Software Engineer (Android) - 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 seventh 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 Costco Digital - part of the Costco Wholesale IT family. Costco Digital is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, working through exciting transformation efforts. We are building the next generation digital retail environment where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional employees. We are embarking on a large digital transformation and need team members like you to help us grow to the next level.

Our Digital team is transforming how we deliver solutions and interact with our members across our Mobile, Commerce and Order Management platforms. We have a culture of improvement & learning with a start up mentality and a customer centric approach for our Costco members and our employees. We are looking for talented individuals to join our team and pursue bold ideas and explore growth opportunities.

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, backend 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.

GDX Mobile is seeking an experienced and system-oriented Software Engineer to join our team of technology professionals. The Software Engineer will lead the design and development of our Android 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.

In this position, 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. They 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.

●        Identifies high level requirements to support the definition and refinement of a robust testing strategy.

●        Supports the Product Owner with the identification and definition of enablers / work items to support the architectural runway of a given product/application.