BR - Lead Software Engineer \"Remote

• Full-time
• Position Type:
  Exempt

At Walgreens, we are laser-focused on the development of next-generation healthcare technology, products and services. This includes collaborating with the Chicago-based MATTER incubator to uncover new innovations that can help shape the future of healthcare, technology and pharmacy.

Life in IT is exciting, rewarding, dynamic and always evolving. Now imagine just how much more rewarding and exciting it can be when you’re innovating on behalf of better health every day. With a primary focus on our customers, you’ll help create and maintain complex systems in a fast-paced retail environment, living and breathing “what’s next” as you keep your finger on the pulse of the latest healthcare and technology trends.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join some of the brightest, best and most diverse technology minds working today. We are the premier retail IT organization in North America because we provide the best possible value to our stakeholders and customers around the world.

This role demonstrates proficiency in all areas of the professional function and advanced in-depth specialization to perform and implement activities that impact components / processes of specified functional areas of the Walgreens Digital/Online application. This role is typically assigned to strategic,complex undertakings. Receives work in the form of short- and mid-term outcomes that regularly require the application ofindependentjudgment and creativity.

Mentorsless experienced members of the team. May lead teams / projects.

Job Responsibilities

• Plans, designs, develops, and tests software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products including cloud-based or internet-related resources.
• Writes code that establishes and enhances coding specifications, typically for software programs and systems that have little or no precedent.
• Delivers software features with exceptional quality, meeting designated release plans and delivery commitments.
• Works on problems ofdiversescope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Guides the daily work of assigned work group / team. Recommends modifications to the daily operations of the assigned work group / team. Makesneededadjustments to short-term priorities.
• Owns a functional area. Breaks large requests down into sub-tasks,gives higher-level status updates. Writes test plans. Takes operational responsibility. Sets measurable goals and meets them. Reviews code changes.
• Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise.
  
  Interactswithdirectteam of accountability, peers and/or managers in other teams. Mayinteractwith vendors and/orcustomerstoshareinformation and improve workflow processes.
• May design specifications of assigned projects and may lead in implementation.
• Demonstrates proficiency in all areas of the professional function and advanced in-depth specialization in some.
• Participates in developing technical / business approaches and new or enhanced technical resources. Hasprovenexpertise in software design, architecture and software and system interrelationships. Hasexpertknowledge of programming languages important to the organization.
• Sets software engineering project schedules, defines project parameters and tasks and monitors project tasks. Develops and keeps the  vision  of the project,leading others toward its completion.
• Resolves a wide range of issues increativeways.
• Owns the development and rollout for an entire product, or large project. Champions process (Scrum, TDD, etc). Writes tech specs and identifiesrisksbefore starting major projects. Sets…