SAP/ERP Transformation - Integration Principal Software Engineer

Introduction

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Ahold Delhaize USA associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

Overview

Position Summary

The Principal Software Engineer serves as a senior technical expert who designs and builds highly complex software solutions while shaping engineering standards and guiding teams across products and platforms.

Position Details

Serves as the hands-on integration engineering lead for ADUSA's SAP transformation program, defining, designing, and delivering enterprise integration solutions across SAP and non-SAP platforms. Partners closely with the system integrator and internal architecture teams to establish a scalable integration foundation using SAP Integration Suite (BTP), MuleSoft, other ETL and data integration tools, APIs, orchestration, and event-driven patterns.

Schedule

Our flexible/hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office location for this role is Salisbury, NC.

Authorized to work in the U.S.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

The Principal Software Engineer serves as a senior technical expert who designs and builds highly complex software solutions while shaping engineering standards and guiding teams across products and platforms.

Serves as the hands-on integration engineering lead for ADUSA's SAP transformation program, defining, designing, and delivering enterprise integration solutions across SAP and non-SAP platforms. Partners closely with the system integrator and internal architecture teams to establish a scalable integration foundation using SAP Integration Suite (BTP), MuleSoft, other ETL and data integration tools, APIs, orchestration, and event-driven patterns.

*Our flexible/hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office location for this role is Salisbury, NC.

*Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Responsibilities

Teamwork

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical designs. Partner extensively with the system integrator and internal delivery teams to review designs and code, manage dependencies and defects, and ensure integration capabilities meet ADUSA engineering standards. Collaborate with enterprise architecture teams to define integration standards, API governance, security, observability, error handling, message reprocessing, deployment, and operational best practices.

Leadership

Lead analysis, design, and code reviews for major application components. Lead the engineering design and delivery of integrations across SAP and non-SAP platforms, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, supportable, and aligned with the SAP transformation roadmap. Guide and mentor engineers involved in integration delivery, influence technical direction without direct authority, and contribute to AI-enabled integration and automation opportunities where appropriate.

Support

Support upgrade planning, modernization, and management of technical debt. May be called upon to support critical escalations and must be available during urgent IT incidents as needed. Support event-driven and streaming-based integrations using Kafka and related technologies, applying cloud-native patterns where they improve agility, resilience, or real-time data exchange. Implement automation strategies and contribute to CI/CD and DevOps maturity.

Technical

Provide technical leadership and mentorship across engineering teams. Build and maintain integrations using SAP Integration Suite (BTP), MuleSoft, and other ETL and data integration tools, including API-based services, orchestration frameworks, interfaces, reusable patterns, and automated testing. Monitor application performance and address issues with root-cause analysis. Develop high-quality, production-ready code and robust automated tests.

Design

Design, build, test, deploy, and support enterprise grade software solutions.

Research

Research emerging technologies and recommend innovative improvements.

• Design, build, test, deploy, and support enterprise grade software solutions.
• Lead analysis, design, and code reviews for major application components.
• Develop high-quality, production-ready code and robust automated tests.
• Support upgrade planning, modernization, and management of technical debt.
• Implement automation strategies and contribute to CI/CD and DevOps maturity.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical designs.
• Monitor application performance and address issues with root-cause analysis.
• Research emerging technologies and recommend innovative improvements.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship across engineering teams.
• May be called upon to support critical escalations and must be available during urgent IT incidents as needed.
• Lead the engineering design and delivery of integrations across SAP and non-SAP platforms, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, supportable, and aligned with the SAP transformation roadmap.
• Build and maintain integrations using SAP Integration Suite (BTP), MuleSoft, and other ETL and data integration tools, including API-based services, orchestration frameworks, interfaces, reusable patterns, and automated testing.
• Partner extensively with the system integrator and internal delivery teams to review designs and code, manage dependencies and defects, and ensure integration capabilities meet ADUSA engineering standards.
• Collaborate with enterprise architecture teams to define integration standards, API governance, security, observability, error handling, message reprocessing, deployment, and operational best practices.
• Support event-driven and streaming-based integrations using Kafka and related technologies, applying cloud-native patterns where they improve agility, resilience, or real-time data exchange.
• Guide and mentor engineers involved in integration delivery, influence technical direction without direct authority, and contribute to AI-enabled integration and automation opportunities where appropriate.

