Hybrid Senior Software Engineer - Item Modernization

Publix Super Markets; Lakeland (FL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career growth opportunities

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Publix Super Markets, a leading employee-owned retailer, seeks a senior software engineer to modernize data platforms across on‑prem and Azure, with a focus on pricing and item data. You will own end-to-end components, drive data pipelines, and shape architecture for scalable, real-time integrations.

You will collaborate with engineering, product, and business leaders, influence standards, and lead complex technical challenges while delivering durable, high-quality solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related analytical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience building and delivering production-grade applications.
• 5+ years of experience developing backend systems using .NET and C#.
• 3+ years of experience working with relational databases such as SQL Server, including schema design and complex query development.
• 3+ years of experience translating business needs into scalable, high-quality technical solutions.
• 2+ years of experience working with modern development practices, including version control, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployments (Azure DevOps or similar tools).
• 1+ year of experience developing front-end applications using modern frameworks such as Angular, React, or similar technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of modern, data-intensive platforms across on-prem and Microsoft Azure environments, powering Publix’s next-generation Shelf Tag platform.
• Own critical components end-to-end, from architecture and design through implementation, deployment, and long-term evolution, with direct impact on store operations across more than 1,400 locations.
• Drive the development and optimization of data pipelines and workflows, ensuring they meet high standards for performance, resiliency, and scalability.
• Design and develop distributed systems and services using .NET and C#, working with SQL-based data platforms and event streaming technologies such as Kafka to enable scalable, real-time integrations.
• Play a key role in a large-scale modernization effort, helping redefine how legacy systems are transformed into modern, event-driven, cloud-based architectures.
• Partner directly with engineering, product, and business leaders to solve complex, real-world problems and deliver solutions that have measurable impact.
• Influence architectural direction and engineering standards across teams, helping establish patterns and practices that will shape the platform long term.
• Lead the team through complex technical challenges, driving root cause analysis and delivering durable, high-quality solutions.
• Build and scale high-performance data solutions using Python and Databricks, enabling reliable processing of large volumes of operational and pricing data.

Skills

C# / .NET

SQL

Python

Databricks

Kafka

Angular/React

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

Databricks

Kafka

Job description

Publix Super Markets, a leading employee-owned retailer, seeks a senior software engineer to modernize data platforms across on‑prem and Azure, with a focus on pricing and item data. You will own end-to-end components, drive data pipelines, and shape architecture for scalable, real-time integrations.

You will collaborate with engineering, product, and business leaders, influence standards, and lead complex technical challenges while delivering durable, high-quality solutions.