Software Engineer (Mobile Development) - Digital

Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. As proof, Costco ranks eighth in Forbes “World’s Best Employers”.

This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST.  Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others. 

Come join the Costco Wholesale IT family. Costco IT is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, working through exciting transformation efforts. We are building the next generation retail environment where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional employees.

Software Engineers perform development work across the technology stack (both front-end/back-end expertise). They are versatile in how they can add value, demonstrating the ability to manage the completion of projects that involve databases, back-end services, or the development of front-end applications. They should be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of emerging technologies to support the development of new solutions. Software Engineers understand the full technology stack and underlying applications, services, and databases in order to ensure optimal performance.

Digital Mobile is seeking an experienced and system-oriented Software Architect to join our team of technology professionals. The Senior Engineer will lead the design and development of our Android mobile applications. The candidate will bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to guide the development team in building robust and scalable mobile applications. This role will involve creating and maintaining the functionality of our Android apps while ensuring they align with our business requirements and user expectations. We are looking for a proactive individual who can contribute their expertise to foster a dynamic and collaborative team environment, working with a diverse and inclusive global team.

The Software Engineer will play a critical role in defining the technical roadmap, ensuring architectural integrity, and guiding the development team to deliver high-quality software solutions. This person will interact with senior business and technology leaders to understand their needs, vendors, and partners to influence technology roadmaps to benefit Costco. Equally important, they will teach, mentor, and grow other domain experts within the organization.

If you want to be a part of one of the worldwide BEST companies “to work for”, simply apply and let your career be reimagined.

ROLE

●      Develops the conceptual systems architecture design and the supporting technologies needed to enable new and/or enhanced functionality within a given product/application, applying principles that promote availability, reusability, interoperability, and security into the design framework.

●      Supports release planning activities in conjunction with Product Owners and teams.

●      Defines the non-functional requirements (e.g., performance, security, resiliency, etc.) which support the development of epics and user stories aligned to a value stream.

●      Identifies technical dependencies across several product/application teams to support the implementation of new or enhanced functionality.

●      Increases proficiency and understanding of relational and non-relational databases, distributed application architectures, user interfaces and user experience, quality assurance, security concerns, and business value creation.

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