Software Developer III

at  STAPLES INC

Staples is business to business. You’re what binds us together.
Our digital solutions team is more than a traditional IT organization. We are a team of passionate, collaborative, agile, inventive, customer-centric, results-oriented problem solvers. We are intellectually curious, love advancements in technology and seek to adapt technologies to drive Staples forward. We anticipate the needs of our customers and business partners and deliver reliable, customer-centric technology services.
Join our Staples World Class Supply Chain Team and deliver essential products to our customers. Help reimagine Staples systems from the ground up and design the next generation Generative AI and AI/ML/NLP applications. Develop machine intelligence algorithms and solutions including high-level architecture designs, code/model development, evaluation, and operationalizing solutions at scale. Partner with a team Software, Data, ML, and Applied engineers for building high performing applications that interact with large scale distributed systems. Incubate ideas, prototype, develop, and productionize machine learning applications. Writing software programs, test for quality and push model to cloud for production. Fetch big data related to Staples systems, analyze, detect patterns, and build models using data. Instill best practices related to software engineering and machine learning engineering problems. Shape next generation technology at Staples by defining the future roadmap for ongoing work.

What’s needed- Basic Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent knowledge
• 6+ years of experience in building ML engineering systems
• Hands-on experience in designing and implementing highly reliable, fault-tolerant distributed ML applications with focus on ML Operations and CI/CD.
• Development of algorithms, design, build, and maintain systems that deals with streaming big data for analytics and Machine learning

What’s needed- Preferred Qualifications

• Working experience in Supply Chain domain is a plus

• Build Generative AI based Staples next generation machine intelligence platform.
• Ideate, prototype, productionize cross reference solution for bid processing.
• Lead development of Gen AI/ML enabled customer service intelligence solution.
• In all phases of software development including concept, design, prototyping, and production release adhering to industry best DevOps/ML Ops practices.
• Analyze large volume data (product catalog, customer service, enterprise workflow) to automate complex event processing via machine learning and Generative AI.
• Diagnostic, debugging, and troubleshooting skills to fix and improve existing systems.
• Building applications on Azure with attention to security, cost, and data sensitivity

What you bring to the table:

• Experience in building ML engineering systems
• Designing and implementing highly reliable, fault-tolerant distributed ML applications with focus on ML Operations and CI/CD.
• Prior experience in all phases of software development including concept, design, prototyping, and production release adhering to industry best DevOps/MLOps practices.
• Development of algorithms, design, build, and maintain systems that deals with streaming big data for analytics and Machine learning.

What’s needed- Basic Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent knowledge
• 6+ years of experience in building ML engineering systems
• Hands-on experience in designing and implementing highly reliable, fault-tolerant distributed ML applications with focus on ML Operations and CI/CD.
• Development of algorithms, design, build, and maintain systems that deals with streaming big data for analytics and Machine learning.

What’s needed- Preferred Qualifications

• Working experience in Supply Chain domain is a plus.

We Offer:

• Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups and resources such as the Social Justice Resource Center.
• Flexible PTO (22 days) and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays), Online and Retail Discounts, Company Match 401(k), Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs, and more!