Sr Software Engineer - Accounting Automation and AI

Job Category

Publix Technology

Facility

Lak Information Systems Airside - West B048W

State

Florida

Frequency of Pay

Monthly

Minimum Base Pay

8,660

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

3525 Aviation Drive

Potential Annual Pay with Bonus

112,580 - 168,870

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

12,990

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or equivalent experience 
• 5+ years of software engineering experience with one or more general‑purpose programming languages (e.g., Python, C#, Java) 
• Proficient in designing, implementing, and consuming RESTful APIs and using API documentation tools 
• Experience building and supporting workflow automation, backend integrations, or distributed systems 
• Skilled in deploying and managing cloud‑native applications 
• Expertise in designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines 
• Experience managing cloud‑based applications and environments 
• Experience in building responsive web applications using modern web development concepts like TypeScript and JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Blazor) 
• Proficient in version control workflows and collaborative development practices 
• Familiarity with LLM APIs, prompting, or basic AI/ML frameworks at a conceptual level 
• Capable of writing clean, maintainable, and well‑documented code 
• Experienced in working within Agile/Scrum teams 

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience in automation, backend, or integration‑heavy roles 
• Experience in authoring and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform 
• Experience with automated testing, build, and deployment strategies for backend and containerized applications 
• Experience in designing data solutions for structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data, including schema modeling, complex queries, and performance tuning 
• Exposure to retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) concepts or context‑engineering techniques 
• Awareness of AI governance considerations, including responsible‑use patterns, bias awareness, and safe automation practices 
• Skilled in supporting data and process governance of distribution system compliance in accordance with company policies, standards, and SOX requirements 

Zip Code

33811

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)