Senior Software Engineer - WMS Integration and Reporting

Publix Super Markets; Lakeland (FL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock ownership plan

401(k) retirement savings plan

Health, dental, and vision plans

Tuition reimbursement

Free hot lunches

Job summary

Publix Super Markets in Lakeland, FL is seeking a dedicated software developer to join their dynamic technology team. The role focuses on designing and implementing enterprise-grade technology solutions with modern methodologies. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with .NET, Python, and cloud platforms like Azure, and will thrive in both Agile and collaborative settings.

Join a company ranked among Fortune's '100 Best Companies to Work For' and become part of a culture that values autonomy, creativity, and continuous learning. Publix offers a hybrid work model to balance in-person and remote work.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands‑on experience in developing applications.
• Experience with ASP.NET Core and API documentation tools.
• Proficiency in cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement enterprise technology solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Lead problem determination and root cause analysis.

Skills

C#

.NET

RESTful APIs

Python

SQL Server

DevOps

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

Git

Angular

React

Blazor

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 200,000+ 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.

Location and Work Model

Location: Hybrid (Lakeland, FL)

Work Model: Enjoy the best of both worlds—collaborate in person and innovate remotely.

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.
• Empowered Culture: We value autonomy, creativity, and continuous learning—your ideas shape the future of technology in our organization.

Your Impact

• Design, develop, and lead implementation of enterprise‑grade technology solutions using modern methodologies (Agile and traditional) ensuring performance, scalability, stability, usability, and cross‑system integration while leveraging CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub).
• Oversee and contribute across the full software development life cycle (SDLC), including architecture, design, coding, debugging, testing, documentation, configuration, and deployment of applications and packages.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and business stakeholders to analyze and translate business requirements into secure, high‑quality technical solutions, approving designs and ensuring alignment with architecture, performance, and organizational standards.
• Serve as a liaison between business SMEs and technical teams to define system requirements, ensuring clear communication and alignment between business needs and technology solutions.
• Act as a subject matter expert for assigned applications while mentoring developers on best practices, development standards, and modern engineering approaches.
• Lead complex problem determination and root cause analysis by researching application code and system behavior, then designing, developing, and implementing effective solutions.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise security standards and best practices and perform data analysis using complex queries to interpret results and communicate insights to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation (designs, specifications, test outcomes).
• Participate in on‑call rotation to support production systems and ensure operational continuity.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related analytical field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience developing applications using .NET technologies (C#, .NET, RESTful APIs, .NET Services), Python, including background service patterns and building responsive web applications with Angular, React, or Blazor.
• 5+ years’ experience designing and implementing solutions using ASP.NET Core, including proficiency with API documentation tools such as Swagger/Open API.
• 3+ years’ experience with Microsoft SQL Server and Entity Framework Core, including designing normalized schemas, writing complex queries, and optimizing database performance.
• Experience with cloud platforms, Microsoft Azure or similar (App Services, Azure SQL, Azure Functions), including deployment, management, and monitoring of applications.
• Advanced proficiency in source control and DevOps practices, including Git (branching, merging, pull requests) and designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Demonstrated ability to write clean, maintainable, and well‑documented code, with strong problem‑solving and debugging skills.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams.
• Experience working with developer experience tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude code, M365 Copilot.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Spark declarative pipelines (Databricks declarative pipeline patterns; formerly DLT/Delta Live Tables) including expectations‑style rules and incremental processing.
• Experience implementing DQE patterns: completeness/accuracy checks, anomaly detection, and data monitoring in data lake.
• Proficient in designing, provisioning, and managing cloud infrastructure, preferably on Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, utilizing Terraform modules and best practices.
• Knowledgeable in automated testing, build, and deployment strategies for .NET and containerized applications.
• Experience with Azure and GCP cloud platforms.
• Skilled in supporting data and process governance of distribution system compliance in accordance with company policies, standards, and SOX requirements.

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.
• Paid Time Off.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Short‑ and long‑term disability insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Free hot lunches (buffet‑style) at facilities with a cafeteria.
• Visit our website to see all of our benefits: https://jobs-beta.publix.com/benefits/

Year End Bonus

As a year‑end bonus to associates, Publix issues one month’s extra pay (pro‑rated in the first year) each year if the associate remains employed through the issue date of the bonus check that year. This is calculated as a 13th month of pay in the Potential Annual Pay with Bonus line above.