Sr. Software Engineer

What You Need To Know

Shape a remarkable future with us. Build a career working for an industry leader that truly invests in their people – and equips them with leading technology, continuous learning, and the ability to bring their best selves to work. As the preeminent wine and spirits distributor, Southern Glazer’s isn't just one of Forbes’ Top Private Companies; it's a family-owned business with deep roots dating back to 1933.

Southern Glazer’s is proud of its well-earned positive reputation, continually achieving accolades for our outstanding workplace culture. We take pride in creating a culture where our people are valued, supported, and provided opportunities for growth and belonging.

As a full-time employee, you can choose from a wide-ranging menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition assistance, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.

By joining Southern Glazer’s, you would be part of a team that values excellence, innovation, and community. This is more than just a job – it's an opportunity to build the future of beverage distribution and grow with a company that truly cares about its people.

Overview

The Senior Software Engineer researches, designs, develops, tests, and manages software solutions to enhance and maintain products, driving business success. Software Engineers actively develop new software code and work to maintain existing code with a high degree of quality, leveraging software design principles, ingenuity and creativity, attention to detail, and analytical skills to devise unique and innovative software solutions. By utilizing DevOps and Agile methodologies, the Software Engineer swiftly delivers innovative functionalities and continuous improvements while managing legacy systems and technology debt. Lastly, Software Engineers collaborate with Business Systems Analysts, Test/QA Engineers, Product Managers, and leaders to ensure the achievement of critical objectives.

Primary Responsibilities

• Ensure high-quality software deliverables by leveraging automation and tooling best practices.
• Diagnose and resolve complex software issues by analyzing root causes and assessing their impact on system performance.
• Take initiative with the proactive integration of solutions with other applications and platforms.
• Contribute to the establishment and refinement of development guidelines and standards, promoting best practices within the team.
• Execute configuration tasks to tailor software solutions to meet specific requirements and enhance user experience.
• Aid in resolving incidents, ensuring timely and effective resolution to maintain system reliability.
• Accurately estimate the scope and effort required for backlog items.

Additional Primary Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality code using a disciplined and structured development process.
• Design, develop, and rigorously test assigned software components, following established development methodologies.
• Implement automated testing and integrate best practices within CI/CD pipelines to enhance software quality and delivery speed.
• Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure quality assurance, incorporating feedback into development artifacts and practices.
• Provide ongoing Use DevOps and Agile processes to deliver desired functionality quickly and effectively while iterating to continue development.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (e.g., Computer Science, Information Systems, etc.) or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Typically, 3 – 5 years of experience as a developer, programmer, software engineer, or other relevant role.
• Experience using engineering methodologies; related certification or professional engineer designation desirable.
• Experience in building APIs for both internal and external products (preferred).
• Experience in DevOps and Agile technology environments (preferred).
• Experience with multiple programming languages (e.g., Java, C++, C#, Scala).
• Experience with development platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Salesforce, Pega, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with relational databases (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc.).
• Experience directing team workflows.
• Native-level proficiency/fluent in English.

Physical Demands

• Physical demands with activity or condition for a considerable amount of time include sitting and typing/keyboarding using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor) or mobile device
• Physical demands with activity or condition may occasionally include walking, bending, reaching, standing, and stooping
• May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

EEO Statement

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an Affirmative Action/EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. SGWS complies with all federal, state and local laws concerning consideration of a qualified applicant's arrest and/or criminal conviction records. Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any pay ranges posted here are estimates from outside of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits and do not reflect Southern Glazer's pay bands or ranges.

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