Software Engineer IV

At PDI Technologies, we empower some of the world's leading convenience retail and petroleum brands with cutting-edge technology solutions that drive growth and operational efficiency. By “Connecting Convenience” across the globe, we empower businesses to increase productivity, make more informed decisions, and engage faster with customers through loyalty programs, shopper insights, and unmatched real-time market intelligence via mobile applications, such as GasBuddy. We’re a global team committed to excellence, collaboration, and driving real impact. Explore our opportunities and become part of a company that values diversity, integrity, and growth.

Role Overview: Do you love building software that thrills your customers? Do you insist on the highest standards for the software your team develops? Are you a progressive software engineer, an advocate of agile development practices, and a proponent of continuous improvement? Well if this is you, then join and energetic team of engineers building next generation development applications for PDI! You will play a key role in designing and building our market leading software products as we drive to continuously increase our cloud maturity and mobility. You will be working as a key part of an agile team to design, build, test, and support PDI's enterprise software solutions. You will review, recommend & implement system enhancements that will improve the quality, performance, and maintainability of our products. You will be responsible for contributing to an always improving Engineering environment by ensuring all stakeholders (engineers, architects, product owners, SREs, IT Ops…) are informed of status and supported in their roles. With the variety of environments, platforms, technologies & languages, you must be comfortable working in both Windows & Linux environments and learning a variety of programming languages.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and contribute to design decisions for new and existing application development, proactively escalating issues and seeking assistance to overcome obstacles
• Lead small and medium sized projects
• Guides and trains less experienced engineers
• Work with Architecture and DevOps teams to evaluate tools, process, and technologies
• Partner with Product Management to consult on solution feasibility and high-level effort estimation
• Prepare and provide project status and risk assessments to their manager with appropriate levels of detail to ensure that programs stay on schedule
• Make recommendation for data model and framework improvement, analyzing trends, patterns and best practices for software
• Actively develop software solutions for PDI products
• Perform testing to ensure systems meet documented user requirements
• Use a disciplined approach in an Agile environment to assist in analysis and determination of preferred solutions to technical challenges
• Troubleshoot, test, and validate software issues; resolve issues with due urgency and maintain thorough documentation of all software solutions
• Compile test results to provide data for use in solving problems
• Perform engineering level tests to find defects; troubleshoot and debug development and production issues, collaborating with QA Engineers to develop optimal product test plans
• Work with Product Owner to clarify and estimate feature work
• Work with QA Engineers to develop optimal product test plans and resolve new feature issues as QA finds bugs during release stabilization

Qualifications

• 10 -14 years’ experience designing and developing new or maintaining existing software applications in a software product development environment
• Familiarity with the Microsoft Visual Studio IDE and the use of Azure DevOps or Jira
• 1+ year of experience serving as a technical team lead preferred
• 2+ years of practical experience with Agile development methodologies
• Proficiency required in all of the following:
• .NET & C# (strong hands-on development)
• SQL / Microsoft SQL Server (queries, schema design, performance basics)
• JavaScript front-end frameworks (Angular)
• ASP.NET MVC (web application development)
• AWS /Azure services (deployments, cloud integrations)
• API development (design, build, deploy, and support in production)
• Apache Kafka (event streaming / messaging)
• AI tools (Claude, etc.): Can use AI tools well for coding, fixing issues, and improving code safely
• AI transformation: Can build and deliver AI-based improvements and automations in real projects
• Candidates must demonstrate the ability to effectively leverage AI tools, automation, and modern AI technologies to enhance productivity, problem-solving, and innovation in their daily work. Proven ability to use AI-powered tools to improve efficiency, accelerate development, and solve complex problems. AI proficiency is required: ability to use and adapt to modern AI tools and technologies as part of day-to-day work

Behavioral Competencies

• Ensures Accountability
• Manages Complexity
• Communicates Effectively
• Balances Stakeholders
• Collaborates Effectively PDI is committed to offering a well-rounded benefits program, designed to support and care for you, and your family throughout your life and career. This includes a competitive salary, market-competitive benefits, and a quarterly perks program. We encourage a good work-life balance with ample time off [time away] and, where appropriate, hybrid working arrangements. Employees have access to continuous learning, professional certifications, and leadership development opportunities. Our global culture fosters diversity, inclusion, and values authenticity, trust, curiosity, and diversity of thought, ensuring a supportive environment for all. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.