EDI Software Engineer; Hybrid

EDI Software Engineer (Hybrid) | Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Join the Publix Technology team supporting enterprise Electronic Data Exchange (EDI) solutions as a Software Engineer. In this role, you will design, develop, test, implement, and support software solutions that enable reliable EDI between Publix, business partners, vendors, and internal systems. You will work across the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) to analyze technical requirements, build and enhance application components, troubleshoot complex system issues, and support integrations that serve 1,400+ retail stores and more than 260,000 internal team members across eight states.

Location:

Hybrid (Lakeland, FL):
To support our hybrid work model, candidates must reside, or be willing to relocate, within a commutable distance of Lakeland, FL. Work Model:
Enjoy the best of both worlds - collaborate in person and innovate remotely. Interview Process:
Candidates selected to advance in the interview process will be required to participate in at least one onsite interview at our Lakeland, FL campus.

Why Join Us?

• Hybrid Flexibility:
  Work remotely when you need focus time and join us onsite for high-impact collaboration and brainstorming sessions.
• Operational Efficiency:
  Ensure technology solutions support efficient workflows and enable automation to improve operational effectiveness.
• Cutting-Edge AI Projects:
  Drive innovation in AI platforms, integrating advanced tools and frameworks to solve complex business challenges.
• Empowered Culture:
  We value autonomy, creativity, and continuous learning—your ideas shape the future of technology in our organization.

Your impact:

• Design, develop, test, implement, and support EDI maps, business processes, and integration components that enable electronic data exchange between Publix, vendors, business partners, and internal applications.
• Create and maintain EDI mapping specifications, transformation logic, trading partner configurations, communication setups, and related technical documentation.
• Configure and support EDI transactions, envelopes, certificates, communication protocols, schedules, routing rules, and partner-specific processing requirements.
• Support onboarding of new vendors and trading partners by analyzing requirements, configuring partner profiles, coordinating testing, validating file exchanges, and promoting approved changes to production.
• Analyze and troubleshoot EDI failures, including mapping errors, translation issues, missing or invalid data, communication failures, rejected transactions, and production processing exceptions.
• Monitor EDI transactions and system processes to ensure timely and accurate processing of inbound and outbound data exchanges across assigned applications and business processes.
• Collaborate with business areas, vendors, QA analysts, infrastructure teams, database teams, and application development teams to resolve issues and deliver reliable EDI solutions.
• Perform root cause analysis for recurring EDI issues and implement corrective actions, process improvements, automation, or monitoring enhancements to reduce business disruption.
• Participate in the Software Development Lifecycle by preparing technical designs, developing code or configuration changes, supporting unit and integration testing, and coordinating implementation activities.
• Support production deployments, change management activities, validation steps, and post-implementation monitoring for EDI-related enhancements, fixes, and vendor onboarding changes.
• Maintain system knowledge for assigned EDI applications and serve as a technical contact for complex EDI incidents, service requests, and business support needs.
• Provide on-call or after-hours support as needed for critical EDI applications, production failures, and time-sensitive business processing issues.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related analytical field or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on software development or integration development experience supporting enterprise applications, interfaces, or data exchange platforms.
• 3+ years of hands-on EDI development experience designing, developing, testing,…