Staff Software Engineer

Penske•Beachwood, OH

15d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a senior member of the Software Engineering team, you will lead diverse development teams on large complex projects by defining and implementing architectures and strategies that will create our next generation of innovative solutions for our customers. As a staff software engineer, you will take on a leadership role in defining IT process & technology strategies with senior management. By incorporating new emerging technologies and trends, and taking into consideration our existing architecture and strategies you will create, enhance, and optimize our customer solutions roadmaps. Providing cross-functional leadership and working with business leaders, architects and software engineers you will design and build high performing and scalable systems.

Requirements

Senior member of the Software Engineering team
Lead diverse development teams on large complex projects
Defining and implementing architectures and strategies
Leadership role in defining IT process & technology strategies
Incorporating new emerging technologies and trends
Considering existing architecture and strategies
Creating, enhancing, and optimizing customer solutions roadmaps
Providing cross-functional leadership
Working with business leaders, architects and software engineers
Designing and building high performing and scalable systems
Familiarity with emerging technology trends
Building consensus with Senior IT Leadership
Meeting with Senior & Mid-Level Management
Aligning business process initiatives and strategies with current and planned Penske Technology Architecture
Team leadership in the evaluation of Application Development Tools/Techniques/ Approaches
Determining impact on strategic objectives
Managing overall implementation
Leading team to resolve complex technical problems
Developing/implementing corrective measures
Evaluating and researching third-party packages
Recommending customization and deployment opportunities
Participating as a senior member of the Technology team
Diverse set of skills
Making technology decisions
Mentoring and supervising other developers
Contributing to the technical future of the company
Assisting with the architectural design of projects
Providing expertise to project teams
Ensuring adherence to established architectural standards and principles
Evaluating and championing the integration of AI/ML capabilities
Identifying opportunities to leverage large language models, generative AI tools, and intelligent automation
Championing DevOps culture and practices
Driving CI/CD pipeline strategy
Infrastructure as code
Automated testing
Continuous improvement across the software delivery lifecycle using Azure DevOps
Developing training curriculum
Interacting with both business and technical stakeholders
Delivering high quality products and services
Meeting business requirements and expectations
Applying the latest available tools and technology

Responsibilities

Leadership role in defining IT Process and Technology strategies, familiarity with emerging technology trends, defining a roadmap and building consensus with Senior IT Leadership.
Meeting with Senior & Mid-Level Management to align business process initiatives and strategies with current and planned Penske Technology Architecture.
Team leadership in the evaluation of Application Development Tools/Techniques/ Approaches, determine impact on strategic objectives, and manage overall implementation.
Lead team to resolve complex technical problems (that may consist of multiple tiers of technology and/or communications/integration layers) and develop/implement corrective measures.
As part of recommending a technical solution, evaluate and research third-party packages and recommend customization and deployment opportunities.
Participate as a senior member of the Technology team with a diverse set of skills to help make technology decisions, mentor and supervise other developers, to make technical decisions and contribute to technical future of the company.
Assist with the architectural design of projects, provide expertise to project teams and ensure adherence to established architectural standards and principles.
Evaluate and champion the integration of AI/ML capabilities into existing and new solutions, identifying opportunities to leverage large language models, generative AI tools, and intelligent automation to enhance customer and business outcomes.
Champion DevOps culture and practices, driving CI/CD pipeline strategy, infrastructure as code, automated testing, and continuous improvement across the software delivery lifecycle using Azure DevOps.
Develop training curriculum to keep developers up to date on techniques, processes & technology.
Interact with both business and technical stakeholders to deliver high quality products and services that meet business requirements and expectations while applying the latest available tools and technology.