Position: Staff Software Engineer Location: Remote - working EST time zone
Duration: 12-month contract + extensions
About the Role
We are seeking a Staff Engineer to provide technical leadership and mentorship to our engineering team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Java development, including Spring Boot and Microservices architecture, and a proven track record of building robust, efficient solutions with PIM and Event Streaming experience. This role requires a strong technical foundation, leadership capabilities, a passion for innovation, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams and manage stakeholder relationships to deliver high‑quality software. This is an individual contributor role - but will be providing technical leadership in terms of strategy, mentorship, etc.
Requirements
5+ years of experience as a Senior Engineer
9+ years of experience in Java development and working in Spring Boot frameworks.
1-2+ years of experience working a retail environment
Experience working with PIM platforms
Experience building Microservices using Spring frameworks and deploying to cloud environments such as GCP / AWS / Azure in an agile environment.
Hands‑on experience in API development such as RESTFUL / SOAP web services.
Working knowledge of database and storage such as Oracle, Postgresql, MongoDB, or Redis, etc.
Experience in event driven / message‑oriented middleware such as IBM MQ, Kafka, RabbitMQ etc.
Demonstrated ability in building and leading technical teams, with or without direct reports.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of working in a developer‑centric, startup‑like environment.
Nice to Have Skills
Experience in leading engineering projects and integrating PIM platforms such as Akeneo.
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