Apply for the Lead Software Engineer – AI Delivery 2 job opening.Lead Software Engineer – AI Delivery 2

Location: Lakeland, FL
Job ID: 35322BR
Department: Publix Technology
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Date Posted: Nov 26, 2025

$132 - 198k

Hybrid

Full Time - Regular

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Description

Please note, this is a hybrid position requiring 8 days per month on-site in Lakeland, FL.

Join Publix Technology – Where Innovation Meets Impact

Publix Super Markets, Inc., the largest employee-owned company in the U.S., is powered by a dynamic technology team of 2,100+ associates. We deliver modern, cutting-edge solutions to 1,400+ stores and over 200,000 internal team members across 8 states.

Whether you’re passionate about IT security, platform engineering, architecture, software development, or infrastructure, we offer exciting career paths at every level – from internships to technical leadership.

Be part of a Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work For” and help us build more than just great subs – build the future of technology for Publix.

Become a part of the Publix AI Delivery Team as a Lead Software Engineer. Our team is responsible for designing, developing, and deploying AI-powered solutions that serve both our associates and customers.

An ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, can wear many hats, and has a natural curiosity to learn. They possess exceptional development skills, are passionate about producing high-quality code, and enjoy tackling complex challenges that push the limits of what’s possible.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop high quality, maintainable code and contribute to internal frameworks that accelerate AI delivery
• Implement and optimize data pipelines in Databricks and Azure to operationalize data for AI solutions
• Utilize modern development methodologies with a cloud first approach, incorporating CI/CD pipelines through Azure DevOps
• Create and maintain robust automated testing and monitoring systems for AI services
• Champion experimentation, learning, and innovation across the AI Delivery team while mentoring peers and sharing best practices
• Participate in prompt engineering, search optimization, and generative AI model tuning for various use cases

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in management information systems, Computer Science, Business, or other analytical disciplines or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in application design, development, and delivery in an enterprise environment
• 5+ years of hands-on experience working with modern programming languages, specifically C#, Python, and TypeScript, demonstrating the ability to produce clean, maintainable, and high-performance code
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, demonstrating deep practical expertise in core services such as Azure Functions, App Service, Storage, SQL Database, Azure OpenAI, and Front Door
• 5+ years of solid experience with SQL, database design, and the use of ORM frameworks (such as Dapper or Entity Framework) to develop efficient and scalable data access layers
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex issues in distributed systems
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability with a focus on delivering high quality code

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Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams on cloud native or AI/ML projects
• Hands-on experience with modern frontend frameworks (React, Next.js, or Blazor) integrated with backend APIs
• Familiarity with large language models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) patterns
• Experience building or integrating with observability and monitoring stacks (Application Insights, Dynatrace, or OpenTelemetry)
• Background with CI/CD automation, Terraform, and infrastructure-as-code practices
• Strong understanding of MLOps, model deployment, and performance optimization workflows in Azure or Databricks

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Benefits

• Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
• An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Group health, dental and vision plans
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
• Visit our website to see all of our benefits: Benefits – Jobs (publix.com)

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Year End Bonus

As a year-end bonus to associates, Publix issues one month’s extra pay (pro-rated in the first year) each year if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check that year. This is calculated as a 13th month of pay in the Potential Annual Pay with Bonus line above.

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Additional Information

Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration. Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours.

Please do not use your Publix email address when applying. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email.

***Relocation/Household Good Shipment Allowance will NOT be provided.***

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