Sr Developer IT Digital

Academy Sports • TX

142d

About The Position

The Senior Developer IT Digital will play a pivotal role in driving the technical vision, strategy, and execution for Academy Sports + Outdoors. As a key member of the IT team, you will design and implement scalable, high-performance solutions for the company’s e-commerce, supply chain, and omnichannel retail operations. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to create innovative systems and ensure alignment with the company’s business objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology or relevant field of study preferred.
• 7+ years of proven experience building sophisticated applications and APIs in cloud and hybrid cloud environments at large scale preferably in Java and React JS.
• 7+ years of strong background of object-oriented design principles and design patterns.
• 5+ years of experience in various technology platforms and frameworks, both front-end and back-end that include React or Angular, JAVA, /J2EE, Webservices (REST), Design Patterns, Microservices Architecture & Micro Frontends.
• Experience with a 500+ million revenue e-commerce retailer preferred.
• Expert knowledge building Responsive websites, Client-side scripting, Content Stack Systems using ReactJS, NodeJS, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, XML, JSON, and tools such as Babel, Gulp, Webpack, NPM, etc.
• Expert knowledge of REST/Spring Boot Java Development, Pub/Sub Design Patterns, EAI, API integration.
• Expert knowledge of Google Cloud or AWS Cloud Technologies (As a compute and not a SAAS).
• Expert Knowledge of Microservices Development using Spring boot.
• Expert Knowledge of SQL, Scripting languages, RDBMS, JavaScript, React framework.
• Understanding of project management and the software development lifecycle.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Analytical, with strong problem-solving abilities and creative resolution skills.
• Self-motivated, with the ability to work on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to remain organized, pay strict attention to detail, and meet critical deadlines.
• Familiarity with code versioning tools such as Git, bitbucket.
• Strong Microsoft Office program experience, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Proven understanding of design patterns, reference architectures, industry standards, broad technical knowledge, and architectural principles.
• Ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure, meet deadlines, present a professional demeanor, and work well independently.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with NoSql technologies (Firestore, Cassandra/Mongo DB).
• Experience with Kafka/MQ, Redis, Splunk, GCP / AWS, Prometheus/Grafana.
• Experience with Git, Jira, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Define the overall technical architecture, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability across platforms.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and recommend technologies to enhance business value.
• Partner with product managers, stakeholders, and developers to deliver seamless customer experiences.
• Oversee and maintain high standards for code review, development, and deployment processes.
• Provide technical guidance to engineers, fostering a culture of growth, learning, and collaboration.
• Drive end-to-end technical execution for large, complex projects, ensuring on-time and high-quality delivery.
• Identify and resolve bottlenecks in application performance and scalability.
• Ensure all solutions meet regulatory, legal, and internal compliance standards.
• Design and develop solutions using Agile SDLC process.
• Estimate financial impact of technical architecture alternatives and apply multiple technical solutions to business problems.
• Provide and recommend innovative ideas with the skill to align projects with enterprise strategy.
• Use key tools to dive deep and provide analysis consistently on performance metrics.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.

Benefits

• Full time employment.
• Equal Employment Opportunity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees