Principal Engineer, eComm

Position Details: 

Title: Principal Engineer, Ecommerce

Department: Information Technology

Reports to: Sr. Manager, Global Platform Mgmt. & Support

Location: Dearborn

Job Classification: Remote

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Band: Professional

Job Summary

The Ecommerce Principal Engineer is crucial for overseeing the technical direction and ensuring the stability of ecommerce applications. The Ecommerce Principal Engineer leads the technical direction for development and architecture, ensuring the successful delivery of large-scale, complex, ecommerce solutions. This role focuses on the day-to-day tactical stability of the application. The Principal Engineer governs and reviews all proposed third-party technical designs and application recommendations to ensure the best technical decisions for the company and its consumers. The role includes mentoring developers and ensuring code merges harmoniously to create a stable and performant global ecommerce platform.

Inspired by Hard Work

At Carhartt, the values of hard work—dependability, honesty, and trust—are rooted in the legacy of our founder, Hamilton Carhartt. His commitment to serving hardworking people continues to inspire everything we do. Guided by his legacy and our mission—We serve and protect all hardworking people by building durable products—we remain dedicated to upholding these principles in every decision we make and every product we create.

Associate Responsibilities

Provide technical direction for software development and architecture in SAP Commerce Cloud application design to ensure consistency of structure and approach to all applications across the code base.

Ensure SAP Commerce Cloud development/config best practices are being utilized and maintained

Continuous review of SAP Commerce Cloud roadmaps and feature releases to maximize out of the box functionality and reduce/eliminate need for code customizations.

Provide guidance to software developers to ensure alignment of enterprise processes and systems to Carhartt’s strategic vision.

Provide technical direction for design, implementation, integration and testing of software applications to ensure software development standards.

Define best practices for code reviews while also working to ensure all production code is reviewed on a regular cadence to allow for refactoring for efficient performance.

Work with Support Team to identify and resolve software applications and system integration issues, including identifying gaps.

Work with Support Team to ensure software system implications are communicated to the business. 

Coach, mentor, and inspire software development resources-internal and external.  Provide big picture vision to development teams.

Research and benchmark industry best practices in ecommerce applications and develop new strategies/solutions that can be implemented. 

Mentor development teams through various phases of software development life cycle. 

Develop, review and support training classes related to coding best practices, application performance and stability.

Assist in preparation of business case to justify customization (if required).

Work closely with other IT Leads to facilitate project progress and to ensure adherence to coding/integration standards. 

Contribute to overall IT strategy and develop application roadmaps.

Required Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent years of experience.

Relevant certifications such as SAP Certified Development Professional - SAP Commerce Cloud Developer

Required Skills & Experience

Minimum of 10 years of software development experience.  Ecommerce application development and systems experience inclusive of:

8 years’ experience designing and architecting software solutions

5 years working with SAP Commerce Cloud (CCV2 v2211) and SAP Composable Storefront (Spartacus)

Experience with SAP Commerce Cloud (Hybris) and SAP Composable Storefront upgrades (post version 2211).

Extensive experience with integrating SAP Commerce Cloud with other systems, such as SAP S4/HANA, Cybersource, Tealium, Adobe Analytics and other third-party applications. This includes knowledge of APIs, web services, and middleware.

Strong proficiency in Java, J2EE and the Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Data, etc.).

Experience with RESTful APIs, Microservices Architecture, and Cloud Deployment.

Expertise in CI/CD pipelines and tools like Jenkins, GitHub, or Azure DevOps.

Strong knowledge of software development practices and methodologies, including Agile and DevOps.

Knowledge of front-end frameworks like Angular.

Experience with optimizing the performance of SAP Commerce Cloud applications, including tuning, scaling, and load balancing utilizing Dynatrace and other monitoring tools

Demonstrates a thorough understanding of business processes and procedures, and effectively resolves complex problems by implementing solutions that often exceed initial client/user requirements.

Knowledge of security (OWASP/NIST) and accessibility (WCAG) best practices for SAP Commerce Cloud.

Experience with upskilling for a Community of Practice within a Center of Excellence.

Excellent written and oral communication skills with proven ability to communicate with all levels including management, Data Team, and business partners.

Demonstrated knowledge in the use of business tools, as related to work tasks (Word, Visio, Net Meeting, Power Point, Excel, MS Project, etc.).

Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team with an emphasis on communication and detailed ownership of assignments.

Willingness to work off hours as needed given the teams fit within the IT organization and need to ensure stability during upgrades and code deployments during low traffic periods.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

Extended periods of time sitting, standing, typing on a computer is required.  

Willing to work some weekends if necessary.  

National travel required (up to 10%).

This position has a Remote location: Associate will have no regular requirement to be on-site. Travel on-site is limited to special events.

Carhartt is a tobacco free workplace.