Senior Software Engineer- Distribution Center Systems

Category/Area of Expertise: IT & Technology

Job Requisition: 396295_external_USA-ME-Scarborough

Address: USA-ME-Scarborough-145 Pleasant Hill Rd

Store Code: Distribution & Transportation (5118951)

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Our associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

Primary Purpose

The Software Engineer III has a demonstrated track record delivering technically sound, high-quality, innovative, and fully functional software solutions that adhere to coding standards and technical design. Working with vendor partners, this role will research, design, develop and implement new software solutions in addition to enhancing existing software capabilities. This role will also collaborate with other team members, stakeholders and the Product team to ensure that products meet business, functional, and technical requirements and are scalable in nature. This will include translating business and technical requirements into well engineered, tested, and deployed technology solutions by gathering user requirements, defining system functionality, configuring software solutions and writing code in various languages. The Software Engineer III is responsible for projects from inception to completion including all project artifacts, executive status reports, and supervision of less experienced contributors. This role works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors, deep understanding of the business strategy, operations, markets and key stakeholders.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Develop the technical design for solutions based on the defined scope, requirements, and functional design provided by the Product team and other stakeholders.
2. Build and configure technical components (interfaces, conversions, reports, workflows) so that solution design meets business needs and solution architecture standards.
3. Write and document programming code to meet the gathered requirements.
4. Deliver solutions through ERP or SaaS solutions (e.g. SAP, Manhattan Active WM).
5. Perform code reviews and quality assurance to ensure compliance to technical standards and business requirements.
6. Collaborate with Solutions Teams, Business partners and Product team to create and refine business requirements.
7. Prepare development and test environments, conduct test readiness to proceed with testing, and collaborate to execute testing.
8. Work with vendor partners to fix bugs identified during quality assurance and testing.
9. Continuously reduce technical debt (e.g., create technical debt stories, remove bugs) and decommission legacy applications and solutions.
10. Identify updates and enhancements to the solution, as needed.
11. Release software into production and perform release testing (system integration, mock conversion, parallel, regression, performance and stress, infrastructure).
12. Provide suggestions and lead specific initiatives for improving way of working in teams and in eliminating technical debt.
13. Develop solutions of diverse scope and solve technical problems that impact multiple areas or disciplines.
14. Communicate with internal team members across multiple areas and client team members.
15. Act as a project/team leader regarding solution design, process and/or approaches.
16. Act as a subject matter expert on technology solutions.
17. Deliver high quality work in cross-functional team environments, often leading technical assessments and responsibilities.
18. Contribute and lead collaborative brainstorming sessions and technical delivery approaches, modeling self-led work drive and accountability.

Required Qualifications

1. Masters Degree in Computer Science or Technical field; equivalent trainings/certifications/experience equivalency will be considered.
2. 5 or more years of equivalent experience in relevant job or field of technology (Supply Chain Solutions).
3. Manhattan Active WMS or Manhattan WMOS experience required.
4. Experience in an advanced role or technical capacity, leading teams directly or indirectly.
5. Experience in guiding, training or onboarding team members in relevant technologies, capabilities or skills.
6. Proven work experience as a Software Engineer or Software Developer.
7. Experience designing interactive applications.
8. Ability to develop software in Java, Cobol, Python, C#, ColdFusion, C++, or other programming languages.
9. Excellent knowledge of relational databases, SQL and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate).
10. Experience developing web applications using at least one popular web framework (e.g. Angular, Ruby, Django, Spring, Express).
11. Experience with test-driven development.
12. Ability to document requirements and specifications.
13. Knowledge of algorithms and data structures.
14. Proficiency in troubleshooting software issues and debugging a large codebase.

Preferred Skills

1. Post graduate degree advanced training and or certifications in relevant field/s of study preferred.
2. 3 or more years of experience with Agile teams and or Product/Platform based operating model.
3. Experience in leading teams.
4. Experience in retail or grocery preferred.

At Ahold Delhaize USA, we provide services to one of the largest portfolios of grocery companies in the nation, and we're actively seeking top talent. Our team shares a common motivation to drive change, take ownership and enable our brands to better care for their customers. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies.

We offer an experience where our associates are valued; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging are infused in our business and our employees are representative of the communities that we serve. We believe in total wellness, which encompasses a blend of physical, financial and emotional wellness.

We believe in collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning in all that we think, create and do. While building a culture where personal and professional growth are just as important as business growth, we invest in our people, empowering them to learn, grow and deliver at all levels of the business.