Senior Engineer Software [T500-20540]

About Albertsons:

As a leading food and drug retailer in the United States, Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI) operates over 2,200 stores across 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known global banners, including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco and others.

Our success is built upon a united team approach, driven by the desire to understand and enhance the customer experience. This customer-centric focus not only inspires innovation but has also led to remarkable achievements across our digital platforms and omnichannel strategies. By constantly pushing the boundaries of retail, we have transformed shopping into an experience that is not just easy and efficient, but also fun and engaging.

Over the past year, we have taken bold, strategic steps to migrate and modernize our enterprise data hub on Google Cloud, revolutionizing our data capabilities, thus becoming the first fully cloud-based grocery tech company.

About Tech Hub in India:

Albertsons Companies India (ACI India) is part of Albertsons Companies Inc. global workforce. As Albertsons' first significant strategic investment in India, it serves as a collaborative hub, supporting Albertsons in driving innovation and efficiency across Technology, Digital, and other key business functions. The employees at the India GCC will play a pivotal role in enhancing the company's digital transformation, customer engagement, and operational excellence, contributing significantly to Albertsons Companies' mission to earn Customers for Life.

Position Title: Sr Engineer Software

Job Description:

Roles & responsibilities:

• Hands on code writing and doing code reviews
• Evaluates complex user requests, projects, and clarifies objectives and functional requirements for new or modified computer programs
• Designs/develops software solutions and business process solutions based on business needs and requirements using specialized domain knowledge and developed business expertise
• Improves/sustains embedded system software using specialized domain knowledge and developed business expertise
• Conducts and prepares feasibility studies for new applications and/or existing ones and makes decisions within general parameters under little supervisions
• Demonstrates standards to deliver high-quality products and services; models adherence to quality standards for more junior employees
• Focus on quality in all aspects of work; Follows established standards of excellence and also continues to strive on improving them.
• Participates in the hiring process (by submitting referrals, meeting candidates, attending recruiting events, presenting externally, writing blogs)
• Contributes to team activities and collaborates within all teams within/across domains to solve problems.
• Has deeper understanding of quality standards and guides others

Experience Required:

• 57 years of experience as a Full Stack Developer in Java, Web, and Mobile development technologies
• 6+ years of programming experience in OOAD, Java EE, Web Technologies, and REST APIs
• Specialized knowledge of application servers such as Tomcat, Apache Jetty, Reactor Netty
• Specialized knowledge of database technologies including relational databases (Oracle, Azure SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra), with experience in mobile data synchronization and offline storage
• Specialized knowledge in UI/Web 2.0 Development (JavaScript, CSS, SCSS, HTML5, AJAX, jQuery, NodeJS, ReactJS, AngularJS), including responsive and mobile-first design principles
• Hands-on experience with mobile application development using frameworks such as React Native, Flutter, or native Android/iOS SDKs
• Strong expertise in design patterns, with a solid foundation in building scalable and maintainable applications across web and mobile platforms
• Minimum 2+ years of experience with cloud platform services and application development using Microsoft Azure, GCP, or AWS
• Familiarity with GitHub Copilot or similar AI-assisted development tools
• Specialized knowledge of the full software development lifecycle
• Specialized knowledge of automated unit testing with tools like JUnit/TestNG and test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, Rest-Assured, Karate; plus mobile testing tools like Appium or Espresso
• Specialized knowledge of software development methodologies (Agile)
• Ability to understand client/stakeholder expectations and recognize and escalate issues that may affect delivery
• Specialized knowledge in CI/CD processes using Jenkins or GitHub Actions
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and/or Kubernetes is a strong plus

Competencies:

• Compassionate and kind, showing courtesy, dignity, and respect. They show sincere interest and empathy for all others.
• Show integrity in what is done and how it is done - without sacrificing personal/business ethics.
• Embrace an inclusion-focused mindset, seeking input from others on their work and encouraging the open expression of diverse ideas and opinions
• Team-oriented, positively contributing to team morale and willing to help.
• Learning-Focused, finding ways to improvise in their field and use positive constructive feedback to grow personally and professionally
• Think strategically and proactively anticipate future problems, needs or changes in the work
• Retail Domain Experience is required
• Experienced in mentoring development teams
• Hands-on experience in production environments with an SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) mindset

Mandatory Skills Required:

• Programming Languages: Java / JavaScript / Python / C
• SQL & NoSQL Databases: MySQL / PostgreSQL / Oracle / MongoDB / Cassandra
• Frontend Skills: HTML / CSS / JavaScript / ReactJS / AngularJS / Bootstrap
• Backend Skills: Spring Boot / Node.js / REST APIs / Express.js
• Automation Testing: JUnit / Selenium / Playwright / Cucumber / Jest

Additional Skills Required:

• Distributing Computing (Spark / Databricks)
• GraphQL APIs
• GitHub Copilot or similar
• Mobile Development/Android Development - Kotlin, Android Jetpack/Compose, iOS
• Big Query / Databricks