Senior Software Engineer I (Backend Developer)
Address: 108 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL,60015-05145-01108-2
Job ID 1514918BRReady to impact the next generation of healthcare technology, products and services? When you join us, your work will set the standards for database platform deployment and shape our solutions for the future. It’s an opportunity to reimagine the way we support our nearly 8,500 pharmacy-led, health and well-being retail stores worldwide and our entire organization.
Key Traits
What makes a great technical architect at Walgreens? We’re always looking for that special something – those qualities that set a Walgreens team member apart from the rest. Take a look and see how you match up.
- Analytical
- Collaborative
- Insightful
- Logical
- Problem Solver
- Technologically Savvy
Senior Software Engineer I (Backend Developer)
Job ID 1514918BRBasic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree and at least 4 years of experience in Engineering, Software Engineering or similar field OR High School/GED and at least 7 years of experience in Engineering, Software Engineering or similar field
- Experience writing code for moderately complex applications
- Experience with programming languages for online applications, microservices or mobile applications
- Experience designing/building moderately complex applications/automation
- Experience writing automation test or deployment scripts
- Experience creating/coding scripting solution to fix moderately complex problems
- Experience identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems
- At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace
- At least 2 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership
- Willing to travel up to/at least 5% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Experience and Skills:
- 3–5+ years of industry experience as a Data Engineer.
- 3–5+ years building and deploying solutions in Azure cloud environments.
- Experience in Azure Data Services or similar technologies:
- Azure Data Factory (ADF)
- Azure Synapse Analytics
- Azure Databricks
- Azure Data Lake (ADLS Gen2)
- Azure SQL Database and Azure Cosmos DB
- Dataverse
- Microsoft Fabric
- Experience on Working with Delta Lake, Parquet, JSON and CSV formats.
- Experience on building dashboards using Power BI or similar technologies.
- Programming skills Python or similar programming languages
- Familiarity with RESTful API design and experience working with REST APIs, batch processing
- Hands-on experience building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using ADF, Azure Synapse (PySpark, Scala), Microsoft Fabric
- Experience in working with Power Apps and Dataverse
- Hands-on experience working with Azure AI and Azure Machine Learning services:
- Azure Machine Learning Studio, ML Pipelines, Managed endpoints.
- Building or integrating with AI Agents (e.g., OpenAI's Azure OpenAI Service, autonomous agents, copilots, intelligent workflows).
- Working knowledge of large language models (LLMs), vector search (e.g., Azure Cognitive Search + embeddings), and prompt engineering concepts.
- Experience in Terraform, Bicep, or Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates.
- Experience with GitOps and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
- Experience with SonarQube, or similar tools to ensure code quality, static code analysis, technical debt management.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD integration for quality gates using Azure DevOps pipelines or GitHub Actions.
- Familiarity with Unit Testing and Integration Testing practices for data pipelines.
- Proficient in Azure security and compliance services:
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud (threat protection and security recommendations)
- Azure Policy (enforcing organizational standards and compliance)
- Azure Compliance Manager (risk assessments, regulatory compliance management)
- Azure Key Vault (secrets management)
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Managed Identities
- Knowledge in compliance standards like GDPR, HIPAA, PCI, and ISO 27001.
- Expertise in setting up data and system monitoring similar technologies below:
- Azure Monitor
- Log Analytics
- Application Insights
- Azure Metrics Advisor
- Dynatrace
Salary Range
$127500 - $204000 / Salaried
Benefits
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Health, dental and vision*
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Retirement Savings Plan (401(k))
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Paid time off benefits
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Onsite fitness center and health center
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Work & life resources
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Employee discount
*with a 30-hour work week
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