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Senior Platform Engineer I

Walgreen Co

  • Deerfield, IL
  • 30+ days ago
  • $102,800–$164,400 Per Year

Highlights

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. 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.

Numbers & Facts

LocationDeerfield, IL
IndustryRetail
Salary$102,800–$164,400 Per Year
Company Size10,000 employees or more
Websitehttps://www.walgreens.com/

Description

Senior Platform Engineer I

Job ID 1773058BR

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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.

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.

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We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Salary Range: $102800 - $164400 / Salaried

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About Company

Founded over a century ago in 1901, we have a rich and colorful history of continuous improvement and innovation at Walgreens. From inventing the world’s first chocolate malted milkshake to the creation of one of the most popular and sophisticated mobile applications in retail shopping today, we have transformed ourselves into a leader within the retail and drug industry. Walgreens, one of the nation’s largest drugstore chains, is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., the first global pharmacy-led, health well being enterprise. At Walgreens you'll find a team positively energized by the unique talents, ideas, experiences and aspirations of every individual. In other words, you can be your authentic self in our stores, offices and other workplaces, and be comfortable and confident that what matters most here is doing your best to make health and well-being within reach for everyone on a daily basis. Walgreens has a proud legacy of valuing diversity and fostering inclusion more than 100 years-strong, and we're still living that commitment. We intend to be recognized as a “Next Practices” company for diversity and inclusion – one whose cultures, people, perspectives and workplaces reflect the current and future customers we serve while delivering superior business performance. Walgreens has over 9,500 stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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