Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack

Walgreens Boots Alliance - Deerfield, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Deerfield, IL

5,001-10,000 employees

Health and Personal Care Retailers

About the position

The Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack role at Walgreens involves advanced proficiency in software engineering, focusing on the development and implementation of complex digital applications. This position is responsible for leading projects, mentoring team members, and ensuring high-quality software delivery. The engineer will work on strategic initiatives, applying independent judgment and creativity to solve diverse problems while collaborating with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plans, designs, develops and tests software systems or applications for enhancements and new products.
• Writes code that establishes and enhances coding specifications for software programs and systems.
• Delivers software features with exceptional quality, meeting designated release plans and delivery commitments.
• Works on problems of diverse scope requiring evaluation of identifiable factors and demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods for solutions.
• Leads the daily work of assigned work group/team and recommends modifications to operations.
• Owns a functional area, breaks large requests into sub-tasks, and sets measurable goals.
• Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise and interacts with various teams.
• Participates in developing technical/business approaches and new or enhanced technical tools.
• Sets software engineering project schedules, defines project parameters, and monitors project tasks.
• Resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways and champions process methodologies like Scrum and TDD.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and at least 4 years of experience in Engineering, Software Engineering or related field, or High School/GED with at least 7 years of experience.
• Experience writing code for moderate to complex online applications, microservices, or mobile applications.
• Experience with programming languages for online applications, microservices, or mobile applications.
• Experience designing/building moderately complex applications and writing automated test scripts.
• Experience creating coding/scripting solutions to fix complex problems/issues.
• At least 2 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership, and/or cross-functional team leadership.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.
• DevOps experience.
• Prior experience in leading a group of automation/DevOps or development engineering team.
• Experience in working on Kubernetes platform on a microservices architecture.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure components like databases, networking, and cloud services.
• Experience in operationalizing high traffic Web and Mobile applications.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401k
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Employee discount programs
• Professional development opportunities