Analyst, Software Engineer As a front-end software engineer at Panera, you have the opportunity of joining a company with several digital e-commerce channels, an extensive brick-and-mortar infrastructure, and endless problems to solve and optimize, but organized in such a way that every person can feel their impact on both their immediate team and the company. You will be building new and exciting features, working with 3rd party vendors, both large and small, and working with a first-class team of developers, product managers, and designers. Additionally, the analyst position can impact the web development team by representing them in highly technical meetings, translating requirements into technical documents, and guiding the team. The candidate must reside within a 50-mile radius of Fenton, MO, and follow a hybrid work model, with three days per week required in the office. Duties & Responsibilities The primary responsibilities of this job include, but are not limited to: Develop, design, and maintain new user-facing features and website architecture using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Collaborate with team members, stakeholders, and business partners to understand feature requirements, translate them into feature stories, and enhance the user experience. Coordinate with the development team to manage business expectations. Lead technical discussions, analyze requirements, identify gaps, and evaluate solutions. Work with UI/UX designers to bridge the gap between graphical design and technical implementation. Manage scope and propose MVP versions to reduce time to market. Communicate status changes or potential deadline impacts to management. Work closely with QA and other developers to create and develop test cases in a pair-programming environment. Non-Functional Requirements: Optimize application for speed, scalability, and security, ensuring compatibility with various browsers and devices. Introduce industry standards and best practices in architecture and software engineering. Meet with cross-team architects to understand systems’ implications and propose solutions. Build reusable code and libraries for future use. Implement and champion good practices. Handle long-term technical debt resolutions, debt prevention, and code reviews. Face challenges head-on while advocating for best practices and process improvements. Regularly deploy high-quality, bug-free software to production. Prioritize and resolve bugs and defects impacting features and user experience. Handle production issue triage, management, and prevention as needed. Coordinate with service teams for microservice implementation and integration. Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends. Research and develop POCs and innovative ideas for customer interactions. Engineer and integrate new technologies into the Panera ecosystem. Qualifications (Education & Experience) Qualifications include: 3+ years of experience in front-end web development BS Computer Science (4-year), master’s degree preferred A background in software engineering is required to solve complex problems in an optimized, scalable, and maintainable manner. Familiarities with SAFe processes and practices. Strong development skills in: HTML5, JS, and CSS Server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS At least one JavaScript SPA framework, such as Angular, React, or Vue; previous experience with Typescript is a plus Code versioning tools, such as Git Good understanding of: Application bundlers such as webpack Package managers, such as npm or yarn Common JavaScript utility libraries, such as Lodash or MomentJS JavaScript testing best practices and frameworks, such as Mocha or Jest Native JavaScript and DOM manipulation CSS flexbox, grid layouts, and mobile responsive design Server-side JavaScript development, such as NodeJS and Express Proficient understanding of: Cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them. SEO principles and ensuring that the application will adhere to them. Web accessibility standards and best practices Continuous Integration and Delivery pipeline, e.g. Jenkins Having a relentless and continuous improvement mindset with the ability to learn new skills quickly Willingness to stay abreast of new technology and educate the team on the latest developments Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-visibility environment Passionate about writing clean, organized, and well-tested code and bug-prevention in production. Experience in test designing and creating robust automated test scripts and software to address business and technical use cases is highly desired. Test-driven development experience is highly desired. Experience in developing ADA-compliant code. Skills in communicating and collaborating with other teams to integrate with REST web services, middleware applications, and data models. Detail-oriented, efficient, and capable of working independently. Working Conditions Required travel - limited Physical Requirements While performing this job, the incumbent is regularly required to stand, sit, talk hear & use hands and fingers to operate keyboards Direct Reports N/A Saint Louis Support Center With more than 2,000 Panera LLC and independent franchise bakery-cafes in the Panera Bread® family, and more locations opening all the time, it’s no wonder our company has been an excellent source of career and personal growth opportunities for more than 25 years. In neighborhoods across the U.S. and Canada, customers enjoy flavorful, handcrafted meals centered around freshly baked artisan bread. To us, that means serving food like we serve our own families – free of any of the items on our ‘No No’ List. Along the way, we also like to give back to our community. We enjoy working together, shoulder to shoulder with our customers, to confront a serious problem plaguing communities across this country – Hunger. Through our Panera Cares community cafes, we offer a dignified dining experience in an uplifting environment. In addition, we support our communities through day-end donations at our bakery-cafe locations and partner with local non-profit organizations. It’s this warmth that you’ll find when you join Panera Bread. From our competitive compensation and benefits packages to our unique cultural values, we’re confident you’ll find us a rewarding and fun place to work.