Senior Software Engineer II - AEM / React

Job Summary:
The Senior Software Engineer II will support the development and continued improvement of customer-facing digital experiences across Walgreens.com, including the content management system, search functionality, store locator, and product detail pages.
This position is primarily focused on front-end development using JavaScript and React, along with developing and maintaining enterprise web applications using Adobe Experience Manager Sites. The engineer will work with AEM components, templates, dialogs, content models, and integrations and collaborate with development and content teams to implement Adobe Experience Cloud solutions.
Experience contributing to backend applications using technologies such as Node.js, Java, SQL, and NoSQL databases would also be valuable. This role will contribute to complex technical initiatives and help support scalable, secure, accessible, and high-performing digital experiences.

Important Details Before Applying

• Location: Deerfield, IL
• Work Arrangement: Hybrid — 4 days onsite / 1 day remote
• Work Visa Sponsorship: Work visa sponsorship is not available for this role

Job Responsibility:

• Plans, 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.

About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens ( proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 4 years of experience in Engineering, Software Engineering or similar field OR a High School Diploma/GED and at least 7 years of experience in 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 experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
• At least 2 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership.
• Willing to travel up to/at least 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology.
• Hands-on development of enterprise web applications using Adobe Experience Manager Sites, including components, templates, dialogs, content models, and integrations.
• Knowledge of Adobe Experience Cloud solutions and the ability to troubleshoot AEM-related issues.
• Background working in an Agile environment.
• Strong web and backend development capabilities.
• Hands-on full-stack proficiency with Java, Node.js, SQL, NoSQL, React, and JavaScript.
• Prior responsibility for mentoring engineers, serving as a technical lead, or leading an engineering team.
• Commitment to high-quality engineering standards across documentation, unit testing, code reviews, test automation, and CI/CD.
• Ability to guide teams in selecting enterprise integration patterns that support seamless connections with internal and external systems.
• Strong understanding of functional completeness, performance, security, and resilience across an end-to-end solution.
• Knowledge of implementation, security, capacity planning, and performance tuning for solutions deployed in Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, AWS, or Cloud Foundry.
• Test-driven development and test automation using cloud-based products such as App Center and Azure DevOps.
• Knowledge of software engineering best practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards, application design patterns, and modular application development.
• Excellent debugging, optimization, and performance-tuning skills.

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Salary Range: $100000 - $175,000.00 / Salaried