Principle Engineer – Digital Experience

JOB SUMMARY:

We are responsible for the technical future of the client, the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee-centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed.
 This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of our client's success is its culture. The value our client puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST.  Our client is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others.
 Come join our client's IT family. Our client is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, working through exciting transformation efforts. We are building the next generation retail environment where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional employees.
 Our client's Global Digital Experience (gDX) is building its future of digital retailing. Our team is working on the next generation of scalable web applications, cloud-native microservices, and mission-critical systems that serve millions of users globally. Our client is looking for a visionary engineer with a passion for solving hard problems, leading technical teams, and shaping the next wave of digital innovation.
 The gDX team is seeking a Principal Engineer to shape the architecture of large-scale web applications, driving the design of cloud-native systems, and building powerful microservices. The Principle Engineer will solve problems that span performance optimization, secure data architecture, and distributed systems - while leading and mentoring a talented engineering team. 
 If you want to be a part of one of the worldwide BEST companies "to work for", simply apply and let your career be reimagined.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

·       Collaborates with and provides leadership to talented engineering teams to support the creation of high-performance applications.

·       Leads, inspires, and motivates engineering teams as a mentor and technical leader to create a culture where engineers thrive, grow, and innovate in a high-performance applications environment.

·       Utilizes web interfaces, microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native technologies (GCP or Azure), Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, serverless architectures, and web technologies (Javascript, Angular/React, Nodejs, etc.) to build systems that are resilient, scalable, and easy to manage at scale.

·       Architects systems that scale effortlessly, handle massive traffic, and run smoothly across the globe.

·       Focuses on performance and reliability in a cloud-native environment (GCP or Azure) while ensuring seamless deployment with CI/CD pipelines and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).

·       Owns the security and performance of our systems, and leads initiatives to ensure robust security practices, are baked into everything we build, and continuously optimizes performance to keep the user experience flawless.

·       Works closely with Delivery Manager, Product, Infrastructure, DevOps, SRE, and other engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions, and influences the product roadmap with technical expertise.

·       Helps drive the technical direction of our digital retail platform. Influences everything from product roadmap to engineering practices and patterns.

·       Works to simplify technical ideas and pathways for a collaborative working environment between teams. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

·       15+ years' technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#, Java, JavaScript, or equivalent experience.

·       Proven experience working with a large customer facing web based highly distributed large-scale application.

·       Prior experience successfully managing technical delivery of technology solutions.

·       Extensive experience:

o   In designing and developing microservices architecture in C# and Java technologies.

o   Designing and developing modern web interfaces, preferably in React.

o   Leveraging open source technologies

o   With database technologies, SQL, and NoSQL.

·       Proficient in using modern software development tools, version control systems (e.g., Git), and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

·       Solid understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns, and best practices for building highly scalable and maintainable systems.

·       Expert in one or more Agile processes: Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, and Lean.

·       Strong communication and leadership abilities, with a proven track record of collaborating effectively in cross-functional teams and mentoring junior engineers.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Consulting or Leadership experience.

• Previous work with both legacy and emerging technology solutions.

• Deep knowledge of one or more retail disciplines (warehouse operations, POS, Ecommerce, supply chain systems, etc.).

• Proficient in Google Workspace applications, including Sheets, Docs, Slides, and Gmail.

EDUCATION

·       Master's Degree, Bachelor's, or related technical discipline in Computer Science or related technical field.

Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian’s platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.

Dexian’s brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit https://dexian.com/ to learn more.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.