Advanced Software Engineer - Computer Vision

The Kroger Company is currently looking to hire an Advanced Software Engineer on a full time, permanent basis. This opportunity offers a flexible hybrid remote/onsite work schedule and will be based out of any of the following locations within the United States: Cincinnati, OH (preferred), Charlotte, NC, Chicago, IL, Boca Raton, FL, Portland, OR, or San Jose, CA. This role must be worked in accordance with Eastern Standard Time work hours.

Title: Advanced Software Engineer

Location: Hybrid, based out of either Cincinnati, OH (preferred), Charlotte, NC, Chicago, IL, Boca Raton, FL, Portland, OR, or San Jose, CA

Summary:

Accountable for proactively leading or supporting software engineering activities that create deliverables that guide the direction, development, and delivery of software solutions that meet business needs. Provide leadership, facilitation, analysis, and design tasks required to deliver critical business solutions. Develop target-state guidance (i.e., reusable standards, design patterns, guidelines, individual parts, and configurations) to evolve the organization s development process. Demonstrate the company s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Responsibilities:

• Develop a high-quality codebase, lead design discussions, execute development against design, and navigate complex codebase.
• Lead the development implementation of technology strategy within a defined set of teams. Executes against defined technology roadmap to support project portfolio and business strategy.
• Oversee the implementation of enterprise standards across domains: operations, infrastructure, data, applications, development, security & risk, and business continuance.
• Provide technical leadership to ensure clarity between ongoing projects and the strategic objectives of the company.
• Drive digital innovation by leveraging innovative new technologies and approaches to renovate, extend, and transform the existing core technology base and IT estate.
• Implement high-level migration plans to address the gaps between the current and future state, typically in sync with the budgeting or other capital planning processes.
• Present opportunities with cost/benefit analysis to leadership to shape sound architectural decisions.
• Lead the analysis of the technology environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement.
• Mentor team members in software development principles, patterns, processes, and practices.
• Promote the capture and reuse of intellectual capital, including code objects and components.
• Draft and review architectural diagrams, interface specifications, class structures and other design documents.
• Estimate project related engineering efforts and equipment needs.
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree Computer Science or in a STEM major
• 5+ years of successful and applicable experience taking a lead role in building complex software and automation systems that has been successfully delivered to customers.
• 5+ years of a proven track record of designing and delivering large scale, high-quality systems.
• 5+ years of successful and applicable hands-on experience in software or infrastructure development domain and principles, including design patterns and code structure.
• 5+ years hands-on programming in JAVA and/or PYTHON
• 3+ years hands-on experience with Unix/Linux shell scripting, docker and/or containerized deployments, API and cloud integration (Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
• Strong knowledge of industry trends and industry competition
• Deep knowledge in a minimum of two of the following technical disciplines: infrastructure and network design, application development, application programming interfaces (APIs), cloud, middleware, servers and storage, database management, and operations
• Understanding of network and security architecture
• Demonstrated written, oral and presentation/public speaking communication skills.
• Proven ability to think and contribute at the strategic level.

Desired:

• Demonstrated capability to build, mentor and maintain an inclusive team-based environment.
• Experience building solutions using elastic architectures (preferably Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform)
• Master s degree specializing in computer vision, machine learning, analytics or closely related discipline.
• Computer Vision and Deep Learning software and techniques (VA/ML, OpenCV, Yolo, Tensorflow, PyTorch)
• Administration, set up and configuration of CPU/GPU servers.
• Network Cameras, Video Management Systems
• Image acquisition and labeling/annotation tools
• Metrics validation/verification
• Data Analysis and reporting
• Presentations to stakeholders and executives
• Research/evaluation/integration with 3rd party software, tools and equipment.
• Experience working in an Agile environment and utilizing an issue tracking platform such as Jira.

About The Kroger Company:

From one tiny Cincinnati grocery store more than a century ago, we ve grown into what today is the nation s largest grocer with nearly 2,800 stores in 35 states operating under 28 different names. As America s grocer, we take pride in bringing diverse teams with a passion for food and people together with one common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. With a history of innovation, we work tirelessly to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities, AND each other, with food at the heart of it all.

Here, people matter. That s why we strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. We help feed your future by providing the value and care you need to grow. If you re caring, purpose-driven and hungry to learn, your potential is unlimited.

Whether you re seeking a part-time position or a new career path, we ve got a fresh opportunity for you.

Apply today to become part of our Kroger family!