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Principal Software Engineer - Merchandising
Our Store Merchandising Technology Team is critical to ensuring Lowe's delivers the products customers want whenever and wherever they need them. As a Principal Software Engineer on our team, you will work to lead engineering teams in building best-in-class technology solutions leveraging open source technologies. These technologies will enable our business to effectively plan, manage, and execute how our products are placed and presented in our stores. Your role will be critical to our mission of delivering the right home improvement product across every channel and community we serve. Lowe's Tech engineers work hard to support our customers and store teams and we are proud to be part of the team named on Fortune Magazine's 2021 list as the Most Admired Specialty Retailer!Job Summary:The primary purpose of this role is to design cross-functional solutions for highly complex requirements while ensuring that applications work in concert across Lowe's. This includes leading the development, configuration, or modification of new solutions for the business and resolving architectural or design deficiencies. In addition, this role provides consultation to help ensure new and existing software solutions are developed with insight into industry best practices, strategies, and architectures.This individual has a deep knowledge and understanding of Software and uses this insight to support Technology senior leadership. This includes partnering with Enterprise Architects to discuss long-term Technology strategy and providing objective information and data to help inform and drive critical Technology decisions.• Develop Systems, Component architectures, and APIs that meet the test of time. Articulate and evangelize architectural principles reciprocally with engineering teams to ensure that system components fit to last and align with the company's business direction• Work with engineering teams to provide continuous architecture and design mentorship/leadership and be a source of support that ensures successful product delivery and operational excellence in production• Leverage sound judgment and problem-solving techniques to tackle some of the most mission-critical problems and connect the dots to broader implications of the work• Promote a culture of engineering excellence and being well-managed, using opportunities to reuse inner source solutions where possible• Effectively communicate with and influence key stakeholders across the enterprise, at all levels of the organization• Design, develop, and implement large-scale distributed systems with large volumes of data, focusing on scalability, latency, and being fault-tolerant• Lead research initiatives for cloud native designs and implementation within public and private clouds, working in a cloud infrastructure ecosystem consisting of VMs, Kubernetes, and containers• Drive innovation through rapid prototyping and iterative development• Conduct design and code reviews and raise the bar on engineering rigor and standards• Debug production issues across services and tech stack• Continuously measure and optimize the performance, effectiveness, and uptime of backend services• Operate as a trusted advisor for a specific technology, platform, or capability domain, helping to shape use cases and implementation in an integrated manner• Strike the right balance between lending expertise and providing an inclusive environment where other ideas can be heard and championed• Experience using both Java and Kotlin• Experience with tools such as Gradle/Kotlin DSL's for building Android applications/libraries• Knowledge of the Android SDK performance tools such as systrace or the Android Studio profiler to improve application performance• Experience working in an Agile team environment• Has built repeatable patterns that have been utilized across multiple engineering teams• Demonstrated ability to build solutions that have scaled across 20,000+ usersMinimum Qualifications:• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, CIS, or related field • 10 years of experience in software development or a related field• 8 years of experience in database technologies• 8 years of experience working on projects involving the implementation of solutions applying development lifecycles (SDLC)Preferred Qualifications:• Master's degree in Computer Science, CIS, or related field• Experience using Android Jetpack, ARCore, and MotionLayout• 4-7+ years of experience in Android software development, or relevant experience• 8 years of IT experience developing and implementing systems within an organization• 8 years of experience working with defect or incident tracking software• 8 years of experience working with application and integration middleware• 6 years of experience working with an IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework• 6 years of experience leading teams, with or without direct reports• 8 years of experience working with source code control systems• Experience working with Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment tools• 8 years of experience in systems analysis, including defining technical requirements and performing high level design for complex solutionsAbout Lowe's:Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 18 million customers a week in the United States and Canada. With fiscal year 2019 sales of $72.1 billion, Lowe's and its related businesses operate or service more than 2,200 home improvement and hardware stores and employ approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports its hometown Charlotte region and all communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com.About Lowe's in the Community: As a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company, Lowe's is committed to creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts through nonprofit partnerships. Across every community we serve, Lowe's associates donate their time and expertise through the Lowe's Heroes volunteer program. For the latest news, visit Newsroom.Lowes.com or follow @LowesMedia on Twitter.Lowe's is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, genetics or any other category protected under applicable law.Vacancy expired!