Senior Software Engineer II

Job Requirements This role demonstrates proficiency in all areas of the professional function and advanced in-depth 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 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. Work Experience 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, Information Technology Experience working in an Agile environment DevOps Prior experience in leading a group of automation/DevOps or development engineering team 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 and Mobile applications through monitoring and alerting for a polyglot application stack Web/backend Developer Prior experience in mentoring a team of engineers, tech lead or a leading an engineering team 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, NodeJS, ., SQL, NoSQL, 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 (ACS, AKS), Google, IBM, AWS or Cloud Foundry Mobile Developer 6+ years of Mobile App development experience in Swift, SwiftUI, Objective C (iOS) 6+ Years of Mobile App development in Kotlin( Android) Experience in Test Driven Development and Testing Automation using cloud based products like AppCenter, ADO Experience in ReactNative Programming. Knowledge of software engineering best practices including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build process, testing & operations Accessibility Experience Experience in building Design patterns, modularized apps Excellent Debugging, Optimization and Performance Skills. Data & Analytics 6+ years of SME experience integrating, transforming and consolidating data from various structured and unstructured data systems for building analytics solutions in any cloud Platforms: Microsoft Azure, AWS or GCP 6+ years of experience working with Product Owner and domain experts to deliver data analytics and data Integration solutions Experience in SQL, Java or Python programming Experience with relational and NoSQL databases such as Cosmos, Cassandra 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 Experience in any of reporting tools like Power BI, Business objects, Cognos or Tableau 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. Benefits The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. Salary Range: $127500 – $204000 / Salaried #J-18808-Ljbffr