Software Engineer IV

PDI Technologies delivers innovative technology solutions to some of the world’s leading convenience retail and petroleum brands, helping them enhance growth and operational efficiency. By “Connecting Convenience” globally, we enable businesses to boost productivity, make informed decisions, and engage customers rapidly through loyalty programs, shopper insights, and real-time market intelligence via mobile applications like GasBuddy. Our global team is dedicated to excellence, collaboration, and making a meaningful impact while fostering a culture that values diversity, integrity, and growth.

Key Responsibilities

- Own the technical architecture and solution design for your product area, making key design decisions for new and existing applications while proactively addressing challenges.
- Define and document target-state architecture, system designs, and architecture decision records (ADRs), conducting design reviews to ensure implementation alignment.
- Design for non-functional requirements including scalability, availability, performance, security, and compliance (e.g., PCI DSS), clearly communicating trade-offs.
- Establish service boundaries, API contracts, integration patterns (REST, messaging, event-driven), and data models across services and third-party systems.
- Lead medium to large projects end-to-end, from architecture and design through production deployment.
- Set technical direction, coding standards, and engineering best practices; mentor and guide engineers at all levels through code and design reviews.
- Actively develop and maintain critical services and enterprise applications using .NET Framework, .NET Core, and React, creating reference implementations and proofs of concept.
- Collaborate with Product Management on solution feasibility, effort estimation, and technical roadmap planning.
- Provide project status updates and risk assessments, including technical and architectural risks, to management to ensure program timelines are met.
- Partner with Software Architects and DevOps to evaluate tools, processes, technologies, and cloud infrastructure, including build-versus-buy decisions.
- Recommend technology adoption and framework improvements by analyzing industry trends and best practices, including AI-assisted development (AIDLC).
- Serve as a technology, architecture, and product evangelist and custodian.
- Identify systemic performance, reliability, and scalability risks; lead root-cause analysis and implement architectural fixes following production incidents.
- Apply disciplined Agile practices to analyze and resolve technical challenges.
- Troubleshoot, test, and validate software issues promptly, maintaining thorough documentation.
- Work closely with Product Owners and QA Engineers to clarify feature requirements, estimate work, and develop test plans.
- Own the technical debt roadmap by identifying, prioritizing, and driving modernization efforts across teams.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, with 9+ years of experience in software product development, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 4 years in a technical team lead or architecture role.
- Proven expertise designing and delivering distributed, cloud-native systems, including microservices, event-driven architecture, and API design.
- Advanced skills in .NET Framework, .NET Core, C#, SQL, ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core, MVC, REST API, and React.
- Strong knowledge of architecture and design principles such as design patterns, domain-driven design, SOLID principles, scalability, resiliency, caching, and messaging (e.g., Azure Service Bus).
- Extensive experience with SQL Server and NoSQL databases (e.g., Cosmos DB), including data modeling, stored procedures, and query optimization.
- Deep understanding of C# development concepts including multi-threading, memory management, asynchronous programming, microservices, and dependency injection.
- At least 3 years designing and operating cloud-native applications on Azure (or AWS/GCP), with familiarity in Infrastructure as a Service, Docker/containers, CI/CD pipelines, and observability.
- Knowledge of application security and compliance standards (OWASP, PCI DSS), preferably with experience in payments or regulated industries.
- Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools and driving their adoption.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Visual Studio IDE and Azure DevOps or Jira.
- Minimum 2 years of practical Agile development experience.
- Strong communication skills, capable of translating technical concepts for both technical and business audiences.
- Ability to influence decisions and collaborate effectively without direct authority.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, able to manage competing priorities and work under pressure.
- Familiarity with retail or payment solutions is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

PDI offers a comprehensive benefits program designed to support employees and their families throughout their careers. This includes a competitive salary, market-aligned benefits, and a quarterly perks program. We promote a healthy work-life balance with generous time off and flexible hybrid working arrangements where appropriate. Employees have access to continuous learning, professional certifications, and leadership development opportunities.

Our inclusive global culture values authenticity, trust, curiosity, and diversity of thought, fostering a supportive environment for all team members. We utilize AI tools to assist in parts of the recruitment process to enhance efficiency, but all final hiring decisions are made by humans, ensuring fairness and transparency.