Lead SWE - Retail Systems

# Lead SWE - Retail Systems Apply
** Job#: 3045347
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* Job Description:

** Overview* We’re seeking an experienced Lead Engineer to design, build, and deliver core Retail Store systems that power retail client in-store and omnichannel experiences.
* This role will be hands-on and technical, owning the design and delivery of store-facing applications including POS, OMNI order fulfillment by stores, and inventory receiving.
* International store expansion will be a key responsibility, alongside ongoing enhancements and reliability of domestic and global store systems.
* Work closely with Product, Retail Operations, ERP, and external partners to deliver scalable, reliable, and pragmatic solutions for real-world store environments.
* Requires deep technical expertise, strong system design skills, and ownership mindset for store-critical platforms.
** Responsibilities
* ** Lead the technical design and implementation of store systems including POS, OMNI fulfillment (ship-from-store, BOPIS, cancellations, returns), and inventory receiving.
* Act as a hands-on technical lead, setting architecture, coding standards, and best practices across the team.
* Translate business and operational requirements into scalable, resilient, and maintainable technical solutions.
* Contribute directly to development using Java, Python, NodeJS, and React across backend and frontend systems.
* Design and build integrations with Shopify, ERP, OMS, loyalty platforms, and third-party vendors.
* Support international store expansion by deep diving into localization, regional compliance, taxation, and operational requirements for new countries.
* Ensure systems work effectively in physical retail environments, including POS hardware, peripherals, and unreliable network conditions.
* Collaborate closely with store managers and store teams to understand operational pain points and deliver pragmatic, easy-to-adopt solutions.
* Partner with Retail Operations and Product on rollout planning, training support, and adoption of new store-facing features.
* Design and operate event-driven and distributed systems using Kafka, ensuring idempotency, retries, and eventual consistency.
* Own service reliability for store systems by defining SLOs, improving error rates, and reducing MTTR.
* Build and maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability using tools such as Splunk and New Relic.
* Participate in on-call rotations, incident response, root-cause analysis, and post-incident improvements.
* Plan and execute for peak retail events (promotions, holidays, store launches) and support change discipline during critical windows.
* Drive best practices for testing, CI/CD, release management, and infrastructure-as-code.
* Ensure data accuracy, auditability, and reconciliation across inventory, order, and financial systems.
* Maintain strong security, access controls, and compliance standards for systems used in physically accessible store environments.
* Mentor junior engineers through technical guidance, code reviews, and design discussions.
** Qualifications
* ** 7+ years of software engineering experience, with experience leading technical design and delivery for complex systems.
* Strong domain experience in Retail systems, store operations, and omnichannel commerce.
* Experience delivering store-facing systems such as POS, inventory receiving, and order fulfillment.
* Proficiency in Java, Python, and NodeJS; experience building backend services using Spring.
* Experience with frontend development using React.
* Hands-on experience integrating with Shopify and other retail platforms.
* Strong experience with relational and No

SQL databases including Oracle DB, MySQL, and DynamoDB.
* Experience designing and operating event-driven architectures using Kafka.
* Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts including retries, idempotency, eventual consistency, and transactional patterns.
* Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting using tools such as Splunk and New Relic.
* Experience owning production reliability, incident response, and operational metrics.
* Proficiency with build and configuration tools such as Maven, Ant, and YAML.
* Experience with source…