Lead Software Development Engineer - AI Engineering
Role Overview
This role is 4 days onsite (Monday-Thursday) at one of the below locations:
Key Skills for This Role
Full Job Posting
This role is 4 days onsite (Monday-Thursday) at one of the below locations
- Austin, TX 78729
- Boca Raton, FL 33496
- This role is part of our AI Engineering team, building intelligent, cloud-native solutions that leverage emerging technologies, automation, and AI capabilities to enhance customer and associate experiences. The ideal candidate is excited by solving complex problems at scale and has experience integrating AI services, large language models (LLMs), or machine learning-driven capabilities into modern applications.
- The role of Lead Software Development Engineer is to design, build and maintain high quality technology solutions that deliver an exceptional customer experience. Working as an integral part of an Agile development team, this role will require close and continuous collaboration with the Product Owner, Business Analysts and fellow team members to translate user stories and functional requirements into resilient & secure technical designs which will be implemented as production-ready application code using Java and/or Golang. Additionally, this position is responsible for the design and integration of all required Cloud IaaS & PaaS services including compute, database, messaging, object storage etc.
- Ideal candidates should have advanced coding skills in Java and/or Golang, preferably with 7-10 years of development experience in one of these or similar language. Candidates should have at least 3 years’ experience with at least one public Cloud platform along with 2+ years working with containerized applications (i.e. Kubernetes / Docker etc.)
Primary Responsibilities
- Design, develop, build and maintains high quality technology solutions that enhance and deliver an exceptional customer experience.
- Collaborate with lead engineers to analyze and translate basic user stories and functional requirements into resilient & secure technical designs that align with best practices.
- Proactively ensures application Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are met by implementing, monitoring, and maintaining appropriate alerting tools and processes as required by each supported application.
- Focuses on professional development through our wide array of learning opportunities for continued growth within the ODP team.
Education and Experience
Level of Formal Education: Master's degree or equivalent experience
Area of Study: Computer Science or Engineering discipline, graduate degree preferred
Minimum Years of Experience: 7
Type of Experience: Prior experience operating across any of the major cloud ecosystems (Azure, GCP, AWS), with experience setting up services end-to-end and dealing with core networking practices Strong proficiency in NodeJS and Python Experience with SQL and document-based databases Ability to collaborate with non-technical stakeholders to clarify requirements Familiarity with logging tools ( Dynatrace) for application monitoring Skilled in implementing robust software paradigms (circuit breakers, retries, fail-safe code) Expertise in designing and integrating interactive services Experience working on AI-driven projects (e.g., integrating LLMs, building intelligent automation, or applying machine learning) is a plus
Prior experience operating across any of the major cloud ecosystems (Azure, GCP, AWS), with experience setting up services end-to-end and dealing with core networking practices
Strong proficiency in NodeJS and Python
Experience with SQL and document-based databases
Ability to collaborate with non-technical stakeholders to clarify requirements
Familiarity with logging tools ( Dynatrace) for application monitoring
Skilled in implementing robust software paradigms (circuit breakers, retries, fail-safe code)
Expertise in designing and integrating interactive services
Experience working on AI-driven projects (e.g., integrating LLMs, building intelligent automation, or applying machine learning) is a plus
Technical Competencies & Information Systems: Java EE and/or Golang Spring, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Vertx, GraphQL Git Ability to create unit tests, performance and integration tests (jUnit, jMeter/k6 & Postman/Newman) Kubernetes and/or Docker NoSQL DB (ie. Couchbase / MongoDB / Elastic) RDBMS (ie. MySQL / PostgreSQL / MS SQL Server / Oracle) HTTP Linux/Unix basics
Java EE and/or Golang
Spring, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Vertx, GraphQL
Git
Ability to create unit tests, performance and integration tests (jUnit, jMeter/k6 & Postman/Newman)
Kubernetes and/or Docker
NoSQL DB (ie. Couchbase / MongoDB / Elastic)
RDBMS (ie. MySQL / PostgreSQL / MS SQL Server / Oracle)
HTTP
Linux/Unix basics
Skills & Abilities: Natural problem solver Ability to mentally model complex systems Ability to break down complex problems into smaller less complex problems Focuses on professional development through our wide array of learning opportunities for continued growth within the ODP team
Natural problem solver
Ability to mentally model complex systems
Ability to break down complex problems into smaller less complex problems
Focuses on professional development through our wide array of learning opportunities for continued growth within the ODP team
Language Skills: Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
Personal Attributes & Other/Preferred: Team player Detail orientated Strong communicator
Team player
Detail orientated
Strong communicator
About The ODP Group: The ODP Group, through its business entities ODP Business Solutions and Office Depot, is a leading provider of products, services, and technology solutions through an integrated business-to-business (B2B) distribution platform and omnichannel presence, which includes world-class supply chain and distribution operations, dedicated sales professionals, online presence, and a network of Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores.
Commitment to Safety: We are committed to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment for our Coworkers and our customers. All Coworkers are expected to support our operational safety culture by working safely and addressing potential hazards or concerns.
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by Coworkers assigned to this classification and are not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of Coworkers so classified. Other duties may be assigned.
Pay, Benefits & Work Schedule
- The salary range for this role is $115,000/year to $160,000/year, however all state and local minimum wages will be complied with, resulting in a possible adjustment to the salary range displayed. The company offers competitive salaries, a benefits package, which includes a 401(k) and more, along with plenty of opportunities to move and grow within our organization! You may be eligible to participate in an incentive program, paid in accordance with the Incentive Plan terms and conditions.
- Equal Employment Opportunity: The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, age, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.
- We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to the City & County of San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Application Deadline
- The job posting will remain open for a minimum of 3 days and will expire once the position has been filled.
How to Apply
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Requirements
- Ideal candidates should have advanced coding skills in Java and/or Golang, preferably with 7-10 years of development experience in one of these or similar language. Candidates should have at least 3 years’ experience with at least one public Cloud platform along with 2+ years working with containerized applications (i.e. Kubernetes / Docker etc.)
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