Software Engineer (P4191)

84.51° Overview:

84.51° is a retail data science, insights and media company. We help The Kroger Co., consumer packaged goods companies, agencies, publishers and affiliates create more personalized and valuable experiences for shoppers across the path to purchase.

Powered by cutting-edge science, we utilize first-party retail data from more than 62 million U.S. households sourced through the Kroger Plus loyalty card program to fuel a more customer-centric journey using 84.51° Insights, 84.51° Loyalty Marketing and our retail media advertising solution, Kroger Precision Marketing.

Join us at 84.51°!

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Software Engineer, P4191

Join our AI Experience team and help shape how thousands of Kroger and 84.51º employees work with cutting-edge Generative AI technology.

The AI Experience teams sits the intersection of cutting-edge GenAI capabilities and the tools we use every day to deliver business value to 84.51˚ and Kroger. We build the software to make GenAI accessible to everyone, from our in-house GenAI-powered chatbot to supercharged software and data science development using Agentic Coding tools.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams of Data Scientists, Research Scientists, Software Engineers, and Product Leads to understand business requirements, identify opportunities for AI enhancement, develop tooling to enable other Engineers & Data Scientists building AI products, and ensure our AI apps and services are scalable and robust. This team will also engage with third party vendors to enable speed, scale, and efficiency.

This role is looking for someone with full-stack app development experience. This role will be responsible for assisting in the development and coordination of projects. The day to day for this role could vary from writing APIs in Python or JavaScript, building web applications and other front-end work, deploying cloud infrastructure using Terraform, deploying new code or performance optimizations with AKS & Helm, and other related tasks.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Development of back-end services


• Development of front-end services


• Work regularly with AI model APIs (such as the OpenAI API)


• Interact daily with Azure and Azure services


• Development of infrastructure using Terraform


• Development of ci/cd pipelines using GitHub Actions


• Troubleshooting of issues related to API deployments in AKS


• Ensure accurate observability of solutions deployed in AKS using Datadog or other related observability tools


• Ensure we hit SLAs and lead incident management procedures


• Document work and solutions appropriately


• Engage with other technology, infrastructure, and product teams as necessary to complete tasks


• Participate routinely in team on-call rotation and customer support during business hours

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE

• 4-year degree in a technology related discipline (Computer Science, Management Information Systems, etc.) or equivalent work experience


• Experience with web development technologies, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript and/or Typescript.


• Experience developing web applications using frameworks such as Svelte, Angular, or React (we use Svelte on this team)


• Experience with public cloud technologies (Azure or GCP preferred) a plus


• Experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm)


• Experience with cloud infrastructure automation tools (Terraform) a plus


• Understanding of SDLC and working in Scrum/Agile


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated experience leveraging these skills with technical teams and non-technical business units


• Desire to learn new technology and grow across different areas of technology

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience with AI-related concepts such as LLMs, Agents, RAG, and fine-tuning.


• Familiarity with AI Coding Agents like Claude Code, Codex CLI or Gemini CLI


• Experience developing AI-powered features or applications.


• Demonstrated ability to prioritize own workload with multiple responsibilities and adaptability to changes in those priorities

PLEASE NOTE:

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United Stated and with the Kroger Family of Companies (i.e. H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).

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Pay Transparency and Benefits

• The stated salary range represents the entire span applicable across all geographic markets from lowest to highest. Actual salary offers will be determined by multiple factors including but not limited to geographic location, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and alignment with market data and cost of labor. In addition to salary, this position is also eligible for variable compensation.


• Below is a list of some of the benefits we offer our associates:




• Health: Medical: with competitive plan designs and support for self-care, wellness and mental health. Dental: with in-network and out-of-network benefit. Vision: with in-network and out-of-network benefit.


• Wealth: 401(k) with Roth option and matching contribution. Health Savings Account with matching contribution (requires participation in qualifying medical plan). AD&D and supplemental insurance options to help ensure additional protection for you.


• Happiness: Paid time off with flexibility to meet your life needs, including 5 weeks of vacation time, 7 health and wellness days, 3 floating holidays, as well as 6 company-paid holidays per year. Paid leave for maternity, paternity and family care instances.

Pay Range

$73,000 - $125,350 USD