Principal Engineer, eComm

5750 Mercury Dr, Dearborn, MI 48126, USA

Posted Monday, August 10, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Title:
Principal Engineer, Ecommerce

Department:
Information Technology

Reports to:
Sr. Manager, Global Platform Mgmt. & Support

Location:
Dearborn

Job Classification:
Remote

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Job Band:
Professional

Job Summary

The Ecommerce Principal Engineer is crucial for overseeing the technical direction and ensuring the stability of ecommerce applications. The Ecommerce Principal Engineer leads the technical direction for development and architecture, ensuring the successful delivery of large-scale, complex, ecommerce solutions. This role focuses on the day-to-day tactical stability of the application. The Principal Engineer governs and reviews all proposed third-party technical designs and application recommendations to ensure the best technical decisions for the company and its consumers.

The role includes mentoring developers and ensuring code merges harmoniously to create a stable and performant global ecommerce platform.

Inspired by Hard Work

At Carhartt, the values of hard work—dependability, honesty, and trust—are rooted in the legacy of our founder, Hamilton Carhartt. His commitment to serving hardworking people continues to inspire everything we do. Guided by his legacy and our mission—We serve and protect all hardworking people by building durable products—we remain dedicated to upholding these principles in every decision we make and every product we create.

Associate Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction for software development and architecture in SAP Commerce Cloud application design to ensure consistency of structure and approach to all applications across the code base.
• Ensure SAP Commerce Cloud development/config best practices are being utilized and maintained
• Continuous review of SAP Commerce Cloud roadmaps and feature releases to maximize out of the box functionality and reduce/eliminate need for code customizations.
• Provide guidance to software developers to ensure alignment of enterprise processes and systems to Carhartt’s strategic vision.
• Provide technical direction for design, implementation, integration and testing of software applications to ensure software development standards.
• Define best practices for code reviews while also working to ensure all production code is reviewed on a regular cadence to allow for refactoring for efficient performance.
• Work with Support Team to identify and resolve software applications and system integration issues, including identifying gaps.
• Work with Support Team to ensure software system implications are communicated to the business.
• Coach, mentor, and inspire software development resources-internal and external. Provide big picture vision to development teams.
• Research and benchmark industry best practices in ecommerce applications and develop new strategies/solutions that can be implemented.
• Mentor development teams through various phases of software development life cycle.
• Develop, review and support training classes related to coding best practices, application performance and stability.
• Assist in preparation of business case to justify customization (if required).
• Work closely with other IT Leads to facilitate project progress and to ensure adherence to coding/integration standards.
• Contribute to overall IT strategy and develop application roadmaps.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent years of experience.
• Relevant certifications such as SAP Certified Development Professional - SAP Commerce Cloud Developer

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of software development experience. Ecommerce application development and systems experience inclusive of:
  • 8 years’ experience designing and architecting software solutions
  • 5 years working with SAP Commerce Cloud (CCV2 v2211) and SAP Composable Storefront (Spartacus)
• Experience with SAP Commerce Cloud (Hybris) and SAP Composable Storefront upgrades (post version 2211).
• Extensive experience with integrating SAP Commerce Cloud with other systems, such as SAP S4/HANA, Cybersource, Tealium, Adobe Analytics and other third-party applications. This…