ABOUT US:

We build tools for 100+ brands and retailers in the ecommerce space that help them offer free two-day shipping, same-day delivery, and product expansion into new marketplaces -- keeping them several steps ahead of the curve in a rapidly changing industry.

We are a purpose and culture driven organization that prides ourselves on connectivity, equality, diversity and inclusion. We are committed to our people as a service-oriented company as our people are at the heart of everything we do.

We are Headquartered in Chicago, with offices in New York, Conshohocken, PA (Philly area), and Krakow, Poland and we operate as a subsidiary of FedEx Services.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

As a Lead Software Engineer at ShopRunner, you’ll be leading a high-performing engineering team in designing and developing our systems and preparing them to scale to the demands of millions of users. This might include ingesting data from our merchant partners, helping the data science team bring their data models to production, or modifying our core services and applications in our quest to help shoppers and retailers connect in new ways.

WHAT YOU'LL BE WORKING ON:

• Lead an engineering team practicing Scrum as part of a 2 week sprint
• Analyze and evaluate existing technologies in order to plan and lead architectural improvements 
• Lead the charge on scaling a personalized experience across multiple channels to anticipate shoppers needs through hyper-personalized and relevant recommendations
• Research, recommend, and implement new technologies
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders
• Help set technical standards and best practices while mentoring engineers

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

• 6+ years’ experience as a software engineer; experience being a leader on an agile software engineering team is a plus
• Expert HTML, CSS, and JavaScript skills
• Experience with modern JavaScript ecosystem, including React, Webpack and Typescript; experience with Kotlin is a plus
• Knowledge in key programming concepts like memory management, optimization techniques, API design, relational mapping frameworks, and distributed applications
• A solid understanding of database concepts and experience writing SQL in a relational database such as MySQL or PostgreSQL
• Experience working in AWS, Docker, CI/CD pipeline is a plus
• Experience breaking down large, complex features into functionality that can be delivered incrementally in order to provide consistent value as part of a 2 week sprint
• Self-starter who can move projects forward by filling in the gaps on agile teams, from leading a design session to doing some test automation, to mentoring a teammate struggling with a new technology

We want you to bring your whole human self to work every day. We accept you for who you are and consider everybody on an equal opportunity basis without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.