Principal Software Engineer, Supply Chain Sourcing

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborates and pairs with other product team members (UX, engineering, and product management) to create secure, reliable, scalable software solutions
• Documents, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met
• Writes custom code or scripts to automate infrastructure, monitoring services, and test cases
• Writes custom code or scripts to do "destructive testing" to ensure adequate resiliency in production
• Creates meaningful dashboards, logging, alerting, and responses to ensure that issues are captured and addressed proactively
• Contributes to enterprise-wide tools to drive destructive testing, automation, or engineering empowerment
• Identifies product enhancements (client-facing or technical) to improve user experience
• Identifies unsecured code areas and implements fixes as they are discovered
• Creates and architects foundational code elements that can be reused many times by a product
• Creates meaningful architecture diagrams and other documentation needed for security reviews or other interested parties
• Defines Service Level Objectives for products to measure reliability and prioritize backlog work
• Fields questions from other product or support teams
• Monitors tools and encourages collaboration across product teams
• Provides application support for software in production
• Proactively monitors production Service Level Objectives
• Works with vendors and open-source community to identify and implement feature enhancements
• Creates API specifications and contracts for shared data
• Reviews performance and capacity of code, infrastructure, data, and message processing
• Triages high priority issues and outages
• Participates in and leads learning activities around modern software design and development practices
• Learns new technologies and best practices through reading, tutorials, videos, and conferences

Requirements

• Mastery of an object-oriented programming language (preferably Java)
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant professional experience in supply chain, sourcing, or related technical field
• Experience with contemporary web application frameworks (including Ruby on Rails, Spring MVC, Node.js)
• Hands-on experience in online sales platforms and ecommerce environments
• Advanced programming skills with Java and a modern scripting language (such as Python)
• Strong background in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), relational databases (like AlloyDB or Oracle)
• Deep understanding of low-latency architectures and troubleshooting performance bottlenecks
• Proficient with messaging and event streaming platforms, such as Pub/Sub
• Advanced SQL skills, including query optimization and data modeling in relational and NoSQL databases
• Proficiency working within Linux or Unix-based environments
• Mastery of version control practices, preferably with Git
• Experience implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automation tools
• Strong understanding of production system design principles including high availability, disaster recovery, performance, security
• Ability to apply defensive coding methods for reliable, high-availability systems
• Experience designing, building, and supporting microservices-based architectures
• Proficient with test-driven development, unit testing, and destructive testing methodologies
• In-depth knowledge of cloud computing platforms and automation best practices
• Familiarity with distributed application design using the 12-factor methodology
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining RESTful web services
• Knowledge of software design patterns for scalable, maintainable enterprise systems
• Strong troubleshooting abilities and proficiency in diagnosing technical issues

Nice to Have

• Expertise in contemporary web application frameworks (Ruby on Rails, Spring MVC, Node.js)
• Proven experience in supply chain operations with a focus on customer delivery and fulfillment
• Hands-on experience in online sales platforms and ecommerce environments
• Deep understanding of low-latency architectures and performance troubleshooting
• Experience with messaging platforms like Pub/Sub
• Experience with distributed application design and 12-factor methodology

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field

Benefits & Perks

• Not specified in the description