Sr Software Engineer - Accounting Systems

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. The Accounting Systems team is looking for a detail-oriented, highly analytical Sr. Software Engineer to join a collaborative team focused on enhancing already in production complex systems and creating technical enhancements for manual business processes. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of full-stack development experience, demonstrate servant leadership qualities, and possess a desire to continuously learn. Location: 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 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.

• Partner with leadership, teammates, technology vendors, and business stakeholders—communicating clearly through email, meetings, and presentations
• Build and ship software in a collaborative, cross-functional agile team following SDLC best practices from design through deployment
• Turn data into insight by writing advanced queries, analyzing results, and presenting clear recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues end-to-end, improving reliability, performance, and scalability along the way
• Help shape solution design by contributing to architecture and technical specifications, validating feasibility, integrating with existing platforms, and delivering features with appropriate guidance
• Review code with an eye for quality; raising the bar on maintainability, performance, security, and engineering best practices
• Create clear, usable documentation for business processes, code, APIs, and system architecture so teams can move faster and with confidence
• Partner with stakeholders to capture business needs, map current workflows, identify improvements, and produce high-quality functional specs and process diagrams
• Translate requirements into well-defined user stories and design artifacts—balancing architecture, performance, and scalability goals
• Support live applications through production support rotation, helping keep critical systems stable and customers successful
• Ensure solutions meet security standards, change management processes, and applicable regulatory requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related analytical field or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• 3+ years building services and applications with .NET Core (or .NET Framework 4.0+)
• 3+ years of full-stack web development using C#, MVC, Web API, and/or Microsoft Entity Framework
• 3+ years building modern UIs with Angular, React, HTML, CSS, or JavaScript fundamentals
• 3+ years designing enterprise solutions using OO analysis/design, design patterns, UML, SOA, or similar approaches
• 3+ years with SQL Server, including database design, performance tuning, and advanced querying
• 3+ years translating business needs into scalable solutions in distributed environments
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (repos, boards, pipelines, and/or releases)

• 7+ years of software engineering experience
• 5+ years of end-to-end full-stack web development
• 5+ years with data/process governance and SOX compliance in enterprise environments
• 3+ years partnering with architects and engineers to design and deliver technical solutions
• 3+ years with SQL Server and the Microsoft BI stack (SSRS, SSIS)
• Strong Angular skills and experience with Telerik UI components
• Experience with Kendo UI, Kafka/MQTT messaging, and/or MS Access experience

• Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
• An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Group health, dental and vision plans
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
• Visit our website to see all of our benefits: https://jobs.publix.com/benefits/

As a year-end bonus to associates, Publix issues one month’s extra pay (pro-rated in the first year) each year if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check that year. This is calculated as a 13th month of pay in the Potential Annual Pay with Bonus line above.

Additional Information

Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration. Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours. Please do not use your Publix email address when applying. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email.

***Relocation/Household Good Shipment Allowance will NOT be provided.***