Lead Software Engineer - SIIMS Release & Test Automation (Hybrid)

Publix•Lakeland, FL

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Lead Software Engineer on Publix’s Store Item and Inventory Management Systems (SIIMS) team, you will partner with cross-functional teams to design, develop, debug, and support technical solutions for web and mobile platforms. SIIMS supports store-associate processes including adjustments, counts, in-store transfers, and store-to-store transfers. It also manages item data, store price overrides, and price and promotion data. The role focuses on leading complex technical solutions across the product portfolio, working with Product Owners on scalable enterprise-grade designs, and ensuring team backlogs align with architecture standards and business objectives. You will monitor and troubleshoot Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) workloads with DevOps teams, mentor engineers, review code, analyze defects, and guide solution design. You will also partner with business systems analysts, QA, and engineering teams to deliver secure, compliant, high-quality software, and provide strategic technical guidance to leadership. This is a hybrid position based in Lakeland, Florida. Candidates must live or be willing to relocate within commuting distance of Lakeland. Candidates advancing in the interview process must participate in at least one onsite interview at the Lakeland campus.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in management information systems, Computer Science, Business, or another analytical discipline, or equivalent experience.
At least 7 years of software engineering experience delivering enterprise applications, including design, development, and end-to-end delivery, with a track record leading complex, cross-team initiatives.
At least 5 years of software engineering experience with .NET Core and C#, including .NET 8+, and MVC.
At least 5 years of SQL experience, including database design, query optimization, and ORM frameworks such as Dapper or Entity Framework.
At least 3 years designing and building microservices, RESTful APIs, and event-driven or distributed systems, including resiliency patterns, observability, scalability, and high availability.
At least 1 year monitoring and troubleshooting application workloads deployed to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), identifying performance bottlenecks, and collaborating with DevOps teams on infrastructure issues.
Ability to work on call as required by leadership for Tier 4 resolution, every three weeks.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments and collaborating closely with Product Owners and Scrum Masters.
Strong problem-solving, analytical thinking, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to drive innovation and continuous improvement.
Hands-on experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React, Next.js, or Blazor integrated with backend APIs.
Experience using Azure logging and diagnostic tools to discover, diagnose, and solve problems.
Experience building highly scalable systems and performance tuning them.
Regular use of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Clean Architecture for enterprise-scale solutions.
Test automation experience, including unit, integration, and end-to-end or load testing, using frameworks such as xUnit, Selenium, and Robot, with a commitment to high coverage and maintainable test suites.
Experience developing Android applications using Xamarin Forms or native Android.

Responsibilities

Partner with cross-functional engineering teams to design, develop, support, and review complex technical solutions across the product portfolio.
Collaborate with Product Owners to make technical design decisions for scalable, enterprise-grade solutions.
Refine and prioritize team backlogs, aligning work with architectural standards and business objectives.
Monitor and troubleshoot Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) workloads, resolving performance, infrastructure, and deployment issues with DevOps teams.
Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, analyze defects, and guide solution-design best practices.
Partner with business systems analysts, QA, and engineering teams to deliver secure, compliant, high-quality software solutions.
Provide strategic technical guidance to leadership and influence architecture, tooling, and development practices.
Participate in on-call Tier 4 resolution as required by leadership, on a rotation every three weeks.