Senior Engineer, Cart & Checkout

Shipt•Minneapolis, AL

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

Impact Shipt is on the lookout for a Senior Engineer in the Checkout Team. You will build, manage, and enhance Conversion systems and other related services. Every day you will work on a team of 5-6 engineers to design, develop, test, deploy and maintain application code using Golang, Python, Redis, Postgres, and Kafka in a microservices architecture. You will work with our product and operation teams to solve different challenges in Cart, Checkout, Tax, Fees and Pricing etc.

Requirements

5+ years of software development experience with a programming language like Golang (preferred), Python, Java, or C/C++.
Experience designing, developing, testing (unit/integration/etc.), deploying, and maintaining backend REST API services with a strong focus on performance and latency.
Comfortable working with SQL databases (Postgres preferred).
Experience diagnosing and solving complex technical problems and performance bottlenecks using data.
Willing to participate in on-call production support rotation.
Self-driven and outcome-oriented – you care about delivering value more than just shipping features.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Experience designing, developing, and maintaining systems that integrate with third-party services.
Optimized backend systems for latency, performance, and scalability.

Nice To Haves

Golang (preferred)
Postgres preferred
Passionate about learning, mentoring, and helping others grow.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, deploy and maintain application code using Golang, Python, Redis, Postgres, and Kafka in a microservices architecture.
Work with product and operation teams to solve challenges in Cart, Checkout, Tax, Fees and Pricing.
Design, develop, test (unit/integration/etc.), deploy, and maintain backend REST API services with a strong focus on performance and latency.
Actively participate in the design process to build efficient, scalable, and maintainable architecture.
Diagnose and solve complex technical problems and performance bottlenecks using data.
Take ownership of production services, ensuring their reliability and performance.
Participate in on-call production support rotation.
Collaborate effectively with fellow engineers, product managers, and partner teams to deliver impactful solutions.
Design, develop, and maintain systems that integrate with third-party services.
Optimize backend systems for latency, performance, and scalability.