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Publix Super Markets · 1 month ago

Lead Software Engineer - AI Delivery 2

Lakeland, FL

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$10,195/mo - $15,290/mo

7+ years exp

Publix is the largest employee-owned company in the U.S., powered by a dynamic technology team delivering cutting-edge solutions. The Lead Software Engineer will design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions, focusing on high-quality code and complex challenges while mentoring peers and driving innovation.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Develop high quality, maintainable code and contribute to internal frameworks that accelerate AI delivery

Implement and optimize data pipelines in Databricks and Azure to operationalize data for AI solutions

Utilize modern development methodologies with a cloud first approach, incorporating CI/CD pipelines through Azure DevOps

Create and maintain robust automated testing and monitoring systems for AI services

Champion experimentation, learning, and innovation across the AI Delivery team while mentoring peers and sharing best practices

Participate in prompt engineering, search optimization, and generative AI model tuning for various use cases

Qualification

C#PythonMicrosoft AzureSQLTypeScriptORM frameworksCI/CD automationMLOpsLeadershipMentoringProblem-solvingCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in management information systems, Computer Science, Business, or other analytical disciplines or equivalent experience

7+ years of experience in application design, development, and delivery in an enterprise environment

5+ years of hands-on experience working with modern programming languages, specifically C#, Python, and TypeScript, demonstrating the ability to produce clean, maintainable, and high-performance code

5+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, demonstrating deep practical expertise in core services such as Azure Functions, App Service, Storage, SQL Database, Azure OpenAI, and Front Door

5+ years of solid experience with SQL, database design, and the use of ORM frameworks (such as Dapper or Entity Framework) to develop efficient and scalable data access layers

Proven ability to troubleshoot complex issues in distributed systems

Strong sense of ownership and accountability with a focus on delivering high quality code

Preferred

Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams on cloud native or AI/ML projects

Hands-on experience with modern frontend frameworks (React, Next.js, or Blazor) integrated with backend APIs

Familiarity with large language models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) patterns

Experience building or integrating with observability and monitoring stacks (Application Insights, Dynatrace, or OpenTelemetry)

Background with CI/CD automation, Terraform, and infrastructure-as-code practices

Strong understanding of MLOps, model deployment, and performance optimization workflows in Azure or Databricks

Benefits

Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost

An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock

401(k) retirement savings plan

Group health, dental and vision plans

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Short- and long-term disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria

Company

Publix Super Markets

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Founded in 1930, Publix Super Markets is the largest and fastest-growing employee-owned supermarket chain in the United States.

Founded in 1930

Lakeland, Florida, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.publix.com/

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