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.

As a Lead Software Engineer on the Store Item and Inventory Management Systems (SIIMS) team, you will partner with cross-functional teams to design, develop, debug, and support the delivery of technical solutions on web and mobile platforms. The SIIMS team supports the following business processes for Retail store associates: adjustments, counts, in-store transfers, store-to-store transfers. SIIMS also manages item’s data, store price overrides, and price & promotion data.

Location: Flexible 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 to 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.
• Cutting-Edge AI Projects: Drive innovation in AI platforms, integrating advanced tools and frameworks to solve complex business challenges.
• Empowered Culture: We value autonomy, creativity, and continuous learning—your ideas shape the future of technology in our organization.

Your Impact:

• Partner with cross-functional engineering teams to design, develop, debug, and support complex technical solutions across the product portfolio, while leading knowledge transfers and facilitating high-quality code reviews
• Collaborate with Product Owners to drive and lead technical design decisions for scalable, enterprise-level solutions
• Refine and prioritize team backlogs by providing technical input, ensuring alignment with architectural standards and business objectives
• Monitor, analyze, and troubleshoot application workloads in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), proactively identifying performance bottlenecks and partnering with DevOps to resolve infrastructure and deployment issues
• Serve as a senior technical resource and mentor to engineers, conducting code reviews, analyzing defects, and guiding solution design and best practices
• Work closely with cross-functional partners (BSAs, QA, and Software Engineers) to deliver secure, compliant, and high-quality solutions
• Provide strategic technical recommendations to leadership, influencing architecture, tooling, and development approaches
• Participate in an on-call rotation, delivering timely resolution of production issues and ensuring system reliability and uptime

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