Retail Pricing Solutions Engineer

Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) is the nation’s largest cooperative food wholesaler to independently owned supermarkets, and they are seeking a Solution Engineer in Information Technology. In this mid-level development role, you will assist in the implementation of solutions from concept to go-live while collaborating with team members to deliver high-quality technical solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Work under supervision to develop solutions based on requirements using AWG standards
• Deliver high-quality code for assigned tasks on time and on budget
• Assist in building reusable assets and materials that enable the AWG community
• Collaborate with other team members on various technical solutions to ensure high-quality delivery
• Partner with other developers and support engineers to understand system dependencies and integrations
• Proactively seek to understand how changes fit into the overall scope and participate in a continuous improvement mentality
• Learn to troubleshoot and develop solutions for problems while participating in an on-call rotation
• Learn to provide accurate estimates for project tasks

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or related degree
• 1-3 years of experience in application development
• 1-2 years of Java and Java frameworks (Spring, Spring Boot) experience with the ability to navigate, debug, and enhance existing codebases
• 1-2 years of SQL experience (relational databases)
• Exposure to front-end technologies (JavaScript, HTML5, CSS) and web services/APIs
• Developing a basic understanding of the full SDLC, specifically the development and testing phases
• Ability to learn and apply new technologies
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to diagnose barriers and seek support when hitting technical obstacles
• Ability to work as a committed member of a cross-functional team, sharing ideas and inputs from different perspectives
• Ability to develop timely and proper change documentation for all development tasks
• Seeks appropriate direction when things are unclear and responds productively to changing priorities
• Takes ownership of assignments and communicates the status and completion of work to stakeholders
• Self-starter, resourceful, and a desire to learn
• Excels in working remotely and collaborating with remote team members to solve problems
• Retail, wholesale, or Consumer Product Goods industry experience
• Development experience with Java batch (Jberet framework) to maintain and optimize background processes
• Experience with file-transfer software such as Cleo Harmony
• Knowledge of DevOps technologies (Jenkins, GitHub) to manage automated deployments and version control