Software Engineer

What You Need To Know

Shape a remarkable future with us. Build a career working for an industry leader that truly invests in their people – and equips them with leading technology, continuous learning, and the ability to bring their best selves to work. As the premier wine and spirits distributor, Southern Glazer’s isn't just one of Forbes’ Top Private Companies; it's a family-owned business with deep roots dating back to 1933.
 
The reputation of Southern Glazer’s is well-established, and it's no surprise that we are regularly recognized for our culture. Southern Glazer’s has been recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion and Diversity, as well as for Women and Parents & Families. These accolades speak volumes about our commitment to creating a supportive and inclusive culture of belonging for all employees.
 
As a full-time employee, you can choose from a wide-ranging menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition assistance, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more. 
 
By joining Southern Glazer’s, you would be part of a team that values excellence, innovation, and community. This is more than just a job – it's an opportunity to build the future of beverage distribution and grow with a company that truly cares about its people. 

Overview

Do you like building modern digital applications? Do you geek out about cloud services and cloud application architecture? Ever wanted to be part of building and shaping the engineering culture in a product driven, user-centered-design organization? Well, this is your chance. Here at Southern Glazer’s, we are embarking on a bold journey to transform and revolutionize the ways in which digital technology is used in the beverage alcohol industry. We’ve assembled a world class group of product and technology leaders that are bringing this vision to life. To do this we need to build a best-in-class digital technology engineering organization. 
We are building a portfolio of web and mobile applications, as well as modernizing existing applications so that we can deliver software the business needs with speed, while maintaining and strengthening quality and security. To do this, we need you. We need software engineers that think like product managers. We need software engineers that obsess over observability and know how to take advantage of all that modern cloud platform like Azure and AWS have to offer. In short, we need people that are passionate about building high-performing digital experiences, who know what it takes to build products that surprise, delight and improve the lives of users. 

The Role

As a Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in building and modernizing our web application projects, with a particular focus on creating dynamic, scalable, and responsive applications using React and micro-frontend architectures. You will follow best practices in frontend development as part of an agile product focused development team. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Development and implementation of complex web applications, focusing on high-performance solutions using React and micro-frontend architectures. 
• Ensure timely and effective delivery of web applications, from ideation through to deployment and maintenance, adhering to scope, and quality standards. 
• Implement "shift-left" practices in the development lifecycle, emphasizing early integration of security, performance optimization, and user experience design. 
• Follow React best practices and the principles of micro-frontend architectures, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning. 
• Lead by example in adopting agile methodologies, facilitating sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives to ensure continuous improvement in processes and outputs. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field. 
• 1 - 3+ years of experience in web application development, with at least 1 year focused on React and modern JavaScript frameworks. 
• Strong understanding of web technologies (HTML, CSS/SCSS, JavaScript) and experience with RESTful services and APIs. 
• Familiarity with DevSecOps tools and practices, including CI/CD pipelines and cloud services (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud). 
• Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to think strategically, and strong leadership qualities. 
• Effective communication skills, capable of articulating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. 

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