Lead Software Engineer - Retail Systems

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Overview We’re seeking an experienced Lead Engineer to design, build, and deliver core Retail Store systems that power Alo’s in-store and omnichannel experiences. This role will be hands-on and technical, owning the design and delivery of store-facing applications including POS, OMNI order fulfillment by stores, and inventory receiving. International store expansion will be a key responsibility, alongside ongoing enhancements and reliability of domestic and global store systems.

Work closely with Product, Retail Operations, ERP, and external partners to deliver scalable, reliable, and pragmatic solutions for real-world store environments. Requires deep technical expertise, strong system design skills, and ownership mindset for store-critical platforms.

Responsibilities

Lead the technical design and implementation of store systems including POS, OMNI fulfillment (ship-from-store, BOPIS, cancellations, returns), and inventory receiving. Act as a hands-on technical lead, setting architecture, coding standards, and best practices across the team.

Requirements

into scalable, resilient, and maintainable technical solutions. Contribute directly to development using Java, Python, NodeJS, and React across backend and frontend systems. Design and build integrations with Shopify, ERP, OMS, loyalty platforms, and third-party vendors.

for new countries. Ensure systems work effectively in physical retail environments, including POS hardware, peripherals, and unreliable network conditions. Collaborate closely with store managers and store teams to understand operational pain points and deliver pragmatic, easy-to-adopt solutions.

Partner with Retail Operations and Product on rollout planning, training support, and adoption of new store-facing features. Design and operate event-driven and distributed systems using Kafka, ensuring idempotency, retries, and eventual consistency. Own service reliability for store systems by defining SLOs, improving error rates, and reducing MTTR.

Build and maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability using tools such as Splunk and New Relic. Participate in on-call rotations, incident response, root-cause analysis, and post-incident improvements. Plan and execute for peak retail events (promotions, holidays, store launches) and support change discipline during critical windows.

Drive best practices for testing, CI/CD, release management, and infrastructure-as-code. Ensure data accuracy, auditability, and reconciliation across inventory, order, and financial systems. Maintain strong security, access controls, and compliance standards for systems used in physically accessible store environments.

Mentor junior engineers through technical guidance, code reviews, and design discussions.

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.