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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.
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Solution engineers translate business and technical requirements into well-engineered, tested, and deployed technology solutions. Responsibilities include the analysis, design, development, testing, installation, and maintenance of consumer and back office systems. These responsibilities are tailored to specific engineering roles (e.g. software engineer, database engineer, quality engineer). They collaborate with product owners as well as other engineers and collaborators to determine the most efficient and cost-effective approach. Solutions apply a variety of hardware and software technologies and may include new code construction, modifications to existing modules, and/or package implementation. They help to move the business forward by providing better and updated services in terms of the development of software and techniques.
Recipe for Success - What's "in store" for the role

• Works to understand business and functional requirements for new features and enhancements. Provide level of effort estimates based on project scope and technical complexity.
• 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 alignment to the architectural roadmap
• Crafts technical specifications for improvements as required. Works with other engineering teams to ensure flawless integration of solutions.
• Presents implementation approach to peers and manager prior to coding an implementation. Articulate the approach, design pattern(s) and technologies to be applied.
• Develops Proof of Concept projects to prove out the feasibility of an approach or technology.
• Completes applications development by coordinating requirements, schedules, and activities; contributing to team meetings; troubleshooting development and production problems across multiple environments and operating platforms.
• Provides level 2 and 3 supports when necessary
• Provides workarounds for production issues
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of software development disciplines and standard methodologies.
• 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
• 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.

The Essentials In Your Cart - The required ingredients

• B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering or related field OR equivalent professional experience
• 5+ years of experience in Software Engineering
• Experience working with Java-Based MVC framework required
• Experience with the following technologies:
• JavaScript client-side frameworks
• SQL Databases
• NoSQL Technologies (MongoDB, Elasticsearch, etc.)
• Public Cloud (Azure preferred)
• Docker & Kubernetes
• Kafka
• Linux
• Experience in scalable, transaction oriented distributed systems architecture

Extra Spices

• Able to manage own work time and priorities and assists others.
• Ability to collaborate efficiently with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise
• Strong communication skills
• Experience working in a retail or eCommerce environment

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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.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process. If you require assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Department at [email protected]
Job Requisition: 364691_external_USA-IL-Chicago_292024