W. Lee Flowers & Co · 2 months ago
Principal Software Engineer (aka Principal SWE)
US-NC-Hickory
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
8+ years expAlex Lee is a company seeking a Principal Software Engineer who will deliver high performing, robust, scalable, and maintainable software while mentoring other engineers. The role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams, documentation of system designs, and continuous improvement of software practices.
BakeryE-CommerceFood and BeverageRetailSeafood
Responsibilities
Leads by example and mentors’ others to produce extensible and maintainable code used across products
Holds accountability as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), mentoring engineers across products/solutions, working on-call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions
Serves as a subject matter expert for your assigned component, providing mentorship and expertise to build knowledge and capabilities within engineering teams
Plays an active role in maintaining an inclusive and positive culture through active participation in team discourse, providing mentorship for junior team members and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
Actively schedules and attends code reviews to maximize quality, security and maintainability of all software
Quickly identify and resolve complex technical issues and recommend and implement permanent robust solutions
Partners with leverages cross-functional teams determine user requirements and drive project plans, releases, and overall development
Collaborate with peers across the organization on projects that turn opportunity into results
Documents system designs, processes, and architecture for transparency and future reference, complying with standards developed by architecture teams
Reports on project status, challenges, and results to stakeholders
Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns to improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while sharing knowledge with other engineers
Contribute to the continual improvement of your team’s quality standards and engineering processes
Qualification
Required
Requires either a bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience
8+ years software engineering experience including but not limited to the following technologies/skills: Proficient in People Soft 9.2, Use of Open Search to support People Soft functions, People Code, and Fluid. SQR, SQL and SSIS a plus
Familiarity with ASP.NET MVC, .NET a plus. Ability to gather requirements, interface with business partners to understand business needs and create technical solutions. Familiarity with Cloud / Azure a plus
Familiar with Daily Standups/Scrums, Sprint Planning, Reviews & Retrospectives, and daily peer code reviews. Proficiency in these areas is important, especially at the senior level and above, where we expect individuals to lead and engage in these agile ceremonies effectively
Problem-solving abilities, effective time management, willingness to learn and seek assistance, openness to daily feedback from multiple perspectives through Pull Request reviews, and the ability to peer review other team members
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Strong self-motivation and organizational skills
Demonstrated ability to context switch between multiple concurrent projects
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to quickly assess a need or problem and assign responsibility and priority
Self-sufficiency and excitement for working in a fast paced, result-driven environment
Preferred
Not required, but beneficial: Azure AD B2C Custom Policy Development; Docker/Kubernetes experience; AWS/Google Cloud Development Experience
Company
W. Lee Flowers & Co
Founded in 1922 in Lake City, South Carolina, W. Lee Flowers & Co. is one of the largest grocery distributors in the region.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Khalilah Carpenter, MBA, SHRM-SCP
Field Human Resources Business Partner
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