Lead Software Engineer - Pharmacy Core Platform

Publix•Lakeland, FL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Publix Super Markets, Inc., the largest employee-owned company in the U.S., is driven by a dynamic technology team of 2,300+ professionals delivering innovative solutions to 1,400+ stores and 260,000+ associates across 8 states. From IT security and platform engineering to architecture, software development, and infrastructure, we offer career opportunities at every level—internships through technical leadership. Join a company consistently ranked among Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” and help us build more than great subs—build the future of technology at Publix. We're hiring a Lead Software Engineer for our Pharmacy Core Platform team. In this role, you'll lead platform modernization, automation, and operational excellence initiatives supporting critical Pharmacy technologies, including EnterpriseRx, Middleware, Cloud, and DevOps platforms. You'll partner with engineering, architecture, and wider technology teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure solutions while mentoring engineers and driving technical best practices. Your expertise will help advance our cloud readiness, resiliency, automation, and platform modernization strategy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related analytical field or equivalent experience
7+ years of software engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, middleware administration, or related experience
5+ years of experience administering Oracle WebLogic, WildFly, and/or JBoss application servers
5+ years of experience administering Apache or similar web server technologies
5+ years of experience in UNIX/Linux environments, including shell scripting, automation, and troubleshooting
Experience with Ansible, CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and Infrastructure as Code (IAC)
Experience with Kafka administration, producers, consumers, topics, partitions, and event-driven architectures
Experience with Microsoft Azure services, cloud-based solutions, and DevOps practices
Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, or similar technologies
Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis skill
Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives, manage competing priorities, and deliver results
Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams

Nice To Haves

9+ years of software engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, or Middleware administration experience
7+ years of experience administering Oracle WebLogic, JBoss, and/or WildFly environments
Experience with Java and Spring Boot applications
Experience with Microsoft Azure services, Microsoft Entra ID, and cloud technologies
Experience using the WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST)
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, or container-based platforms
Experience leading platform modernization, automation, cloud migration, or reliability engineering initiatives
Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership across projects and initiatives
Experience operating highly available, secure, and regulated enterprise platforms
Relevant certifications in cloud, middleware, DevOps, security, or related technologies

Responsibilities

Lead the architecture, modernization, and operational support of EnterpriseRx and related Pharmacy platform solutions, focusing on reliability, resiliency, security, scalability, and performance.
Provide technical leadership and mentoring through architecture reviews, solution design, engineering standards, and best practices.
Lead middleware administration, platform engineering, and modernization initiatives across Pharmacy systems.
Design, implement, and support highly available middleware, integration, and application hosting platforms.
Drive adoption of DevOps, automation, cloud-first practices, CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and Infrastructure-as-Code solutions.
Analyze Pharmacy systems to identify opportunities for performance optimization, scalability, resiliency, and operational efficiency.
Lead technical design discussions and collaborate with architecture, infrastructure, development, and business teams to deliver scalable and maintainable solutions.
Contribute to long-term platform strategies focused on modernization, cloud readiness, automation, and resiliency.
Lead resolution of highly complex platforms, middleware, and production issues.
Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and engineering standards.
Serve as a subject matter expert and escalation point for assigned platforms and automation workflows.
Participate in the team's 24x7 on-call rotation.