Sr. Golang Software Engineer at Kroger Tech & Digital in Blue Ash, Ohio

Job Description:

The Senior Golang Software Engineer will support the Locations & Geospatial development team within Kroger Technology & Digital Customer Ecommerce Pre-Order department. This Engineer will be responsible for either the Address (validation) or Location service used to validate end consumer and other addresses and return Kroger locations (store, fulfillment center, gas stations, etc) to consuming applications including Kroger's ecommerce site. As a member of a development squad of ~10 engineers, the engineer will work using Agile Scrum methods to implement feature enhancements, identify and fix defects, and maintain the location and geospatial products for the company.

Responsible for participating in the design, development, testing, debugging, maintaining, and documenting software components in accordance to Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) best practices. Establish estimates and work plans for design, development, implementation, and rollout tasks. Communicate with the appropriate teams to ensure that assignments are delivered with the highest of quality and in accordance to standards. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.From one tiny Cincinnati grocery store more than a century ago, we've grown into what today is the nation's largest grocer with nearly 2,800 stores in 35 states operating under 28 different names. As America's grocer, we take pride in bringing diverse teams with a passion for food and people together with one common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. With a history of innovation, we work tirelessly to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities AND each other, with food at the heart of it all.

Here, people matter. That's why we strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. We help feed your future by providing the value and care you need to grow. If you're caring, purpose-driven and hungry to learn, your potential is unlimited.

Whether you're seeking a part-time position or a new career path, we've got a fresh opportunity for you. Apply today to become part of our Kroger family!Minimum
- Bachelor's Degree Computer Science or a STEM major
- Strong knowledge of industry trends and industry competition
- Demonstrated written, oral and presentation/public speaking communication skills
- Proven ability to think and contribute at the strategic level
- Deep knowledge in a minimum of two of the following technical disciplines: infrastructure and network design, application development, application programming interfaces (APIs), cloud, middleware, servers and storage, database management, and operations
- Understanding of network and security architecture

• GoLang backend microservices development experience
• Ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical associates when solving complex technical issues

  Desired
  - Any experience in Cloud software service including designing for scale, performance and reliability
  - Any experience in system architecture
  - Demonstrated capability to build, mentor and maintain an inclusive team-based environment
  - Experience building solution using elastic architectures (preferably Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform)

  
  
• Java backend development experience
• API dev experience preferably in a large corporate environment
• Experience troubleshooting & resolving highly technical issues in a large enterprise using logging (preferred DataDog) and application monitoring (preferred DynaTrace) tools.
• SQL development experience and understanding of relational databases (preferrable SQL Server, Yugabyte)
• Experience w/ CICD automation tools (preferred Harness, Terraform) & SCM (preferred GitHub) processes when building & deploying (preferred Rancher) apps within a large enterprise.
• Understanding of Agile Scrum way of working

- Develop a high-quality codebase, lead design discussions, execute development against design, and navigate complex codebase
- Responsible for development implementation of technical design within a defined set of teams. Execute against defined technology roadmap to support project portfolio and business strategy
- Participate in implementing enterprise standards across domains: operations, infrastructure, data, applications, development, security & risk, and business continuance
- Provide technical clarity between ongoing projects and the strategic objectives of the company
- Drive digital innovation by leveraging innovative new technologies and approaches to renovate, extend, and transform the existing core technology base and IT estate
- Implement high-level migration plans to address the gaps between the current and future state solution
- Lead the analysis of the technology environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement
- Mentor team members in software development principles, patterns, processes and, practices
- Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

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