Principal Software Engineer - Digital Media

Vestcom; Little Rock (AR); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGBTQ+ Healthcare

401(k) Plan

Medical Plan Options

Parental Leave

Job summary

Avery Dennison is seeking a Manager, New Initiatives / Digital Media to oversee software products and lead cross-functional teams through the full software lifecycle, from conception to operation. You will clarify business needs, help plan long-range systems, and drive standards to minimize technical debt while enabling ESLs, in-store printing, and digital video campaigns.

Initially acting as a high-level Individual Contributor, you will evaluate third-party partnerships versus bespoke builds,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience as Lead/Principal/Founding Engineer in startup or high-growth environment.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop software solutions for digital screens and ESL integrations, initially as a single contributor.
• Collaborate with third-party hardware vendors to integrate devices into our platform.
• Support in-store pilots and deploy hotfixes during critical rollouts.
• Evaluate third-party partnerships vs in-house solutions and provide a technical reality check.
• Help hire, onboard, and lead engineers, establishing CI/CD and development culture.

Skills

C#/.NET

Java

Go

Angular/React/Vue

Azure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Company Description

Why join Avery Dennison: We are a global materials science and digital identification solutions company with locations in over 50 countries, and approximately 35,000 employees worldwide. As a science and innovation company, we believe that diverse teams are stronger teams. We are committed to fostering a culture of curiosity and courage, where you can grow your career with a company that has innovation in its DNA. Founded on creating real-world impact to enable a better future, we strive to provide an open, collaborative culture where diversity of thought is encouraged and respected. Hear from our employees about what it's like working at Avery Dennison. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

Benefits

• LGBTQ+ Inclusive Healthcare Support: This no-cost program helps you find doctors who will treat you with dignity and respect and who are experienced in providing compassionate, high-quality LGBTQ+ healthcare.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: Avery Dennison supports your retirement readiness financially through company contributions to the 401(k) Plan. You receive an automatic contribution of 3% of eligible pay (even if you contribute $0) plus a matching contribution of 50% on the first 7% of eligible pay you contribute.
• Comprehensive Medical Plan Options: Avery Dennison offers the following medical insurance plan options to best meet your needs and shares your plan costs with you. Choice PPO Plan (Preferred Provider Organization), Health Savings HDHP (High Deductible Health Plan), Variable Copay Plan, Health Maintenance Organization Plan (HMO - Available in Southern Californian only).
• 100% Paid Parental Leave: Your salary is 100% paid during your approved parental leave of absence as a biological, adoptive, and/or foster parent.

Job Description

As a Manager, New Initiatives / Digital Media, you will oversee Avery Dennison’s innovative software products and lead cross-functional development teams while directing the software development lifecycle from conception over deployment to operation and maintenance. In this role, you will clarify business needs, contribute to development of long-range system plans, ensure software-related products and services meet the needs of the business, and drive technical standards to ensure quality and minimize technical debt. For this specific position within our retail technology platform, you will empower grocers to modernize their physical stores through Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs), in-store printing, and digital video screen campaigns. This unique hybrid role blends technical strategy with business execution, starting as a high-level Individual Contributor building solutions before transitioning into a Technical Lead to scale the team. You will constantly evaluate the trade-offs between integrating third-party partners to speed up time-to-market versus building bespoke solutions to create a competitive advantage, ensuring technical investments directly support our path to profitability.

Key Responsibilities

This is a remote position.

• Lead the "0-to-1" Phase: Architect and develop software solutions for digital screens and ESL integrations, operating initially as a single contributor.
• Hardware Integration: Collaborate with third-party hardware vendors to integrate their devices into our centralized platform.
• Pilot Support: actively support in-store pilots. This includes troubleshooting live production issues and deploying hotfixes to ensure customer success during critical rollouts.
• Strategic Evaluation: help leadership determine the technical viability of third-party partners versus building in-house solutions, and provide the technical reality check that ensures our business goals are ambitious yet technically achievable.
• Team Scaling: As the product matures, help hire, onboard, and lead a team of engineers, establishing code quality standards, CI/CD pipelines, and development culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline.
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven experience acting as a Lead, Principal, or Founding Engineer in a startup or high-growth environment.
• Strong proficiency in backend development (C#/.NET, Java, or Go) and frontend frameworks (Angular, React, or Vue).
• Experience with Cloud Architecture (Azure preferred, AWS/GCP acceptable).

Additional Information

The salary range for this position is $120,000 - $180,000 / year.

The hiring base salary range above represents what Avery Dennison reasonably expects to pay for this position as of the date of this posting. Actual salaries will vary within the range, and in some circumstances may be above or below the range, based on various factors including but not limited to a candidate’s relevant skills, experience, education and training, and location, as well as the job scope and complexity, responsibilities, and regular and/or necessary travel required for the position, which may change depending on the candidate pool. Avery Dennison reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Avery Dennison is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected status.

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