Senior Software Engineer_Java_Kafka

Lowe’s is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2024 sales of more than $83 billion, Lowe’s operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com

Lowe’s India, the Global Capability Center of Lowe’s Companies Inc., is a hub for driving our technology, business, analytics, and shared services strategy. Based in Bengaluru with over 4,500 associates, it powers innovations across omnichannel retail, AI/ML, enterprise architecture, supply chain, and customer experience. From supporting and launching homegrown solutions to fostering innovation through its Catalyze platform, Lowe’s India plays a pivotal role in transforming home improvement retail while upholding strong commitment to social impact and sustainability. For more information, visit Lowes India

About the Team

The Enterprise Delivery Platform (EDP) powers last-mile delivery for all Delivery orders. Our systems optimize routing, cost, and operational efficiency while ensuring timely and reliable fulfillment. We also build tools that empower drivers with real-time order tracking and seamless delivery workflows.

Job Summary

Develop and promote the professional and personal growth of the local technology team members, while propagating best practices and fundamentals. Work closely with Product partners to ensure collaboration, knowledge sharing and establish a robust IT ecosystem. Building quality last mile delivery applications to provide excellent customer experience.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Translates complex business requirements and functional specifications into executable stories, designs, and code modules; partners with product teams to understand business needs and functional specifications.

• Independently writes high quality, maintainable, and robust code by building adequate test suits and observability framework.

• Guides application and software development teams in the design and build of complex solutions and ensures teams are in alignment with the architecture blueprint, standards, and strategies.

• Participates and mentor's other engineers in software development technologies and processes by creating onboarding documents, root cause analysis, key learnings, demos, and share-out sessions.

• Automates and simplifies team development, tests, and operations processes for efficiency of delivering the work.

• Evaluates modern software, tools, and technologies to provide objective analysis and recommendations to the team.

Years of Experience

• 5 – 8 years of experience in software development or a related field.

Education Qualification & Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer information systems (CIS), or related field (or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree).

Skill Set Required

• Java 17 or above. (Must Have)

• Kafka as a message broker which is widely used in EDP ecosystem. NoSQL databases and Cloud knowledge will have an added advantage.

• NoQL or relational databases.

• Microservices concepts and best practices.

• Experience in any of following competencies: frontend technologies (user interface/user experience), middleware (microservices and application programming interfaces), database technologies, or DevOps.

• Experience working on project(s) involving the implementation of solutions applying development life cycles (SDLC) through iterative agile development.

• Experience in systems analysis, including defining technical requirements and performing high level design for complex solutions.

• Experience working with three or more of the following: Continuous integration/continuous deployment tools, frontend technologies, middleware, database technologies, and/or DevOps

Secondary Skills

• Cloud knowledge /DevOPS would be considered as an added advantage.