About the role

What will you do at Walgreens?

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Summary

The Senior Software Engineer I, will be responsible for building, automating,

and enhancing platform capabilities that enable scalable, reliable, and

efficient software delivery. This role focuses on developing cloud-native

solutions, integrating DevOps automation, and codifying infrastructure,

pipelines, and platform services. The engineer will partner closely with

application, observability, operations, and security teams to improve developer

experience, accelerate delivery, and ensure platform reliability. The ideal

candidate has strong software engineering fundamentals, experience with cloud

platforms such as Azure, and a passion for automation, reusable services, and

continuous improvement.

Job Responsibilities

* Design and develop platform services, APIs, and automation frameworks that

enable scalable and reliable application delivery.

* Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps to support continuous

integration, testing, and deployment.

* Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep) to automate provisioning

and management of cloud resources.

* Develop reusable tools and services to improve developer productivity and

platform self-service capabilities.

* Collaborate with application, observability, operations, and security teams

to integrate best practices into platform solutions.

* Support containerized workloads and Kubernetes (AKS preferred), improving

deployment patterns and platform stability.

* Contribute to observability solutions, including logging, monitoring, and

alerting to ensure system reliability.

* Participate in code reviews, testing, and troubleshooting to ensure

high-quality, maintainable software.

* Continuously identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve

system performance and scalability.

About Walgreens

Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves nearly 9 million

customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout

the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members,

including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being

the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted

relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team

members and communities.

EXTERNAL BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

* Bachelor's degree and at least 4 years of experience in Engineering, Software

Engineering or similar field OR a High School Diploma/GED and at least 7

years of experience in Engineering, Software Engineering or related field

* 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 solutions to fix moderately complex

problems

* Experience identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing

strategies to resolve problems

* At least 1 year of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or

cross-functional team leadership.

* Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state

and out of state).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred Qualifications

* 4+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or
DevOps-focused development roles.
* Strong programming experience in one or more languages such as Python, Java,
or C#.
* Experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
* Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep), including
state management and state import, and cloud platforms such as Azure.
* Familiarity with Kubernetes (AKS preferred) and containerized application
development.
* Experience with Internal Developer Platforms such as Harness.
* Understanding of DevOps principles, automation practices, and cloud-native
architectures.
* Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or
OpenTelemetry.
* Knowledge of secure coding practices and cloud security fundamentals.
* Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a collaborative,
fast-paced environment.
The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal
employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this
range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including
geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant
factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please
click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or
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We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction
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Which skills does this role require?

Platform EngineeringPythonJavaC#AzureAzure DevOpsCI/CDTerraformBicepKubernetesAKSInfrastructure as CodeDevOps AutomationCloud SecurityCloud-Native SolutionsCI/CD PipelinesContinuous IntegrationContinuous DeploymentState ManagementContainerized ApplicationsInternal Developer PlatformsHarnessDevOpsAutomationPrometheusGrafanaELKOpenTelemetrySecure Coding

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