Principal Engineer

CSC Generation's Backcountry team operates e-commerce platforms for outdoor and powersports brands. The Principal Engineer, Application Development will lead architecture, quality, and engineering standards while managing developers responsible for fulfillment and order management systems. The role also drives AI-powered engineering innovation, API reliability, technical mentorship, and cross-functional project delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Spearhead AI technical innovation by designing AI and agentic workflows that empower engineering teams; leverage best-in-class AI toolsets to improve engineering delivery throughput, quality, and reliability
• Design, develop, and maintain fulfillment systems (warehouse management, order management, etc.) that power the e-commerce platform, ensuring scalability, performance, and long-term maintainability
• Lead a small team of developers in the design, development, and testing of software solutions, providing clear technical direction and accountability
• Enable other engineering stakeholders and their teams to integrate quickly with fulfillment system interfaces by surfacing clean API documentation, observability monitoring, and alerting that give consumers of your systems a high level of dependability
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across product, design, and operations to ensure successful and timely delivery of projects
• Design and implement agentic quality gates that enable rapid iteration with a safety net developers can trust
• Act as a technical mentor for engineers at all levels, providing hands-on guidance on software development best practices
• Represent Backcountry's core values through your technical decisions and team interactions

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in software development with a strong background in e-commerce fulfillment, including order management and warehouse management
• Experience leveraging best-in-class AI tooling to accelerate development
• Deep expertise in Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and Node.js
• Strong understanding of software architecture and design patterns with demonstrated experience applying them at enterprise scale
• Expertise with relational databases and SQL, including query optimization
• Expertise with NoSQL and document-oriented databases
• Expertise with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD tooling
• Experience with cloud platforms, specifically GCP or AWS
• Proven track record of leading software development teams and delivering high-quality, production-grade software
• Excellent communication skills in English; ability to operate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively under constraint
• Experience in outdoor retail, multi-brand e-commerce, or similar high-SKU retail environments
• Familiarity with omni-channel fulfillment and order management systems at scale
• Familiarity with ERP enterprise systems such as NetSuite