Requirements

Experience

10+ years of software engineering experience. Hands-on experience with cloud environments and DevOps practices. Demonstrated experience leading SAP integration initiatives within large-scale, complex enterprise transformations. Advanced hands-on experience with SAP Integration Suite on SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), MuleSoft, and other ETL and data integration tools.

Skills

Ability to thrive in a rapidly evolving transformation environment while balancing delivery priorities, architecture standards, and operational readiness. Proven ability to partner effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, communicate complex concepts clearly, and influence technical direction without direct authority. Strong analytical and communication skills with a user-focused mindset.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of work experience.

Knowledge

Strong expertise in API design, development, management, orchestration, enterprise integration architecture, ETL/data pipeline design, and end-to-end delivery across heterogeneous platforms. Strong proficiency in modern software design, development, and testing.

Preferred

Experience in architecting distributed systems. Experience with Kafka, streaming technologies, and event-driven architectures. Knowledge of cloud-native integration patterns, resilient interface design, monitoring, and automated recovery. Experience working with system integrators and consulting partners in a shared-delivery model.

Additional Preferred Experience

Awareness of, experience with, or strong interest in AI and Generative AI applications for integration engineering and automation. Experience supporting integrations through design, build, testing, cutover, stabilization, and ongoing operational support.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of work experience.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in modern software design, development, and testing.
• Hands-on experience with cloud environments and DevOps practices.
• Strong analytical and communication skills with a user-focused mindset.
• Demonstrated experience leading SAP integration initiatives within large-scale, complex enterprise transformations.
• Advanced hands-on experience with SAP Integration Suite on SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), MuleSoft, and other ETL and data integration tools.
• Strong expertise in API design, development, management, orchestration, enterprise integration architecture, ETL/data pipeline design, and end-to-end delivery across heterogeneous platforms.
• Proven ability to partner effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, communicate complex concepts clearly, and influence technical direction without direct authority.
• Experience mentoring and guiding engineers while remaining hands-on in solution design, development, testing, deployment, and issue resolution.
• Ability to thrive in a rapidly evolving transformation environment while balancing delivery priorities, architecture standards, and operational readiness.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in architecting distributed systems.
• Experience with Kafka, streaming technologies, and event-driven architectures.
• Knowledge of cloud-native integration patterns, resilient interface design, monitoring, and automated recovery.
• Experience working with system integrators and consulting partners in a shared-delivery model.
• Awareness of, experience with, or strong interest in AI and Generative AI applications for integration engineering and automation.
• Experience supporting integrations through design, build, testing, cutover, stabilization, and ongoing operational support.

Salary Range NC: $163,280 - $244,920

Actual compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on their unique qualifications and experience, internal equity, and market conditions. Final compensation decisions will be made in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.

About Ahold Delhaize USA

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Ahold Delhaize USA associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

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Working at Ahold Delhaize USA

At Ahold Delhaize USA, we provide services to one of the largest portfolios of grocery companies in the nation, and we're actively seeking top talent.

Our team shares a common motivation to drive change, take ownership and enable our brands to better care for their customers. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies.

Our associates are the heartbeat of our organization. We are committed to offering a welcoming work environment where all associates can succeed and thrive. Guided by our values of courage, care, teamwork, integrity (and even a little humor), we are dedicated to being a great place to work.

We believe in collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning in all that we think, create and do. While building a culture where personal and professional growth are just as important as business growth, we invest in our people, empowering them to learn, grow and deliver at all levels of the business.

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