Address: USA-NC-Salisbury-2110 Executive Drive
Store Code: HF FL Development (27543)
What's Our Dish
Announced in May 2018, Peapod Digital Labs (PDL) is an Ahold Delhaize USA company that powers the eCommerce and digital strategies for the Great Local Brands of Ahold Delhaize USA. Accelerating growth in digital and personalization capabilities, PDL is an innovation lab focused on meeting the changing needs of customers, regardless of when, where, and how consumers choose to shop.
Recipe for Success - What's "in store" for the role
Solutions Development (Functional Requirements/Design): Translates Business Requirements in Functional Requirements and Design

• Works with product owners, domain architects (and other stakeholders) to understand business and functional requirements for new features and enhancements. Provide level of effort estimates based on project scope and technical complexity.
• Works with product and technology leaders to adjust functional requirements based on technical feasibility and to coordinate software launch with overall launch plan.
• Provides subject matter expertise in the analysis, design and preparation of technology solutions to meet business needs
• Recommends components for solutions that will work well together across business domains, partner with the domain or solution/technical architect, or act as the solution/technical architect to ensure adherence to the architectural roadmap
• Ensures all deliverables are met related to the change management process.
• Creates technical specifications for new features or enhancements as required. Works with other engineering teams to ensure alignment and seamless integration of solutions

Implementation of Solution (Coding & Unit Testing): Takes Functional Requirements and Designs and Implements the Solution.

• Codes, develops unit test plans, and unit test new software features and enhancements. Initiate code reviews with peers and manager. Ensures all code has been unit tested prior to QA code freeze, including interfaces with other systems.
• Develops complete and robust test cases and scripts, ensures defects are properly resolved, QA has certified, and user acceptance is obtained. The test scripts and defects are entered and tracked in our department tools.
• Adheres to development best practices that have been established by the organization.
• Presents implementation approach to peers and manager prior to coding an implementation. Articulate the approach, design pattern(s) and technologies to be utilized.
• Reviews QA system and regression test plans.
• Fixes identified deficiencies by QA promptly and communicates these fixes regularly to the QA staff.
• Develops POC projects to prove out the feasibility of an approach or technology.
• Works with Content Developers to provide technical assistance and implement site creative prior to unit test phase.
• Completes applications development by coordinating requirements, schedules, and activities; contributing to team meetings; troubleshooting development and production problems across multiple environments and operating platforms.
• Writes documentation supporting the implementation of the solution

Maintenance/Support: Supports the software that was developed.

• Works with other IT groups in the installation and testing of new hardware and software
• Builds solid monitoring and support tools for Service Delivery first level of support
• Provides level 2 and 3 supports when necessary
• Provides workarounds for production issues
• Takes responsibility for any production problems and helps solve them

Innovation/Trends: Continuously Innovates and Follows Industry Trends.

• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of software development disciplines and best practices.
• Researches new technologies and participate in industry communities or attend customer research activities to gain a better understanding of innovative ways to use technologies to help the business
• Recommends software enhancements and additional opportunities based on findings
• Introduce new ideas, technologies, and vendors that can help the customer or the business and increase sales or reduce costs

Customer Service / Relationship Management: Stays connected to the Business.

• Works with Customer Support and IT Service Delivery to investigate and identify system issues.
• Reviews business processes to understand the capability gaps and opportunities
• Recommends Innovations and business processes /systems simplifications
• Maintains a high level of individual contribution, professional growth, and ability to function effectively and independently, and challenges others to do the same.
• Builds professional relationships with the team members and function heads.
• Collaborates with team members and members of other teams on how technology can be used to match or outpace competitor performance.

Vendor Management: Stays connected to the vendors.

• Assist in 3rd party web software vendor evaluations and recommendations as needed.
• Builds professional relationships with third party vendors
• Works with third party vendors to integrate their services with Peapod systems
• Builds solid code around third-party APIs and Web Services.
• Creates monitoring systems for tracking third party performance

The Essentials In Your Cart - The required ingredients

• B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering or related field or related experience
• 5+ years of solution engineering experience
• Experience with open-source tools and technologies
• Experience with Java-based MVC framework, ideally Springboot
• Experience with JavaScript client-side frameworks
• Experience with SQL Databases
• Experience with NoSQL technologies (MongoDB, Elasticsearch, etc.).
• Experience with cloud technologies
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with Kafka
• Experience with Linux
• Experienced in scalable, transaction oriented distributed systems architecture.
• Advanced leave knowledge of Open-source tools and technologies (eg Terraform, Consul, Envoy, Kafka, DataDog, Vault, Kubernetes, OpenShift)

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Peapod Digital Labs is a forward-thinking company with a strong legacy of innovation. We recognize who powers our progress - our people! Our vision is to become an organization where humanity is universally embraced; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging are infused in our business; and our PDL employees are representative of the world and the communities that we serve.
We believe in total wellness, which encompasses a balance of physical, financial, and emotional wellness. No matter where you are on your personal wellness journey, PDL provides access to a variety of tools and resources to support total wellness. This includes medical, dental, and vision benefits, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) with a strong company match, paid parental leave, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, generous and flexible paid time off and holiday policy, and an array of voluntary benefits including critical care, pet insurance, and additional life coverage.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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