Software Engineer - Merchandising at Costco in Issaquah, WA

Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed.

This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others.

Come join the Costco Wholesale IT family. Costco IT is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, working through exciting transformation efforts. We are building the next generation retail environment where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional employees.

Software Engineers perform development work across the technology stack (both front-end/back-end expertise). They are versatile in how they can add value, demonstrating the ability to manage the completion of projects that involve databases, backend services, or the development of front end applications. They should be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of emerging technologies to support the development of new solutions. Software Engineers understand the full technology stack and underlying applications, services, and databases in order to ensure optimal performance.

The Merchandising Software Engineer will perform development work across the Merchandise stack, delivering solutions designed to support $25B+ Fresh Foods line of business for Costco Wholesale. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to manage the completion of projects that involve databases, backend services, and OO/UI development.

If you want to be a part of one of the worldwide BEST companies “to work for”, simply apply and let your career be reimagined.

ROLE

● Develops the conceptual systems architecture design and the supporting technologies needed to enable new and/or enhanced functionality within a given product/application, applying principles that promote availability, reusability, interoperability and security into the design framework.

● Supports release planning activities in conjunction with Product Owners and teams.

● Identifies high level requirements to support the definition and refinement of a robust testing strategy.

● Supports the Product Owner with the identification and definition of enablers / work items to support the architectural runway of a given product/application.

● Defines the non-functional requirements (e.g., performance, security, resiliency, etc.) which support the development of epics and user stories aligned to a value stream.

● Identifies technical dependencies across several product / application teams to support the implementation of new or enhanced functionality.

● Performs development, optimization, and automation activities to support the implementation of a product/application.

● Develops and implements front-end architecture to support user interface concepts.

● Increases proficiency and understanding of relational and non-relational databases, distributed application architectures, user interfaces and user experience, quality assurance, security concerns, and business value creation.

● Drives engineering best practices to deliver higher quality and scalable solutions.

● Provides the team with the development strategy, solution recommendations, and estimates for a given product/application.

● Participates in scrum ceremonies (sprint planning, retrospective, showcases/demos, stand-ups, backlog refinement, etc.).

● Creates and executes unit tests which validate the code changes made to support the implementation of a user story.

● Uses test driven development (TDD) practices to assist with the detection/recognition of software defects early in the development process.

● Estimates, plans, and manages all implementation tasks and reports on development progress.

● Designs, builds, debugs, optimizes and implements solutions in approved tool sets and databases.

● Develops high quality, efficient and fault tolerant software.

● Supports, extends and builds automated CI and CD pipelines.

● Designs and delivers DevSecOps automation for app deployment and testing.

● Uses APM/monitoring tools such as Dynatrace/Splunk and browser tools to perform request purepath/waterfall analysis to identify bottlenecks and suggest improvements.

● Participates in the development and documentation of department standards and best practices, and mentors junior engineers.

● Provides the team with solution recommendations and estimates for a given product/application.

● Identifies deficiencies within a product/application’s code base and identifies opportunities to improve overall code quality.

● Collaborates with team members (e.g., Systems Architects, Systems Analysts) to define project specifications and release documentation for all phases of the product development cycle from product definition to design, through implementation.

● Conducts peer code reviews for the software changes made by other engineers within a team.

● Performs development, optimization, and automation activities to support the implementation of a product/application.

● Supports Systems Architects with the design of the overall architecture of a specific product/application, applying principles that promote availability, reusability, interoperability, and security into the design framework.

● Adopts engineering best practices to deliver higher quality and scalable solutions.

● Provides the team with the development strategy, solution recommendations, and estimates for a given product/application.

● Participates in scrum ceremonies (sprint planning, retrospective, showcases/demos, stand-ups, backlog refinement, etc.).

● Creates and executes unit tests which validate the code changes made to support the implementation of a user story.

● Uses test driven development (TDD) practices to assist with the detection/recognition of software defects early in the development process.

● Identifies deficiencies within a product / application’s code base and identifies opportunities to improve overall code quality.

● Works with team members to move user stories from the development backlog into testing and provides clarification when needed.

● Estimates, plans, and manages all implementation tasks and reports on development progress.

● Demonstrates a strong understanding of emerging technologies to support the development of new solutions.

● Conducts peer code reviews for the software changes made by other engineers within a team.

REQUIRED

● 3+ years’ experience in performing full stack Web, UI or mobile application development.

● Application development in any of the following Java, JavaScript, .Net, C#, Power Apps, and Azure.

● Working with UI frameworks/libraries, such as Angular or React.

● Experience working with middleware technologies such as GraphQL, Cosmos, Azure Functions, Azure Topics or equivalent

● Proficient working knowledge of code versioning tools, such as Git, SVN, etc.

● Familiarity with continuous integration.

● Strong understanding of the software development process.

● Strong knowledge of object-oriented concepts.

● Strong knowledge and experience working with databases.

● Strong verbal and written communication skills; and able to communicate to both technical and Business audiences.

● Demonstrated ability to execute against iteration plans and deliver assignments within scope, schedule, and budget.

● Ability to design, build, enhance, and implement solutions in a fast-paced Agile environment.

● High integrity, accountability, a positive attitude, and willingness to do what it takes to make the team successful.

● Team player; good interpersonal skills; ability to work with all management levels.

● Strong organizational and time management skills, with ability to multitask and prioritize work effectively in a fast-paced working environment.

● Extremely responsive, able to work under pressure in a crisis with a strong sense of urgency.

● Responsible, conscientious, self-motivated, and able to work with limited supervision.

● Detail-oriented and possess strong problem-solving skills and ability to analyze potential future issues; creative, likes challenges.

● Able to support off-hours work as required, including weekends, holidays, and 24/7 on call responsibilities on a rotational basis.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees.

Costco is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Costco is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to IT-Recruiting@costco.com

If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States. In some cases, applicants and employees for selected positions will not be sponsored for work authorization, including, but not limited to H1-B visas.

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