Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer

Location: Beachwood, OH.

Shift: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm (Onsite 4 days a week)

Summary Statement:

As a senior member of the Software Engineering team, you will lead diverse development teams on large complex projects by defining and implementing architectures and strategies that will create our next generation of innovative solutions for our customers.

What You Will Be Doing:

As a staff software engineer, you will take on a leadership role in defining IT process & technology strategies with senior management. By incorporating new emerging technologies and trends, and taking into consideration our existing architecture and strategies you will create, enhance, and optimize our customer solutions roadmaps. Providing cross-functional leadership and working with business leaders, architects and software engineers you will design and build high performing and scalable systems.

Penske Responsibilities:

• Leadership role in defining IT Process and Technology strategies, familiarity with emerging technology trends, defining a roadmap and building consensus with Senior IT Leadership.
• Meeting with Senior & Mid-Level Management to align business process initiatives and strategies with current and planned Penske Technology Architecture.
• Team leadership in the evaluation of Application Development Tools/Techniques/ Approaches, determine impact on strategic objectives, and manage overall implementation.
• Lead team to resolve complex technical problems (that may consist of multiple tiers of technology and/or communications/integration layers) and develop/implement corrective measures.
• As part of recommending a technical solution, evaluate and research third-party packages and recommend customization and deployment opportunities.
• Participate as a senior member of the Technology team with a diverse set of skills to help make technology decisions, mentor and supervise other developers, to make technical decisions and contribute to technical future of the company.
• Assist with the architectural design of projects, provide expertise to project teams and ensure adherence to established architectural standards and principles.
• Evaluate and champion the integration of AI/ML capabilities into existing and new solutions, identifying opportunities to leverage large language models, generative AI tools, and intelligent automation to enhance customer and business outcomes.
• Champion DevOps culture and practices, driving CI/CD pipeline strategy, infrastructure as code, automated testing, and continuous improvement across the software delivery lifecycle using Azure DevOps.
• Develop training curriculum to keep developers up to date on techniques, processes & technology.
• Interact with both business and technical stakeholders to deliver high quality products and services that meet business requirements and expectations while applying the latest available tools and technology

Penske Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering.
• 12+ years' experience of appropriate programming languages (C#, .NET/ASP.NET Core) and core frameworks/technologies
• 5+ years defining application architecture and system integration requirements on multi-tiered application systems.
• 5+ years of experience with distributed database environments and related database concepts.
• 5+ years leading multiple large software projects using the Agile development methodology.
• Diverse experience in architecting solutions for on premise and cloud deployments
• Full stack development experience in technologies such as React, Angular, jQuery, JavaScript, .NET Core, ASP.NET MVC, Entity Framework, RESTful API's.
• Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks, tools, and platforms (e.g., Azure OpenAI Service, Azure Machine Learning, Azure Cognitive Services) and experience integrating AI-driven features into enterprise applications.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, including CI/CD pipeline development, release management, and infrastructure as code using tools such as Bicep or Terraform.
• Experience in working with the testing team on automation and load testing.
• Broad exposure to enterprise technologies and systems.
• Able to communicate highly technical concepts in clear/concise manner to non-technical individuals.
• Experience prioritizing technology needs within set budget requirements.
• Excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills.
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required.

Physical Requirements:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The associate must regularly lift and /or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the associate is regularly required to stand; walk; sit and talk or hear. The associate is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

Physical Requirements:

• The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit.  The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms.  The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Penske Logistics

Penske Logistics engineers state-of-the-art transportation, warehousing and freight management solutions that deliver powerful business results for market-leading companies. With operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, Penske and its associates help businesses move forward by increasing visibility and driving down supply-chain costs. Visit Penske Logistics to learn more.

Job Category: Information Technology

Job Function: Software Engineering

Job Family: Information Technology

Address: 3000 Auburn Dr

Primary Location: US-OH-Beachwood

Employer: Penske Logistics LLC

Req ID: 2605918