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Job Summary:

The Software Engineer II – Digital Walgreens is a strategic role that requires a experienced professional who will perform and implement activities that impact components / processes of specified functional areas related to the Walgreens Digital/Online application. Anticipates and prevents problems and roadblocks before they occur. Typically assigned to important / complicated undertakings. Implements activities that generally impact important components / processes of the work of own unit / team / projects of the platform operation in an Agile environment.

This role is developing design skills but has a comprehensive understanding of the organization's current software applications and tools. Has in-depth knowledge of programming languages important to the organization and is proficient with them. Receives work in the form of short- and mid-term assignments that regularly require the application of independent judgment. In addition to technical responsibilities, this role will spearhead the RunOps team operations, ensuring adherence to SLAs and fostering strong relationships with Digital Business and other partners.

Job Responsibilities

+ Writes code that meets specifications. Develops software applications and tools.

+ Completes programming and performs testing and debugging applications

+ Develops software applications and tools using Agile development methodologies.

+ Participates actively in the design, architecture and build phases, to aim at producing high quality deliverables, working with existing architects where appropriate.

+ Participates in the evaluation of compatibility of programs with existing communications hardware and software features. Develops professional expertise, applies company policies and procedures to resolve a variety of issues.

+ Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.

+ Builds productive internal/external working relationships.

+ Receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new projects or assignments. Usually works with some supervision, conferring with superiors on unusual or complex matters

+ Demonstrates proficiency in several areas of the professional function.

+ Has working knowledge of programming languages important to the organization

+ Effectively resolves problems and roadblocks as they occur. Has working knowledge of programming languages important to the organization.

+ Interacts with internal and external peers and/or managers to exchange semi-complex information related to assigned activities.

+ Acts as individual contributor as well as team member

+ Utilizes experience in order to identify problematic relationships.

+ Anticipates, prevents and eliminates problems and creates efficient fixes.

+ Gathers and updates necessary information and communicates to appropriate parties.

About Walgreens

Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations, and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni-channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

Walgreens is the flagship U.S. brand of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader. Its retail locations are a critical point of access and convenience in thousands of communities, with Walgreens pharmacists playing a greater role as part of the healthcare system and patients’ care teams than ever before. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides critical care and pharmacy services to millions of patients with rare disease states and complex, chronic conditions.

The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits More Company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com

**Job ID:** 1589381BR

**Title:** Software Engineer II

**Company Indicator:** Walgreens

Employment Type:

**Job Function:** Information Technology

**Full Store Address:** 102 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL 60015

**Full District Office Address:** 102 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL,60015-05104-01102-2

External Basic Qualifications:

+ Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of experience in Engineering, Software Engineering or similar field OR a High School Diploma/GED and at least 4 years of experience in Engineering, Software Engineering or related field

+ Engineering, Software Engineering or similar field

+ Experience writing code for applications or automation

+ Experience with programming languages for online applications, microservices, APIs or mobile applications

+ Experience building ,testing applications or automation

+ Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle

+ Willing to travel up to/at least 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

**Preferred Qualifications:** Preferred Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology or related field

+ Demonstrated capability to stay updated with the latest industry developments and technologies, applying this knowledge to drive strategic initiatives and platform enhancements.

+ Exceptional problem-solving abilities and analytical skills, with experience identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems

+ Experience working in an Agile environment

+ Proven ability to lead and drive the performance of RunOps teams, ensuring compliance with SLAs

+ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of mentoring junior team members and collaborating effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

DevOps

+ 5+ years of hands-on experience is Deployment automation for various applications IaaS, PaaS platforms on a Linux or Windows environments

+ 5+ years of hands-on experience in automation software like Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Terraform or equivalent

+ Excellent knowledge in implementation of CI/CD pipelines for Cloud deployments using containers/Docker

+ Strong demonstrable experience in GIT Workflows, Pipelines, and code repository management

+ Experience in working on Kubernetes platform on a microservices architecture and other DevOps tooling

+ Good understanding of infrastructure components (e.g. databases, networking, cloud services, orchestration tools, containerization)

Web/backend Developer

+ Previous experience with full stack development ranging from front-end user interfaces to back-end systems

+ Expert level knowledge of software engineering best practices including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build process, testing & operations

+ A mindset to take up most challenging coding tasks

+ Proficiency in design, development, security & scalability of high-volume services implemented in .NET, Java, Node/Typescript, or Python etc.

+ Strong demonstrated experience of Enterprise Integration Design patterns in development of loosely coupled & resilient systems

+ Hands on with modern UI frameworks like React with excellent knowledge of client-side security & front-end design pattern (stateless components, conditional rendering, controlled components, hooks etc.)

+ Demonstratable experience of design, development, query & database optimization of distributed SQL (e.g., Oracle, MySQL) & NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra) databases, Strong knowledge of implementation, security, capacity planning & performance tuning of solutions deployed to Cloud technologies – Azure (ACS, AKS), Google, IBM, AWS or Cloud Foundry

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