Lead Software Engineer, Walgreens
Java, PHT
Office located in Deerfield, IL
Retail pharmacy store
Job no longer available
Retail pharmacy store
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
Office located in Deerfield, IL
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create more joyful lives through better health.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field of study and at least 5 years of professional work experience in Engineering, Software Engineering or similar
- Java back-end development experience with Java Spring boot microservices capabilities
- Front-end development experience
- At least 3 years of experience mentoring a team of engineers, working as a tech lead or leading an engineering team
- Experience with programming languages for online applications, microservices or mobile applications or deployment automation
- Experience designing/building moderately complex applications
- Experience writing automated test scripts
- Experience creating coding/scripting solutions to fix complex problems/issues
- Experience engaging and the executive level
- At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace
- Hands on full stack proficiency (e.g., Java, NodeJS, ., SQL, NoSQL, React, JavaScript etc.)
Desirable
- Enthusiastic about promoting high quality standards in the team across documentation, unit testing, code reviews, test automation & CI/CD
- Mentor team in the choice of Enterprise Integration patterns for a seamless integration with other enterprise & external assets
- Big picture person with obsession about functional completeness, performance, security & resilience of end-to-end solution
- Strong knowledge of implementation, security, capacity planning & performance tuning of solutions deployed to Cloud technologies – Azure (ACS, AKS), Google, IBM, AWS or Cloud Foundry
What the job involves
- Plans, designs, develops and tests back-end software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products including cloud-based or internet-related tools
- Writes code that establishes and enhances coding specifications, typically for software programs and systems that have little or no precedence
- Delivers software features with exceptional quality, meeting designated release plans and delivery commitments
- Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
- Leads the daily work of assigned work group / team. Recommends modifications to the daily operations of the assigned work group / team. Makes needed adjustments to short-term priorities
- Owns a functional area. Breaks large requests down into sub-tasks, gives higher-level status updates. Writes test plans. Takes operational responsibility. Sets measurable goals, and meets them. Reviews code changes
- Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise. Interacts with direct team of accountability, peers and/or managers in other teams. May interact with vendors and/or customers to share information and improve workflow processes
- May design specifications of assigned projects and may lead in implementation
- Demonstrates proficiency in all areas of the professional function and advanced in-depth specialization in some
- Participates in developing technical / business approaches and new or enhanced technical tools. Has proven expertise in software design, architecture and software and system interrelationships. Has expert knowledge of programming languages important to the organization
- Sets software engineering project schedules, defines project parameters and tasks and monitors project tasks. Develops and keeps the "vision" of the project, leading others toward its completion
- Resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways
- Owns the development and rollout for an entire product, or large project. Champions process (Scrum, TDD, etc). Writes tech specs and identifies risks before starting major projects. Sets standards. Goes out of their way to reduce complexity. As needed, takes on additional “tech lead” responsibilities for driving an initiative to completion
- Allocates and tracks the work of individual contributors. Participates in teaching and training members of work group / team
Our take
Walgreens is the second largest pharmacy store chain in the USA and handles prescriptions, health and wellness products, health information, and photo services. Dating back to 1901, the company thrived during the prohibition era by selling “prescription” whiskey and, by the time of the Great Depression it survived through its operating 600 stores across 30 states.
Walgreens saw a substantial boost in growth in the 2010s when it merged with Swiss company Alliance Boots to form the 'Walgreens Boots Alliance' holding company. Though Walgreens became a subsidiary of Alliance Boots, it still retained its brand and Chicago headquarters.
One notable market shift for the store is its partnership with big pharma companies to facilitate clinical trials for new products from within its stores, a trend that came out of the COVID-19 pandemic. These partnerships hope to contribute towards better representation in clinical trials, with companies being able to reach Walgreens’s diverse customer base via the collaboration.
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Company benefits
- 1.5 times annual base salary for all salaried team members and any eligible hourly team members
- $25,000 for all other hourly paid team members
- Retirement Savings Plan – 401(k)
- Company Match: You are generally eligible for company-matching contributions after one year plus 1,000 hours of service. The company matches the first 4% of your eligible contributions $1 for $1. You choose how to invest!
- Walgreens has teamed up with Fidelity Investments ® to make more financial help available on NetBenefits®, including debt management, tax preparation, managing student debt, budgeting, saving for college, wills, estate planning and more!
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) for Facilitation Band and above, and HCS and HSS roles
- Holidays
- Bereavement/Jury Duty/Military Leave
- Disability
- Paid Parental Leave (PPL)
- Benefits-eligible hourly and salaried team members also have the opportunity to buy up to a higher level of coverage through voluntary term life insurance
- Medical: Choose from multiple providers and plan levels, including Health Savings Account (HSA) options
- Prescription: The plan allows you to fill prescriptions at any Walgreens or Duane Reade pharmacy for competitive copays. You may also have access to the $0 Rx Copay program for certain medications. Standard HSA rules apply to prescription drug costs
- Dental: Choose from four plan levels ranging from a basic-only option to plans with orthodontia and other major service coverage
- Vision: Choose from three levels of benefits for vision coverage ranging from an exam-only discount option to an enhanced PPO with both in and out-of-network benefits
- Fertility Benefits
- Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Transportation Benefit Plan
- Employee Store Discount
- Employee Purchase Program through PerkSpot
- Added Benefits Program®
- Flu Shots
- Deerfield Healthy Living Center
- Prescription Savings Club
- 365 Get Healthy Here (GHH) Wellness Program
- Be Well Connected: mental health and well-being platform that includes our Life365 Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Journey Live, and IndieFlix
- Child Care (National Discounts)
Company HQ
West Deerfield Township, Deerfield, IL
Leadership
Roz Brewer
(CEO, not founder)Former COO at Starbucks, CEO at Sam's Club, President of Walmart, President of Global Non-wovens Division at Kimberly-Clark.
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