SR SOFTWARE ENGINEER Job Listing at Dollar General in Goodlettsville, TN (Job ID 2026-357471)

Description

Work Where You Matter: At Dollar General, our mission is Serving Others! We value each and every one of our employees. Whether you are looking to launch a new career in one of our many convenient Store locations, Distribution Centers, Store Support Center or with our Private Fleet Team, we are proud to provide a wide range of career opportunities. We are not just a retail company; we are a company that values the unique strengths and perspectives that each individual brings. Your difference truly makes a difference at Dollar General. How would you like to Serve? Join the Dollar General Journey and see how your career can thrive. Company Overview:

Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers for more than 80 years. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time. Save money. Every day.® by offering products that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, housewares and seasonal items at everyday low prices in convenient neighborhood locations. Learn more about Dollar General at www.dollargeneral.com/about-us.html.

A Senior Software Engineer, working independently or with limited supervision, translates high-level business requirements into technical designs, proposes design alternatives, codes and/or communicates requirements to junior engineers.  They have a strong knowledge of the applications in their functional area, how each supports the goals of the business and how they interface with each other and to applications outside of their area.  They lead small development engagements, mentor junior engineers, solve difficult and highly complex technical problems and may be called on to consult on other projects. 

Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Develops and debugs software in support of new and existing applications 65%
• Develop, execute and thoroughly document unit and system-level test plans 15%
• Designs changes to new and existing applications 10%
• Provides support for production applications (7x24)    5%
• Participate in Agile methodology and ceremonies    5%

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):

• Experience in developing and deploying full stack applications in cloud environments (Azure or GCP), leveraging containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience building robust, high performing APIs using Java, Spring boot, following the best practices and microservices architecture principles.
• Experience in developing scalable, real-time data streaming systems using Kafka.
• Experience Design, develop, and maintain complex, responsive web applications and reusable components using React.js, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Java 17 or higher versions.
• Develop and maintain features across the entire stack from user interfaces, databases and server-side logic
• Experience building and deploying artifacts to cloud and on-prem infrastructure using CI/CD pipelines.
• Write clean, efficient, maintainable, and well-documented code, plus conduct code reviews and provide feedback.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and translate them into API specifications
• Monitor and analyze API performance metrics to identify areas for improvement.
• Writing and maintaining API Documentation for developers and consumers.
• Write and execute integration tests to validate that individual software components or functions work as expected.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with business stakeholders and other teams.
• Mentor junior team members and seek guidance from senior team members.
• Able to provide application support, analyze problems and provide solutions for complex issues.
• Employs test-driven development and integrates unit tests in development tasks.
• Able to stay current on technology changes applicable to your domain and how to apply them.
• Strong analytical skills with experience gathering requirements and designing new functionality.

Work Experience &/or Education:  

• 5+ years experience in software development in an IT organization.
• 5+ years experience in designing and developing RESTful APIs using Java and Spring boot.
• 3+ years experience with a relational database (i.e., Oracle, MSSQL, Postgres, etc.).
• 1+ years of experience with No-SQL Databases (i.e Cassandra, Mongo DB etc)
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science.