Senior Software Engineer/Technical Lead
About The Position
We are seeking a senior-level developer with solution architecture experience who thrives at the intersection of hands-on engineering and solution design. You’ll lead technical efforts across the enterprise, mentor developers, and design end-to-end solutions that enable data-driven decision-making and seamless integration across our retail, supply chain, merchandising, eCommerce, and reporting platforms. You won’t have direct reports - but you’ll be the go-to technical lead for a small team of 5-6 developers, setting best practices, reviewing code, and helping the team deliver reliable, scalable solutions that make an impact. Please Note: This position is a hybrid role, involving on-site work each week at our corporate headquarters in Concord, CA. Candidates who are fully remote or outside of reasonable commuting distance will not be considered.
Requirements
- 5-7+ years of hands-on engineering experience and 2-3 years contributing to solution architecture efforts across multiple enterprise systems.
- Deep understanding of integration technologies and patterns (API gateway, Middleware, Messaging systems).
- Strong experience with C# and Python for backend/API development. Hands-on experience organizing and validating data pipelines within Microsoft Fabric or similar data lakehouse architectures.
- Deep understanding of the bronze/silver/gold data curation model and how each layer supports data quality, business logic, and reporting performance.
- Proven ability to document and map business data requirements to data models, ensuring BI solutions accurately reflect business processes.
- Hands-on expertise with Azure Fabric, Azure Functions, API Management, App Gateway, and Azure DevOps or other similar technologies.
- Experience with designing microservices, APIs (REST), and event-driven solutions.
- Strong understanding of solution architecture principles, system design, and integration best practices.
- Proven experience mentoring or leading developers on active projects (5-6 team members).
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills - you can work with both engineers and business stakeholders.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
Nice To Haves
- Microsoft certifications (e.g., Azure Developer Associate, Solutions Architect Expert) are a plus.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and delivery of end-to-end solutions across multiple business domains.
- Hands on development and maintenance of APIs, functions, and services in C#, Python and other languages as needed, that connect merchandising, eCommerce, retail, supply chain and reporting systems.
- Act as a technical mentor and code reviewer for a small team, setting standards for clean, maintainable, and performant code.
- Partner with business leads, business analysts, and project managers to translate business needs into scalable technical designs.
- Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with business and IT teams to ensure solutions meet both functional and performance goals.
- Contribute to overall solution architecture discussions, helping shape our application and integration landscape.
- Drive best practices around system architecture, integration, reliability, and cloud-native design.
Benefits
- Generous in-store employee discount that extends to your family.
- Health with FSA options, dental, and vision insurance – even pet insurance!
- 401k with employer match.
- Employee referral bonuses.
- Competitive Paid Time Off.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
