens is proud to be a
neighborhood health destination serving nearly 10 million customers
each day. Walgreens pharmacists play a critical role in the U.S.
healthcare system by providing a wide range of pharmacy and
healthcare services, including those that drive equitable access to
care for the nation's medically underserved populations. To best
meet the needs of customers and patients, Walgreens offers a true
omnichannel experience, with fully integrated physical and digital
platforms supported by the latest technology to deliver high
quality products and services in communities nationwide.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and at least 4 years of experience for
Engineering, Software Engineering or related field OR High
School/GED and at least 7 years of experience for Engineering,
Software Engineering or related field.
Experience writing code for moderate to complex online
applications, microservices or mobile applications or deployment
automation
Experience with programming languages for online applications,
microservices or mobile applications or deployment automation
Experience designing/building moderately complex applications
Experience writing automated test scripts
Experience creating coding/scripting solutions to fix complex
problems/issues
Experience engaging and the executive level
At least 2 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or
cross-functional team leadership
Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes
(within state and out of state).
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / Information Technology
preferred
Experience working in an Agile environment
Prior experience in mentoring a team of engineers, tech lead or a
leading an engineering team
Web/backend experience:Enthusiastic about promoting high quality
standards in the team across documentation, unit testing, code
reviews, test automation & CI/CD
Hands on full stack proficiency (e.g., Java, SQL, React, JavaScript
etc.)
Mentor team in the choice of Enterprise Integration patterns for a
seamless integration with other enterprise & external assets
Big picture person with obsession about functional completeness,
performance, security & resilience of end-to-end solution
Strong knowledge of implementation, security, capacity planning &
performance tuning of solutions deployed to Cloud technologies -
Azure
DevOps experience:Prior experience to deployment automation for
various applications IaaS, PaaS platforms on a large complex
system
Experience in working on Kubernetes platform on a microservices
architecture on high traffic applications
Strong understanding of infrastructure components (e.g. databases,
networking, DNS, cloud services, orchestration tools,
containerization)
Experience in operationalization high traffic Web applications
through monitoring and alerting for a polyglot application
stack
Data & Analytics experience:Experience in SQL, Java or Python
programming
Experience in any of reporting tools like Power BI, Business
objects, Cognos or Tableau
Experience in data migration strategy and execution
6+ years of SME experience integrating, transforming and
consolidating data from various structured and unstructured data
systems for building analytics solutions in Microsoft Azure cloud
Platform
6+ years of experience working with Product Owner and domain
experts to deliver data analytics and data Integration
solutions
Experience with relational databases
Experience in Azure cloud technologies like Azure Data Flow, Data
Bricks, Azure Synapse and Analysis Services
Knowledge of software engineering best practices including coding
standards, code reviews, source control management, build process,
testing & operations
Working experience with dimensional data modeling and strong
knowledge of best practices and solution patterns
Hands on experience in Data Pipeline and integration tools like
Talend, Change Data Capture (CDC), Spark & Azure APIs
Coach and guide technical engineers for source data understanding,
designing analytical solutions and critical operational support
The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus
pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend
on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors
permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit
jobs.walgreens.com/benefits
"An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans"
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