Salsify Engineer - PIM/PXM
First seen by Alion on Nov 12, 2026.
Role Overview:
The Salsify Engineer is responsible for designing, developing/configuring and maintaining Salsify PIM application. This role involves implementing custom features, integrating third-party services, and ensuring optimal performance, security, and scalability of Salsify PIM. Should have understanding of product info, associated meta data, data modelling and integrating Salsify.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and configure applications using the Salsify platform, often involving custom coding and user interface development.
- Develop and maintain API integrations (REST/SOAP) between Salsify and other enterprise systems such as ERP, CRM, DAM, and e-commerce platforms.
- Manage product data, including importing, organizing, enriching, and structuring data within Salsify's data model and taxonomy.
- Configure and optimize content syndication workflows to automatically distribute accurate product content to various retailer and marketplace channels.
- Automate manual processes and enhance Salsify workflows using the platform's capabilities and potentially AI-powered features.
- Perform unit and user acceptance testing (UAT), troubleshoot and resolve application and integration issues, and provide ongoing support and maintenance.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams including product managers, marketing, IT, and e-commerce specialists to gather requirements and ensure alignment with business goals.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, including process workflows, technical specifications, and user guides.
Skills and Experience:
- 4 - 7 years of experience in IT with 3+ years experience in Salsify PIM implementations and maintenance.
- Experience in using GitHub and knowledge on CI/CD is mandatory. Experience in continuous integration, unit testing, static analysis, and automated integration tests, Continuous delivery is needed.
- Proven understanding of Scrum and agile principles.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
- Dedication to and hands-on experience in performing technical code reviews.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills to successfully connect with both business and technical teams.
Technical Requirements:
- Proficiency in Salsify PXM Platform: Deep, hands-on experience with Salsify's core features, data models, workflows, and syndication capabilities.
- Programming Languages: Experience with relevant programming languages such as Python, Ruby, Java, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS is often required for custom solutions and integrations.
- API and Web Services: Strong understanding and experience with API frameworks, REST and SOAP-based web services, and data formats like JSON and XML.
- Database Knowledge: Familiarity with database concepts, data modelling, and query languages (e.g., SQL).
- E-commerce and PIM Understanding: Knowledge of e-commerce best practices, product information management (PIM), and digital asset management (DAM) principles.
- Software Development Lifecycle: Experience with the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.
- Cloud Platform Experience: Familiarity with cloud hosting concepts and platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) is often beneficial.
Skills
PIM, Product Management, RESTful API, Salsify PIM, Data Modeling