Lead Software Engineer - Commerce Web (Hybrid)

Publix Super Markets; Lakeland (FL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock ownership plan

Opportunity to purchase additional own

401(k) retirement savings plan

Group health, dental and vision plans

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Publix Super Markets, Inc. is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to guide labor management and cloud-native solutions within the Commerce Ordering team in Lakeland, FL.

You will elicit requirements, mentor engineers, and collaborate with architects to drive secure, scalable software across enterprise-grade platforms. Join a dynamic, employee-owned culture that values ownership, innovation, and continuous learning while delivering high-impact AI-enabled solutions and modern frontend-backend

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related analytical field or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of hands-on software development delivering enterprise applications with cross-team leadership.
• 5+ years in .NET and C# (including .NET 8+), ASP.NET Core, Web API, and MVC with solid OOP and SOLID principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, troubleshooting, and support of labor management applications and cloud-native solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, product owners, and analysts to capture requirements and deliver secure, scalable tech solutions.
• Architect and guide complex technical implementations while mentoring engineering teams.

Skills

C#

ASP.NET Core

Microservices

Azure

AKS

SQL

Distributed systems

DDD / Clean Architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Entity Framework

Dapper

Azure DevOps

Job description

Description

Publix Super Markets, Inc., the largest employee-owned company in the U.S., is driven by a dynamic technology team of 2,300+ professionals delivering innovative solutions to 1,400+ stores and 260,000+ associates across 8 states. From IT security and platform engineering to architecture, software development, and infrastructure, we offer career opportunities at every level---internships through technical leadership. Join a company consistently ranked among Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" and help us build more than great subs---build the future of technology at Publix.

Become a part of the Commerce Ordering team! As a Lead Software Engineer, you will play a key role in eliciting requirements, collaborate with architects and technical leads to drive technology solutions, and serve as a technical liaison for commerce-web team. Additionally, you will serve a key role in mentoring and developing the engineering team.

Location

Hybrid (Lakeland, FL): To support our hybrid work model, candidates must reside, or be willing to relocate, within a commutable distance of Lakeland, FL.

Work Model

Enjoy the best of both worlds - collaborate in person and innovate remotely.

Interview Process

Candidates selected to advance in the interview process will be required to participate in at least one onsite interview at our Lakeland, FL campus.

Why Join Us?

• Hybrid Flexibility: Work remotely when you need focus time and join us onsite for high-impact collaboration and brainstorming sessions.
• Operational Efficiency: Ensure technology solutions support efficient workflows and enable automation to improve operational effectiveness.
• Cutting-Edge AI Projects: Drive innovation in AI platforms, integrating advanced tools and frameworks to solve complex business challenges.
• Empowered Culture: We value autonomy, creativity, and continuous learning - your ideas shape the future of technology in our organization.

Your Impact

• Lead the design, development, troubleshooting, and support of complex labor management applications and cloud-native solutions.
• Partner with business stakeholders, product owners, and analysts to gather requirements and deliver secure, scalable technology solutions.
• Architect and implement complex technical solutions while providing technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams.
• Monitor and optimize Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) workloads, resolving application and infrastructure performance issues.
• Conduct code reviews, facilitate knowledge sharing, and mentor experienced software engineers.
• Manage project planning, execution, and implementation activities to ensure successful delivery.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison between business areas, technology teams, and support partners, including after-hours support when needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related analytical field or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of hands-on software development experience delivering enterprise applications (design, development, and end-to-end delivery), with a proven track record leading complex, cross-team initiatives
• 5+ years of expert-level proficiency in .NET and C# (including .NET 8+), with deep experience in ASP.NET Core, Web API, and MVC, and a strong grounding in OOP, SOLID principles, and design patterns.
• 5+ years designing and building microservices, RESTful APIs, and event-driven/distributed systems, including resiliency patterns, observability, scalability, and high availability.
• 5+ years of experience with SQL, database design, and the use of ORM frameworks (such as Dapper or Entity Framework) to develop efficient and scalable across data stores such as Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Azure Cosmos DB
• 2+ years of experience designing, developing, and deploying scalable cloud-native applications on Microsoft Azure using modern cloud architecture patterns and platform services.
• 1+ years of experience monitoring and troubleshooting application workloads deployed to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), identifying performance bottlenecks and collaborating with DevOps teams to resolve infrastructure-related issues.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex issues in distributed systems
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability with a focus on delivering high-quality code

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Agile/Scrum environments collaborating closely with Product Owners and Scrum Masters
• Strong problem-solving, analytical thinking, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills; proven ability to drive innovation and continuous improvement
• Hands-on experience with modern frontend frameworks (React, Next.js, or Blazor) integrated with backend APIs
• Experience using logging and diagnostic tools in Azure to discover, diagnose, and solve problems.
• Experience building highly scalable systems and performance tuning them.
• Regular use of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Clean Architecture for enterprise-scale solutions
• Test automation background (unit, integration, end-to-end/load testing) using frameworks such as xUnit, Selenium, and Robot, with a commitment to high coverage and maintainable test suites

Benefits Information

• 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 plan
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement