Adv. Software Engineer

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead or support software engineering activities that create deliverables.
• Develop target-state guidance such as reusable standards, design patterns, guidelines, and configurations to evolve the organization's development process.
• Develop a high-quality codebase, lead design discussions, execute development against design, and navigate complex codebases.
• Lead the development and implementation of technology strategy within a defined set of teams.
• Execute against the defined technology roadmap to support project portfolio and business strategy.
• Oversee the implementation of enterprise standards across domains including operations, infrastructure, data, applications, development, security & risk, and business continuance.
• Provide technical leadership to ensure alignment between ongoing projects and strategic objectives.
• Drive digital innovation by leveraging new technologies and approaches to renovate, extend, and transform existing core technology and IT estate.
• Implement high-level migration plans to bridge gaps between current and future states, in sync with budgeting or capital planning processes.
• Present opportunities with cost/benefit analysis to leadership to inform architectural decisions.
• Lead analysis of the technology environment to identify deficiencies and recommend improvements.
• Mentor team members in software development principles, patterns, processes, and practices.
• Promote the capture and reuse of intellectual capital, including code objects and components.
• Draft and review architectural diagrams, interface specifications, class structures, and other design documents.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or foreign educational equivalent) in Computer Science or a closely related STEM field or equivalent based on a combination of education and/or experience.
• 5+ years of experience in software or infrastructure development domain and principles, including design patterns and code structure.
• 5+ years of experience in designing and delivering large scale, high-quality systems.
• 5+ years of experience as lead in building complex software and automation systems that have been successfully delivered to customers.
• Any amount of prior experience with written, oral, and presentation/public speaking communication.
• Experience in at least 2 of the following tech disciplines: infrastructure & network design, application development, application programming interfaces, cloud, middleware, servers and storage, database management, and/or operations.
• Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Willingness to work at any Kroger Co. office throughout the U.S. or remotely from a home office.