Lead Software Engineer - Accounting Automation & AI

Job Category

Publix Technology

Facility

Lak Publix Technology Hub 2 - B033

State

Florida

Frequency of Pay

Monthly

Minimum Base Pay

10,400

Additional Information

Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration.  Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours.

***Relocation/Household Good Shipment Allowance will NOT be provided.***

Address

333 E Lemon St

Potential Annual Pay with Bonus

135,200 - 202,800

City

Lakeland

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 associate remains employed through 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. 

Maximum Base Pay

15,600

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related analytical field or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of software engineering experience with one or more development frameworks (e.g., .NET, C#, Python, or ASP.NET Core)
• Strong experience in designing, implementing, and consuming RESTful APIs and using API documentation tools
• Strong experience building and supporting workflow automation, backend integrations, and distributed systems
• Strong experience designing, deploying, and managing cloud native applications and architectures
• Experience in designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
• Experience building responsive web applications using modern web technologies such as TypeScript and JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Blazor)
• Experience with database technologies such as Oracle and SQL Server and development tools such as Visual Studio
• Strong proficiency in version control workflows and collaborative development practices
• Experience leading technical efforts within Agile/Scrum teams
• Capable of writing and enforcing clean, maintainable, scalable, and well documented code standards
• Strong problem solving and debugging skills, with the ability to resolve complex system issues

Preferred Qualifications

• 9+ years of software engineering experience
• Experience in authoring and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform
• Experience with advanced automated testing, build, and deployment strategies for backend and containerized applications
• Experience designing large-scale distributed systems and integrating across multiple platforms and services
• Experience in designing data solutions for structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data, including schema modeling, complex queries, and performance tuning
• Experience guiding teams in adopting AI enabled capabilities, including LLM integrations, prompt design, or orchestration patterns
• Exposure to retrieval augmented generation (RAG) concepts or context engineering techniques
• Awareness of AI governance considerations, including responsible use patterns, bias awareness, and safe automation practices
• Demonstrated ability to lead multiple initiatives, manage competing priorities, and deliver high-quality results within deadlines
• Skilled in supporting data and process governance of system compliance in accordance with company policies, standards, and SOX requirements

Zip Code

33801-5006