Retail POS Application Lead

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 NoSQL 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 control and collaboration using GitHub.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience deploying and operating systems in AWS, including SAM and Terraform.
• Understanding of payment processing, settlement, taxation, and country-specific compliance considerations.
• Experience with omnichannel retail workflows including store fulfillment, ship-from-store, BOPIS, split shipments, cancellations, and returns.
• Strong ownership mindset with accountability for technical quality and business outcomes.