Lead Software Engineer - AI Delivery 2

Job Category

Publix Technology

Facility

Lak Information Systems/DTO3 B026

State

Florida

Frequency of Pay

Monthly

Minimum Base Pay

10,400

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.***

Address

300 West Lime Street, Suite 300 Lakeland, Florida 33815

Potential Annual Pay with Bonus

135,200 - 202,800

City

Lakeland

Year End Bonus

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.

Maximum Base Pay

15,600

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in management information systems, Computer Science, Business, or other analytical disciplines or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in application design, development, and delivery in an enterprise environment
• 5+ years of hands-on experience working with modern programming languages, specifically C#, Python, and TypeScript, demonstrating the ability to produce clean, maintainable, and high-performance code
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, demonstrating deep practical expertise in core services such as Azure Functions, App Service, Storage, SQL Database, Azure OpenAI, and Front Door
• 5+ years of solid experience with SQL, database design, and the use of ORM frameworks (such as Dapper or Entity Framework) to develop efficient and scalable data access layers
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex issues in distributed systems
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability with a focus on delivering high quality code

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams on cloud native or AI/ML projects
• Hands-on experience with modern frontend frameworks (React, Next.js, or Blazor) integrated with backend APIs
• Familiarity with large language models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) patterns
• Experience building or integrating with observability and monitoring stacks (Application Insights, Dynatrace, or OpenTelemetry)
• Background with CI/CD automation, Terraform, and infrastructure-as-code practices
• Strong understanding of MLOps, model deployment, and performance optimization workflows in Azure or Databricks

Zip Code

33815

Benefits Information

• 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: Benefits - Jobs (publix.com)